A Look at Asian American Male Masculinity in Films (2017)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 พ.ย. 2024
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In this video essay, I explore the trends in films released in the 21st century that portray and break pre-existing Asian American masculinity stereotypes.
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As an asian American, it is true. We barely even get represented in Hollywood and when “Crazy Rich Asians” came out people finally started talking about it.
True that. Unfortunately CRA is just another chick flick that most of us (including Asian men like myself) have no interest in seeing.
Crazy, rich Asians sounds very insecure. Like, look over here I am rich and I am Asian. When you talk about rich whites you just have a show called Dallas or Dynasty.
Crazy Rich Asian just fulfill the white American imagination of oriental wealth. It doesn't say anything about Asian Americans.
@@EnigmazGuide westerners are obsessed about representation since they know it affects public mind, the way the mass thinks of you. They always want others to see them as the most attractive and that's why they care about it.
@@EnigmazGuide americans even made rules in the past that prohibited white women to marry an asian men or else they lose their citizen ship. It's that crazy. (ofc they removed it but only after making tons of movies that represented asian men as an enemy of women or a really bad guy and the asian women drooling over the white men.) I remember watching some of those movies when I was a kid and it made me feel bad about being asian.
Edit: I remember my first reaction when I was kid seeing one of the asian actor looking really hot but then I see the way he behaved and I was disgusted and formed an image in my mind that the asian guy wasn't attractive but instead ugly. Then there's the white guy that saves the asian girl and I pictured in my mind damn that white guy is a real men.
Ironically, white men did the completely opposite things in asia. They were miss treating asian women really bad and forcing themselves onto the women was a really common thing you won't believe me. The media covered those horrible things. If you're interested to know some example of those case then japan and vietnam are good examples. There's the My Lai massacre but they don't tell you what happened to girls before they murder the vietnamese civilians.
The asian guy in the maze runner is a real legend
What other movies has he been in?
@@m2vuong
Dont ask for something you can easily google...
His name is Ki Hong Lee and he played some small roles in some series like Victorious, NCIS, Modern Family, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmiot & New Girl and in the movie Wish Upon, idk other,u can just look it up on imdb
I have a huge crush on him😍 i cant believe he is 34y old and married :'(
@@notwerkinginthishouse8634 Thanks.. I know who the dude is. He dose lots video with the Wong Fu and other Asian TH-camrs. Has he had a lead role? He plays a stereotypical Asian who speak with a thick accent on the Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt...
@@notwerkinginthishouse8634 There's always a reason why people ask things. It's to make you notice something even if it's obvious but most don't notice it. Think before commenting.
@@m2vuong
I dont remember seeing him anywhere as a lead role
And I am sorry that I came off rude...
It's not only Asian males. Hollywood is still back in the 1930s with it comes to race. To many Casting directors, BLACKS are the ONLY minority in the US. Take the ABC network show "The Good Doctor" It's based in San Jose California, (silicon Valley) in a region where Asians are a huge part of the population. Who are the doctors in this fictional Hospital in San Jose? 99% black characters and some Hispanic. WHAT? Has any of them BEEN to ANY hospital in California? it's 99% Asians and East Indian doctors. But, sure you'll get the idiot who points to the ONE asian guest star to 'prove you wrong'. LOL. It's not just Hollywood. Most of the viewing public is anti asian racist, and they refuse to see it or make lame arguments that it doesn't exist. :D
Agree with most of what you wrote, but why the distinction of East Indian doctors? Indian doctors are usually from all over India
"East Indian" can refer to people from all of India. In some contexts, "West Indian" refers to a person from the West Indies, in the Caribbean.
I guess you've never heard of Dr. Ken. Don't blame you, it's not that good of a show.
@@AsianFilmFanatic That’s just one Asian man in a leading role tho, and there aren’t that many in the mainstream. OP was talking about the misrepresentation / lack of representation of certain minorities in Hollywood films and shows, which just shows Hollywood’s distortion and ignorance of reality.
@@swtlikecndy4119 It's problematic to look at any media meant for entertainment and believe these portrayals are meant to be seen as a "representation" of any race or real life. (Though at least Ken was a real Doctor at one point)
Sure audiences have a habit of stereotyping, but I'm not going to look at the Good Doctor and expect doctors to be autistic or autistics to be miracle doctors or want to perceive it as a fitting representation of the American populous.
