Bling Empire and Crazy Rich Asians vs America’s ‘model minority’ myth: some viewers have criticised the Netflix reality show for its unflattering depiction – but is that really a bad thing?

• Standups Ali Wong and Margaret Cho, and rapper-turned-actress Awkwafina, happily subvert stereotypes of the ‘model minority’
• Henry Golding and Constance Wu’s characters in CRA might be more clean-cut … but that’s offset by Fiona Xie and other cast members’ antics