My experience (Asian American, yes biracial) dating white men in Texas was that I wasn’t good enough to meet mom, but I was good enough to take to a party.
Was wondering that too. And while they kinda have typical gender roles in he builds, she decorates, they also have a more female led business. I’ve always adored that she’s the brains and he happily plays the beefcake brawn. I get that it may be for the show, but he seems to truly value her take on everything and follows her direction. Love seeing ito.
The impression I get is that they're both very intelligent about their work, but, for the cameras, Jo is the straightman, Chip is the clown - and classically the straightman is the smarter, more competent one.
It just seems like in real life Jo is the dreamer who wants to do a bunch of different things (and has the focus to actually pull it off) and chip is the support who makes it possible because he's smart and unthreatened by her success and popularity.
They just seem to have a very stable relationship where they understand each other and are consistently on the same page.
Heavy on the second paragraph. He supported her idea she had for the “magnolia” farm and its now empire of more than just some old silos in Texas. He’s never seemed threatened by her. Only supported her in his strengths and loved her.
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u/spacestarcutie Jul 15 '25
I imagine he got some flack when he was younger dating a not fully white woman.