I just watched this thing on pbs that was about Asians in American cinema. It looked at the history of acting roles available and the prospects of the future. I'm really not one to get into this racial rallying and pride type thing but it kinda depressed me to see where Asian people can get work as actors. I know they're overrepresented everywhere else but it still kinda makes me feel for the guys. Being Asian doesn't get you jack **** around here and you're liable to be the butt end of many jokes, many about you're primary sexual characteristics and you're love affairs with computers. It's really not too nice being the outsider in so many situations, or even just the overlooked brick in the wall in the case of many others. So what do you think? This isn't really only about Asians, other stereotypes are quite important as well it's just this show got me in the mood to discuss these things.
THe kinda of area, in whatever country always has a different representation of other races, from Australis to America, people stereotype others, espicially people who are in conflict together (like an Iraq man moving to America, he most probably would be hated by many). While asains, I have no doubt about it when I say they are the best race of humans to hit the planet. Nicest, smartest, most bestest people you'll ever meet. Well my opinion anyway.
For me being an asian, It's kinda depressing but kinda cool also. you know more than the normal Americans and you've been around more places cause you have another language to have. I know Korea because I'm Korean so I speak Korean and I've been to Korea.
I wouldn't either. There are evil, rotten people of any skin color, both in present and in the past. There are also very nice people of any 'race'. Really, I wish the word 'race' would die out because it doesn't even hardly hold scientific merit anymore but to describe phenotype issues of appearance. Being 'mixed', as many people are nowadays, I don't think any race deserves empowerment but to be treated as equals. Every race has stereotypes attached to it that are extremely inaccurate and every ethnic type has people that belong to it that are prejudiced idiots holding other people down. Mostly those who are prejudiced anymore are the uneducated or old people who haven't learned to wake up or closed minded people that had some bad experiences and won't get out of that mode of thought stubbornly. Having said that, I don't think Asians get mocked anymore than other people of other different ethnic backgrounds. It sucks for anyone to be mocked for what ethnic background someone has or to be held back because of it, but then you either fight the system or find somewhere better to be. Also, Asians didn't have it very easy during Bruce Lee's time for acting. He really had a hard time showing he could act and was stuck in a role as the sidekick for Green Hornet, which was the best he was going to do for a while. The actor who played Kane the Shaolin Monk was chosen for the role because he was half Chinese, but originally Bruce Lee was meant for the role. There was a lot more stereotyping back then. Sometime I do hope that these racial profiling issues will become a thing of the past but we seem stuck with them until others realize just how 2 dimensional that way of thought truly is. I don't think now that Asians have as many problems, unless they are from the Middle East. I know many students at college that are Chinese, Korean, Indian etc that come here and barely speak English but get treated rather well here and I've had quite a few doctors from those places too. Racial profiling of any race is done and sadly some people try to fit the stereotyping so much that it doesn't help with the image either. I've been reluctant to post here because of my viewpoint that I don't think racial empowerment should be an issue but for equality because I see that anymore any group of people can be poor and struggling despite opinions of some closed-minded people. In places like America and Europe, there are people of all ethnic backgrounds and many of us speak multiple languages etc. The U.S. was founded on the principle that there is cultural diversity and I would suppose it's time more people accepted it, but it's not just 'white people' that hold the system down. Prejudice can be found in anyone of any race. Those people need a wake up call but others can now be more successful by finding their niche and moving around those who want to hold onto old hatreds, biases etc, because there are many other people who aren't like that. There just are so many issues anymore that people can use to spew hatred out, via difference in race, religion, gender, sexuality, political thought, etc that at times it can be very frustrating for anyone but no one anymore has to be held down because of it because other people do fight for equality, regardless of what they link themselves to. There are some great people out there and then morons who think they are entitled to a ton of stuff based on genetics or beliefs. I'll stick to supporting the great people who aren't stuck on old thoughts to include racial superiority or racial slandering. Sorry if I offend anyone with this, because it's not my intent. I just think people need to see that despite the ramblings of some idiots, we are all going through a lot, regardless of race or because of it at times.
Yes, but I believe we can change that and create a general understanding that everyone is kind, understanding, etc. Surely you know that just because they're Asians doesn't mean that they're the nicer of all of us. But in terms of knowledge, I definitely would agree that they have much progression in that field. But so does everyone else. Btw, I saw a video some time ago by an ex-reporter who said that the Asian rulers are getting pissed at organizations like the U.N. other Western area's, because Asian's have the majority of the population by as much as 60%. And yet they have hardly any say in anything that goes on in the world.
Well, if you move anyone into a new environment then they won't 'fit in'. It's not right, but this will always be in the world. Racism will be, to. Like some guy once said: "As long as there are humans in the world, there will be Wars." I believe the same goes with racism. =[
Look, I understand that sounds slighty stupid and arrogant, but some of the greatest thinkers, fighters and leaders were born in the east and are being born in todays world, they invented technologies far quicker and more effective than other continents, and today would be called 'eco-friendly'. Compared to European history which is bloody, full of corruption and selfishness, not to mention the type of people I live with hear in Europe, they are idiotic bullies who don't know how bad their actions can hurt. I'm picking Asia. And I didn't say they were PERFECT, nothings perfect of course they have some of the worst tyrants in history, including the military today, but in my opinion, the general population is honest and kind. One quick point because I know how careful my words need to be, anything further I say is not racist. And sorry to the Asian Americans here, but I mean Asain actually born, raised and most likely still living in Asia. I think anyone whatever, their colour, born and raised in the west are no different to the Europeans that originated there. The way they are taught and raised is completly different to the west, so sorry to say I most likely did not mean any asain americans on this site, though I know of some exceptions.
