article_snippet.sent: The Slants are five Asian-American musicians from Portland, Oregon, who pay homage to the '80s on stage -- and homage to their heritage in an ironic way.
article_snippet.sent: We want to take on stereotypes that people have about We, like the slanted eyes, and own people," Simon Shiao Tam, the band's front-man, said.  
article_snippet.sent: To The Slants, "slant" isn't an insult, it is empowering.
article_snippet.sent: In The Slants case, these are Asian guys who say "it doesn't bother us, so why should it bother you?"  
article_snippet.sent: So why aren't the Slants given the same privileges as Dykes on Bikes or Buddha Beachwear?  
highlights_snippet.sent: The Slants on the grounds that name was disparaging .
  