Both in mainstream movies and in p*rn movies ("a friend" told me) - unless they are the goofy kid or the Karate master. Is it discrimination? Please discuss.
Some discrimination, some has to do with the fact that there are less asian actors in general (could be wrong) compared to other races.
Some would say because Asians are less than 6% of the population, but Latino ex-anchor Rick Sanchez and I know what's really going on here.
when i was young i used to think gilbert gottfried was asian http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_Gottfried remember sidney bernstein from beverly hills cop 2!
As soon as you can find a 'tall, dark and handsome' Asian male, I'm sure he will become an international superstar. Maybe some steel blue eyes, a deep baritone voice and a bad boy image too.
I'm 6'6 and very handsome :grin:. No blue eyes, but definitely a bad boy image in this sub-forum of the BBS .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereo...in_the_Western_world#Stereotypes_of_Asian_men Stereotypes of Asian men [edit]Emasculation and asexuality In the mid 1800 Chinese laboreres were given an emasculated image due to the physical appearance of these laborers and the fact that they did what Westerners considered to be "women's work." The Chinese workers sported long braids (a queue) and sometimes wore long silk gowns.[49] Because Chinese men were seen as an economic threat to the white workforce, laws were passed that barred the Chinese from many "male" labour intensive-industries, the only jobs available to the Chinese of the time were jobs that whites deemed "women's work" (i.e., laundry, cooking, and childcare).[49] It has been noted by some[50][51] that Hollywood stereotypes Asian men as supergeeks or asexual martial artists who have no love interest in films.[52] The character of Long Duk Dong [lolz] in the 1984 cult classic "Sixteen Candles", is still vilified for being offensive, even though he did get the girl.[53] Roger Ebert, however, defended him, writing that Gedde Watanabe "elevates his role from a potentially offensive stereotype to high comedy".[54] In the documentary The Slanted Screen, Gene Cajayon, the Filipino American director of the 2001 film "The Debut," the first Fil-Am movie to be released nationwide in the United States, talks about the revised ending for the action movie "Romeo Must Die," a retelling of "Romeo and Juliet" where the R&B star Aaliyah plays Juliet to the Chinese actor Jet Li's Romeo. The original ending had Aaliyah kissing Li, which would have explained the title of Romeo, a scenario that didn't test well with an "urban audience." [55] So the studio changed it. The new ending had Trish (Aaliyah) giving Han (Jet Li) a tight hug. According to Cajayon, "Mainstream America, for the most part, gets uncomfortable with seeing an Asian man portrayed in a sexual light." [10]
Seriously, Asian women are portrayed as desirable...Asian men are not. Maybe in "The Last Emperor"...not much more. It also seems like it is a lot more socially acceptable to make fun of Asians, especially Asian men, than e.g. of black people.
I would say . . . . because the mainstream audiences have an issue relating to those actors that don't look similar to them. Rocket River
But that does not explain the difference in how Asian men and Asian women are portrayed. Asian woman: sexy doll Asian man: geek or karate kid, no sex appeal
Males [who dominate alot of cinema] - they want the women to be someone they want to **** and the male lead someone they could be. and men will **** anything that is sexy Females - hellifiknow Rocket River
