Sandra Uh-Oh!

Am I the only one who noticed Canadian actress Sandra Oh's faux-pas on last night's (29 Jan 06) SAG awards? She referred to herself as "Asian-American". Her exact words were:

"This is unbelievable. I thank every single actor out there. I'm so grateful for having a job," Oh said. "To all my fellow Asian-American actors out there, I share this with you, and be encouraged and keep shining."

We constantly co-opt American cultural references and identity even when it is absolutely ridiculous and inappropriate to do so! The sad and pathetic fact is that any Canadian who saw that probably never even noticed it; we are so used to the term being used on U.S. television and movies that we think it applies to us as well.

It doesn't.

Get your own identity Canada!!!