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Re: Meet This Year’s Token Asian American Idol Contestant: John Park

johnklin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:01:14 -0000

You're being too cynical on John Park being a token contestant!

Re: Hiroyuki Sanada: New Asian Guy on Lost!

anynewlostcharactershoulddie — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:52:58 -0000

I HATE HIM!!! after 6 seasons I just want to see answers and now they want to introduce this pompus douchy new character who sounds like Astro from the Jetsons. And this bs about not liking english rolling off his tongue? I DONT LIKE YOU ON MY TV! I HOPE YOU AND YOUR OBVIOUSLY GAY TRANSLATOR GET A BURRETT IN YOUR BRIANS!

P.S. Sun is a bed jumping whore just like every one of the main female characters.....wow really empowering...whores! Miles does rock tho.

Re: Asian American Commercial Watch: Radio Shack

jbagsy91 — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:29:41 -0000

OMG it's ARNOLD CHON! that guy's everywhere now :)
represent, arnold. represent!

Re: Reckless Tortuga on Asian Tattoos and Clothing

Big_Red_One — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:47:48 -0000

LOL are you serious?

Could either mean 'badass' or 'epic' but also 'asshole.'

At least that's how people around me use it xD

Re: Asian American Commercial Watch: Radio Shack

Big_Red_One — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:45:15 -0000

Or the ability to effectively lobby and get our points across.

Tea party plz.

Re: Vote for Jeremy Lin – Named One of 11 Finalists For Bob Cousy Award!

jozjozjoz — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:52:32 -0000

Every time I see that picture, I think Jeremy Lin is giving someone the finger. Anyway, I voted and you can vote once every 24 hours per valid email address!

Right now, Jeremy is in 2nd place, behind a very catchable John Wall of Kentucky:

Standing as of 2/8/10 11pm PT:
1) John Wall - Kentucky Total Votes: 34.6%
2) Jeremy Lin - Harvard Total Votes: 29.7%
3) Devan Downey - South Carolina Total Votes: 8.3%

Re: Angry Asian Vlogger: Peter Chao

ssj4152 — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:44:51 -0000

Ok, first of all, I would like to tell everyone that having accent is not bad as you think. it is only bad if you think it is bad.
You know a lot of black people talk differently than the white people, they have their own accent, but most people say their accent is cool and a lot of the white people actually try to be like them.
what makes the asian (or chinese) accent uncool? It is only uncool when you try to be white.

I also believe that peter chao is a better role model for us asians than kevjumba and nigahiga. Nigahiga is funny, but he's kinda goofy, and kevjumba acts nerdy, if anything, kevjumba and nigahiga portray more negative stereotype than peter chao. yes, peter chao is stereotypical, but being stereotypical doesn't necessarily mean that he represents asians in a negative way, there are positive stereotypes too. I personally think that his accent is cool, just like the black accent (no racist).
I also think that peter chao pushed the boundary of asian stereotype, he changed the negative stereotype to positive. a lot of people believed that asian accent is uncool, but peter chao made it cool. he can rap and he also gets the mudabitch. He also created identity for asian people. as you know, a lot of asians afraid to be themselves, they are embarrassed to be asian, however peter chao is not. as you can tell in his videos, he is proud to be chinese, isn't that something a lot of us should learn?

You know why william hung is not cool? apart from being ugly, he also tried so hard to be american/white, tried so hard to be a singer, american idol (which is something he's not), but peter chao, on the other hand, accepted himself, his culture, and his identity, that is one reason why "all the bitches go crazy for peter chao".

Re: SuperBowl Ad features Doritos Samurai Throwing “Ninja Stars” and Swinging “Nunchucks”

lorilong — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:55:02 -0000

Didn't see this ad, but I have a thing about mixing the martial arts and satirizing Samurai tradition as well. And I am not even Asian...so I guess I'm just a perfectionist or something...I'm a white girl originally from south Texas now living in Austin. Not that any of that matters (or at least I hope it doesn't) I remember Frito/Lays got into trouble many years ago with the Hispanic population for their "Frito Bandito" character...I guess they have forgotten about that.

Re: What Asian Cuisine Will Next Go Mainstream?

robbygarcha — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:47:21 -0000

The next asian cuisine to go mainstream is "Indian". Its is catching on big time. As in the early 1980's it became a food of choice in England more and more americans are catching on to the food. It is considered very healthy and has spices that have great health benefits.

If you have not had Indian food go lineup at the next Indian restaurant - you will be amazed and be warned it is very addictive.

In the future look for a Masala Jack's near you.

Re: Asian American Commercial Watch: Radio Shack

antlee22 — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:48:42 -0000

Hit them where it hurts - the BOTTOM LINE. Stop purchasing these products and we won't be degraded in the future. It's very simple but we don't have the cohesiveness like the jewish people

Re: SuperBowl Ad features Doritos Samurai Throwing “Ninja Stars” and Swinging “Nunchucks”

antlee22 — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:36:53 -0000

money talks, we asians should just avoid purchasing the product ,it's most effective means of stopping this rubbish

Re: Daniel Dae Kim To Star In Hawaii Five-O Remake

LindaChan — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:38:09 -0000

Ouch! I had almost forgotten about that. :)

But he is one lucky son of a gun to land TWO gigs that film in Hawaii.

