Personally, I think it has something to do with the fact that I have never once seen an Asian person act in this way
― frogs you are the dumbest asshole (frogbs), Monday, 30 January 2012 21:43 (twelve years ago) link
how many asian people have you met tho
― iatee, Monday, 30 January 2012 21:44 (twelve years ago) link
True, but I've never seen a French person wear a stripy jumper, clutch a wicker basket full of baguettes etc xp
― Autumn Almanac, Monday, 30 January 2012 21:45 (twelve years ago) link
where I live there's a huge Hmong population and the only stereotype about them that really rang true is that they're all really, really good at pool
― frogs you are the dumbest asshole (frogbs), Monday, 30 January 2012 21:46 (twelve years ago) link
"there are a billion people in your country, why are you mad that I called you 'slanty-eyes'"
well obviously that's a racist thing
― Autumn Almanac, Monday, 30 January 2012 21:47 (twelve years ago) link
well I wouldn't laugh at this either but the image itself is kind of funny
― frogs you are the dumbest asshole (frogbs), Monday, 30 January 2012 21:47 (twelve years ago) link
aimless otm, re: stereotypical vs. racist
still, even stereotypes that don't rely on "genuinely negative imagery" can be effectively racist when they reflect an overall tendency to reduce perceived "others" to cartoonish types
― his hands are a dirty fountain through which lives spurt (contenderizer), Monday, 30 January 2012 21:54 (twelve years ago) link
the Chinese as a 'minority' in this day and age is condescending and absurd imo
omg lol
― i think this is serious (elmo argonaut), Monday, 30 January 2012 21:56 (twelve years ago) link
So, is this where I should mention the all white production of Hairspray being performed in the Dallas suburb of Plano, TX?
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 30 January 2012 21:57 (twelve years ago) link
wait waht
― I spend a lot of time thinking about apricots (DJP), Monday, 30 January 2012 21:58 (twelve years ago) link
http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/mixmaster/2012/01/at_plano_childrens_theatre_the.php
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 30 January 2012 21:59 (twelve years ago) link
wtf
― Autumn Almanac (Schlafsack), Monday, 30 January 2012 22:00 (twelve years ago) link
It just came across my twitter feet and I actually did a face palm. Now I have to clean my glasses.
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 30 January 2012 22:00 (twelve years ago) link
EZ has Twitter feet.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Monday, 30 January 2012 22:02 (twelve years ago) link
it explains my horrible typing.
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 30 January 2012 22:03 (twelve years ago) link
haha i did not know enough (ie, anything) about 'hairspray' to recognize the problem
― mookieproof, Monday, 30 January 2012 22:03 (twelve years ago) link
how they weren't going to bow to "political correctness"
This tells you all you really need to know, tbh.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Monday, 30 January 2012 22:04 (twelve years ago) link
it's a pretty huge problem
in some ways, it's more problematic than doing an all-white "Porgy and Bess"
― I spend a lot of time thinking about apricots (DJP), Monday, 30 January 2012 22:05 (twelve years ago) link
― Full Frontal Newtity (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 30 January 2012 22:05 (twelve years ago) link
Rodenbaugh said they might do To Kill a Mockingbird with an all-white cast or Othello or The Wiz (three shows I mentioned to him that feature African-Americans either in prominent roles or as a majority of the cast).
― spiced with KNOWING THAT YOU'VE PAID YOUR BILLS (I DIED), Monday, 30 January 2012 22:11 (twelve years ago) link
an all-white "The Wiz"
let's just ponder that for a while
― I spend a lot of time thinking about apricots (DJP), Monday, 30 January 2012 22:12 (twelve years ago) link
incisive! daring! innovative!
― Aimless, Monday, 30 January 2012 22:12 (twelve years ago) link
He was probably just trolling the reporter at that point, or some twisted one-upsmanship. "Oh, we'll do that too!". "And that one!".
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Monday, 30 January 2012 22:13 (twelve years ago) link
Raisin in the Sun!
― Full Frontal Newtity (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 30 January 2012 22:15 (twelve years ago) link
"might get together with a certain mayor and do a version of West Side Story where we just eat tacos for dinner"
― spiced with KNOWING THAT YOU'VE PAID YOUR BILLS (I DIED), Monday, 30 January 2012 22:16 (twelve years ago) link
someone inform The Corner of this brave display
― mookieproof, Monday, 30 January 2012 22:17 (twelve years ago) link
There was a good episode of Strangers With Candy where they do an all-white A Raisin in the Sun, and the school's black students are trees on the set.
― polyphonic, Monday, 30 January 2012 22:19 (twelve years ago) link
but guys guys is it racist?
