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Originally posted by PM_Mama00
Starang is always so mad.
J/k.
I hope I'm not wrong when I'm saying this but... are you saying that the public is exploiting him? I kinda think he's exploiting himself if he knows that people are laughing at him.
I also don't think he's "fulfilling" the Asian stereotype. I think he's fulfilling the "Hey I'm gona make an ass outa myself for a long time" type, or something like that. Yeah that made no sense but you get me? I'd be saying the same thing if it were some dumb Italian on stage making an ass outa himself. But then again people on TV and movies do the whole stereotypical Italian too. I feel ya on that cuz I can't stand a white person doin an Italian accent and part (and it doesn't bother me when a Hispanic or someone like Tony Shaloub do Italians cuz they're pretty close enough). Hmm... Im gona stop writing cuz I feel like Tom Earp and all my sentences are like making no sense.
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he may not think he is, because being a foreign born student...he's not privy to race relations as well the damaging effect of stereotypes upon people.
this isn't really an issue of young asian americans really feeling unaccepted by other non-asians, it's more on the lines of young asian americans who are having an identity crisis and finding a balance between their racial heritage as well as american culture.
the majority of asians in the media represent 3 stereotypes...one of which hung is portraying. if this is the only outlet and character on TV who represents asian people, then this is a piss poor example of such and probably will contribute to a form of self-hatred for many young, impressionable asian americans.