Re: Reckless Tortuga on Asian Tattoos and Clothing

jozjozjoz — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:35:09 -0000

Haha! "Niu-B!" I lurve it!

Re: Dr. Seuss was a Racist

PerrinW — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:16:52 -0000

I remember in the early 1990s being at a Japanese-American friend's house for a party of Japanese-American journalists, a number of them being colleagues of mine in the newsroom. I was the only "white" person present. I heard a great many snide jokes and comments made about caucasians. I remember thinking at the time: "Hey, standing right here!" Now I know these same people who worked with me, invited me to the party, etc., liked me personally. But they were blind to their racism. It cuts both ways.

Re: Reckless Tortuga on Asian Tattoos and Clothing

ErnieAtLYD — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:42:28 -0000

Remind me what "牛B" is again, Christine?

Re: Reckless Tortuga on Asian Tattoos and Clothing

twitter-10928122 — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:39:35 -0000

is it wrong for me wanting to put 牛B on a shirt w. devil horns?

Re: Daniel Dae Kim To Star In Hawaii Five-O Remake

ErnieAtLYD — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:17:10 -0000

So basically, you're saying he has more reasons to stay in Hawaii and get drunk? :)

Re: Gallup: Asian-Americans Lean Left Politically

Big_Red_One — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:23:37 -0000

Yeah, because Asian Americans rightly support Affirmation Action which puts our own kids in the back seat in favor of other 'under represented minorities.'

Change? What change? As for the Republican Party - anyone who supports a political party that relies on fearmongering and the spread of misinformation really ought to have their brains checked out.

Re: An Asian American Basketball Player to Watch: Nicole Hung

KILLERB0OTSMAN — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:55:36 -0000

Did anyone else try and Google image her?

Re: Gallup: Asian-Americans Lean Left Politically

lxy — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:22:33 -0000

At least in terms of the Democrat/Republican distinction, this poll is somewhat suspect as there is very little difference between these two parties to begin with.

In terms of actual policy, they are a one-party system with different factions: one donkey, the other elephant.

That's the nature of cosmetic Change that You Can't Believe In.

Re: Gallup: Asian-Americans Lean Left Politically

johnklin — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:02:37 -0000

@mike_le - this is a good point you make, as I recall 40%+ of all Asian Americans were born originally outside the United States. I am assuming though that the polling asked if one was registered to vote and suspect that those who are registered to vote (i.e. U.S. citizens) have been in the U.S. long enough to have English fluency than the overall Asian American population.

Re: Gallup: Asian-Americans Lean Left Politically

twitter-18251929 — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:26:28 -0000

I'm actually a little suspicious of this poll. I think it's more accurate to say "Asian Americans who feel comfortable answering an ENGLISH LANGUAGE phone poll" lean left politically. THAT doesn't surprise me.

If you could somehow capture the entire community, including foreign-born Asian Americans who aren't as comfortable with an English language poll, I suspect the results would be very different.

Re: Hiroyuki Sanada: New Asian Guy on Lost!

johnklin — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:42:17 -0000

You forgot to mention Miles's dad, Dr. Pierre Chang!

http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Pierre_Chang

Re: Dr. Seuss was a Racist

Bob74 — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:15:40 -0000

I don't want to excuse any racist cartoon drawn by Dr. Suess -- and from what I know I don't think he would excuse himself -- but, its difficult to fault someone who was reflecting the attitudes of his time. It's not as if he was the prime mover in these attitudes in the US.

It might be a good idea to look at all his cartoons. (http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/dspolitic/Fram...) Its easy to look back now since the US won, but, I don't think that was clear at the time. I'm sure it was a scary time. Some of that fear was justified, other expressions of that fear clearly wasn't, and some of that fear was exploited by others who wanted to get rid of the Japanese/Japanese American population from the West Coast for a long time before WWII. And, Dr. Seuss, not being from the West Coast (he only moved to California after the war) and who probably had little contact with any Japanese/Japanese Americans might not have been aware of the larger social forces driving racism against Japanese Americans on the west coast -- he was probably more the one being influenced than the influencer in this case. You state "like many people of his day" But, did anyone of non-Japanese decent stand up to oppose these attitudes? Isn't passively doing nothing in the face of racism if you know its wrong the bigger evil? If so, wouldn't you have to condemn virtually everyone living in the United States during WWII just like you do Dr. Seuss.

I trying not to make a judgement on your ideas nor your decisions on how to raise your children, as it isn't my place to say one way or the other, and your conclusion is justifiable. However, there is a larger context involved -- not the "Japanese attacked the US, so how can you blame them," but a larger history of migration, racism, regionalism, exploitation, fear, and ignorance that led otherwise progressive individuals during WWII such as Dr. Seuss to draw such cartoons.

(Also, German/German Americans in WWII might not have had it as bad as Japanese/Japanese Americans, anti-German sentiment ran pretty high during World War I. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_American#Wo... for example and, if you haven't read it, John Dwyer's War without Mercy talks deeper about the development of anti-Japanese feelings in America and anti-American feelings in Japan and how they were expressed in the media of both countries.)

Re: Asians Behaving Badly: Flight Passenger Blames Pot Cookies

lanivcox — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:04:28 -0000

WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA