Exponential: White Evangelicals Respond to Concerns from Asian American about Offensive Stereotypes.

Five Asian American leaders from the Christian community have met with an evangelical group over what they said were stereotypical portrayal of Asian Americans in a video presented at a recent conference.

“We never want to intentionally be offensive to anyone,” said Exponential Director Todd Wilson. “The point and illustration we were trying to make could and should have been made differently without offending anyone. We know racial stereotypes can be a barrier to the Gospel. Our desire is for the only barrier between people and the Gospel to be the Gospel and not the things we say or do.”

The video which was shown at Exponential West (Oct. 7-10) in Los Angeles, included a white person mimicking Asian accents and Kung-Fu fighting.

Among those who met with Exponential were Ambassador Network and Ambassador Church leader Ray Chang;  DJ Chuang, social media expert and leader in the Asian-American community, Biola University/Talbot Seminary professor Brian Chan and church leaders Daniel and Jeya So

Exponential has removed the video from its website after hearing from a number of people who say the video hurt them personally.

“This story was eye-opening for me,” says Exponential President Dave Ferguson. “We all have pain points that are often unintentionally triggered. I realized how for many people the scene in that video cut deep. I gained new and helpful insights into some of my own blind spots.”