i was @ soompi.com today and people were talking about how asians get stereotyped in hollywood. they complain when the asians are portrayed as the geeks, they complain when asians are portrayed as kung-fOo masters, and they complain when asians are portrayed as gangsters. WHAT THE HELL DO YOO EXPECT? it’s like that even in asian movies godammit… asians are either hardcore killers, kung-fOo masters, or geeks. so…??and then these people are complaining about how they hate these racist stereotypes and shit… and then they go around saying, “oh i hate these redneck muthafuckaz”… uhhh that’s not racist i swear.
and then this one girl got pissed off because she read a history book and asian people got their stores bombed… i think that was probably during the l.a. riots when all that shiet between the koreans and the blacks were goin down… i’m not sure because that girl didn’t even kno what the hell she was talking about, but she said, “i was reading this umm.. social studies book in grade 9.. and there we were doing the law unit..and there was this story about this person walkin into a azn store and bombing their store cuz the azn pplz stopped them from stealing or sumthing.. and it pissed me off cuz why are azn pplz always the one getting killed or bombed or wutever in storys or book”. godammit, it’s a HISTORY BOOK. that means it fuking happened. and yoo can get pissed off cuz an asian got killed in a mofo history book? sheesh…
and then the same person that started that stupid post saying that asians are the ONLY ethnicity to be really portrayed poorly in hollywood dared to say that “its like all the asian women are running off with the white boys while the asian men are portrayed to be “less” of a man”. uhhh… okay… so when the asian guys are gun-toting gangster fOoz in movies that portrays them as less of a man? define a man, then… they don’t like the smart people because they’re not considered men, they don’t like the gun-toting fOoz cuz they’re not considered men… then what the hell is considered a man? what the hell do yoo WANT?? i mean it’s not like white people aren’t stereotyped in asian movies too… and yeah… black people don’t get stereotyped in hollywood? PLEASE… they’re often considered gangbangers and players. and hispanics get stereotyped too. i hate these dumbass asians. always thinkin that just because asians are the most ‘different’ from caucasians, they’re the ones that get picked on the most. please. -_-
(random guy’s response:)
i’m copying and pasting this from something else
“follow your dreams” is a very american sentiment… like only an american would pack up all their shit and leave Iowa to come to california for no other reason than to become famous.
you see AZNs packing shit up and moving to america but that’s cuz they are looking for money or a better life, nothing as trivial as fame. AZNs culturally i think are a lot more utilitarian.
American’s think “money can’t buy happiness” but AZNs think the exact opposite.
so part of the reason why you see so few AZNs in the media, yes, it is because “the man” is keeping us down, but it is also ourselves keeping ourselves down.
15 year old Asian American kid says to dad “i wanna be an actor” dad says “wtf, how are you going to support yourself? How are you going to feed yourself? How will you take care of your kids? you should become a doctor or engineer or something else instead”.
And thus, before the seeds of the dream even get a chance to sprout, they are already cut down. So combine “the Man” with the lack of support from family, and it’s no wonder no AZNs make it in show biz.
Of course, then there is the racial typecasting. You see AZNs in very few roles, and they are often either bad guys in movies (you can never trust those azn’s, they ride around on motorcycles with uzis), or they are the old dude that trains the white hero how to fight. Or if they are lucky enough to be the hero, they never get to kiss the white or black female lead role, because for whatever reason, even though the AZN male is allowed to kick some ass, he’s still not man enough to get the girl.
And why do you always see the same 5 asian guys in movies, playing the same 5 karate masters and kung fu bad guys? Well that goes back to the first thing… so few asians ever make it in show biz anyway. so if you wanna cast some kung fu bad guys, well, you gotta get the same 5 guys cuz they are the only ones around.
(diana’s response:)
i disagree with what’s written there. that’s just a bunch of “i’m the victim” bs.
it’s not only asian parents who discourage their children from getting into show biz. most parents would disapprove. not necessarily because they just want to be difficult, but because of genuine concern. the world of entertainment is a risky place with no guarantees.
a lot of great actors/musicians/models had absolutely NO support from their families, but they ran off to pursue their dreams anyway. that’s called drive. that’s called desire. so if you’re going to say, “yeah, well, i wanted to be an actor but my dad wouldn’t let me” obviously, you do not posess those qualities so it’s a good thing your dad didn’t approve, for you would’ve been a TERRIBLE actor with no passion. if you’re not willing to put everything on the line for you dream, you don’t deserve to achieve it. so stay at home and become an engineer, because there’s already enough talentless actors in hollywood.
as for lack of diverse roles, that’s expected. in the old american b&w movies, where were the black people? they were the servants & the laborers is all. back then, that’s all the majority of people knew them as, so that’s the only roles they were casted in. but times have changed and now there are black characters of all kinds: businessmen, heroes, villains, gangsters, nerds, etc. in current american movies, the question isn’t “where are they” but “where AREN’T they”?
so on one hand, people complain that asians get no roles. then in the very same breath, they complain that the only roles are as kung-fu-fighting heroes or kung-fu-fighting villains. stupid me actually thought that those were called roles..! and as for the asians + martial arts typecasting, what’s wrong with that? we have to get started somewhere, now don’t we? and haven’t you noticed the popularity of these movies? the vast majority display mediocre acting skills, but people still go to see it! it sells!! so if it ain’t broke, why should hollywood try to fix it?
and yes, there is a lack of asian actors. GOOD asian actors. that’s not hollywood’s fault. you think you’ve got talent, but you give up because “the MAN” & your parents are against you? well then, go crawl under a rock because you are of no use to this world and you’d never make it in this cutthroat business. yes, culture is a factor, and white americans would have a much “easier” time to pursue their dreams of acting glory. but guess what? it’s not only in the entertainment world where minorities have to work twice as hard as the whites to get the same amount of recognition. you better get used to it and get stronger or you’ll never last.
oh, and wtf is up with all this “not man enough” macho bullshit? ooh~ not man enough because you don’t get to kiss the girl?? news flash: you’ll never be man enough. if you think getting the girl = proving your masculinity, then go ahead and move to an all-male planet where all the guys can pat you on the back and cheer you for fucking a lot of girls. no wonder you’re not man enough; that way of thinking — however widespread & accepted as it may be — is immature. boys need to get the girl to feel like a man. a man knows he’s a man regardless of what other people think, and he doesn’t need to go around “proving” it.