― teaky frigger (darraghmac), Monday, 30 January 2012 22:25 (twelve years ago) link
Golden Raisin In The Sun
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 30 January 2012 22:28 (twelve years ago) link
― Autumn Almanac, Monday, January 30, 2012 4:45 PM (46 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
http://www.google.com/search?q=marcel+marceau
― You got to ro-o-oll me and call me the tumblr whites (Phil D.), Monday, 30 January 2012 22:33 (twelve years ago) link
tbf the baguettes + basket were *imaginary*
― Full Frontal Newtity (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 30 January 2012 22:35 (twelve years ago) link
all white cast the color purple?
― Mordy, Monday, 30 January 2012 22:36 (twelve years ago) link
ooookay.
― pplains, Monday, 30 January 2012 22:38 (twelve years ago) link
all purple cast of the color white
― teaky frigger (darraghmac), Monday, 30 January 2012 22:41 (twelve years ago) link
i don't know for sure but there's like a 90% chance that there's a south park about this
― frogs you are the dumbest asshole (frogbs), Monday, 30 January 2012 22:42 (twelve years ago) link
there's a boston legal about it but
― teaky frigger (darraghmac), Monday, 30 January 2012 22:43 (twelve years ago) link
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KBYGLvTKzrg/TF1Wx4zh0hI/AAAAAAAACA0/tSE3S_Tj_xc/s400/grimace.jpg
― Mordy, Monday, 30 January 2012 22:44 (twelve years ago) link
I can't believe I haven't mentioned this until now: I have a coworker who is probably in his 40s, Chinese, and is somehow still kind of naive about some American customs and culture. He's super friendly.
His name, I kid you not, is L4ng D3ng. As in, pronounced extremely closely to Long Dong.
I'm doing a facepalm thing just thinking about it
― mh, Monday, 30 January 2012 23:18 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzC5HT1Qhmo
a (britishes) counselor had us perform this song at summer camp one year. but before we did - he singled out and asked the lone asian kid at the camp if it would be OK. the kid said yes. I am pretty sure he was Korean.
― bnw, Monday, 30 January 2012 23:26 (twelve years ago) link
Malaysian-born school friend's dad's name was Ch1ng Ch0ng
― Autumn Almanac (Schlafsack), Monday, 30 January 2012 23:34 (twelve years ago) link
He used to go by an abbreviated nickname because obv he would have been faced with a wall of shit every single day
Chinese 'velly solly' gags – DEAD SILENCEIt seems to be down to whether the culture is *perceived* as a minority; to view e.g. the Chinese as a 'minority' in this day and age is condescending and absurd imo. Sorry if this ends up as another giant clusterfuck but I seriously dgi.― Autumn Almanac, Monday, January 30, 2012 4:37 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark
It seems to be down to whether the culture is *perceived* as a minority; to view e.g. the Chinese as a 'minority' in this day and age is condescending and absurd imo. Sorry if this ends up as another giant clusterfuck but I seriously dgi.
― Autumn Almanac, Monday, January 30, 2012 4:37 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark
this was the appropriate response btw. and uh, what are the demographics of australia? because asians and asian americans make up only about 5% of the american population.
― dayo, Monday, 30 January 2012 23:45 (twelve years ago) link
I don't know the exact number but people of recent east Asian descent are high against other immigration paths.
― Autumn Almanac, Monday, 30 January 2012 23:49 (twelve years ago) link
okay, and that makes chinese people not a minority in australia because...?
― dayo, Monday, 30 January 2012 23:50 (twelve years ago) link
think the point is that french/italian ppl are also a minority in australia
― teaky frigger (darraghmac), Monday, 30 January 2012 23:52 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, but being a white person of european descent in a country consisting largely of the same typically makes a huge difference.
― his hands are a dirty fountain through which lives spurt (contenderizer), Monday, 30 January 2012 23:56 (twelve years ago) link
french/italian ppl were never 'coolies'
when china takes over the world it may ultimately become 'okay' to do ching-chong stuff, but it's going to be a long while
― mookieproof, Monday, 30 January 2012 23:57 (twelve years ago) link
there's a Wing Wong Chinese Takeout somewhere around here.
― tinker tailor soldier sb (silby), Monday, 30 January 2012 23:58 (twelve years ago) link
hey don't look at me this is AA's 'idgi' igi
― teaky frigger (darraghmac), Monday, 30 January 2012 23:58 (twelve years ago) link
I didn't say that, and it's not even the point I was making
― Autumn Almanac, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 00:22 (twelve years ago) link