How many doctor shows are out there anyway? Thumbs up for "Dr. Pimple Popper" the real doctor with a fictionalized branded name. Also shoutout to Dr. Judy Ho on "the Doctors". How about news corespondents Dr. Leana Wen, Dr. Sanjay Gupta (omg they're all married to white people! lol). It's only lacking because you want validate from a sitcom or TV fiction. oh boy. In the realm of entertainment, things are different. Even the talent pool is smaller.
I would also question what it means wanting to be a part of the American mainstream. Like White mainstream? Does it just become about seeking White people's acceptance and approval?
Hey great video essay, kinda wish you had included some footage of Steven Yeun and his starring role in Mayhem that came out in 2017. It was a rare Asian American lead role last year. Especially since the role wasn't written for an Asian American nor the film directed by or written by one. He just filled the role as an actor, and they casted him because of his skill and star power. Although he was born in South Korea he moved to the US in 1989 when he was 6 and was raised in Michigan.
Im Asian when I saw this video I was like yep never gonna go to see Hollywood I am starting to hate American movies
Martin Chan same I’m Lao , Thai , Chinese and I’m pissed
Me too, Korean Movies are the best now. Hollywood is a joke to me.
Go do something about it effeminate bitches. Go be an actor. Don't sit around complaining
@@leroyi1007 I will try thanks for the advice
Same. I don't watch hollywood anymore. It's racist. Their so called "diverse" movies only hire POC actors only to be killed by white characters.
Great video! Then comes along a movie like EEAAO, that destroys the notion that masculine stereotypes are desirable to begin with, by having the lead actor save the multi-verse by being exactly the non-masculine Asian stereotype that we have made fun of for decades. Mind Blown.
To my Asian brothers.
Go to the gym and workout. You will feel more confident and look more attractive. Get some nice clothes. Practice communicating to girls in a confident, humorous and relaxing way. I Guarantee u more girls will look your way. I experienced it myself. Peace bro.
Thanks even still there will be a few people who will try to discredit us just because it’s sacrelige for an Asian dating a girl he was after; being Asian we got to put in double or more work
@@allclassallthetime4739 , yes. Most important is love ourself. And second is work on ourselves to be best we can be.
This comment is riddled with internalized stereotypes, somewhat naive, but, I assume, it comes from a good place. It assumes Asian males have problems with the opposite sex, communication, and fashion (not all do, some more than other, some for diff reasons etc etc). The working-out part, implies 1) that all women want, need or have some criteria that's focused on a specific type of physique (some do, some don't etc etc) and 2) that an Asian male needs to overcompensate for a non-Asian' (or even another Asian) inability to see an Asian males differently from a monolithic stereotype (an even w/ stereotypes, there are more than one). Look, while I appreciate the intention, that in-of-itself is generalizing what all non-Asians want (which doesn't really do anything positive in the long-run). It's generalizing all Asians as a stereotype. It's working to counter whatever assumptions you have about non-Asians by then changing yourself to, in-turn, change the minds of non-Asians. I don't think that's really the point of equality; the whole point is to be seen as a human w/ individual characteristics. Because at the end of the day, you want the entire race to be seen as a collective of many unique individuals (humans)...you don't want to change the existing stereotype, only to replace it w/ a different stereotype.
@@ajtam05 going to the gym isn’t going to do any harm to anybody.
I didnt go to gym for 2 years and I look more health and fit than 90% people near university.....
Shout out to Fast and Furious to having sick Asian actors
Legit, Rick Yune was great in that
Like who? Johny Tran that got ass whooped my toretto and torettos wife whooping the other Asian dude. Still portrays them as weak
I felt the same way like any others. The best solution is produce our own movies and compete with them just like china economy. Don't fight with weapon fight with intelligence, intelligence is the most lethal weapon in life. Good luck and thanks for your informative videos.
Peter Phan Korean Movies are on the way to beat Hollywood
To add to your point: Films are expressions of creativity before they are expressions of intelligence.
When cultures allow their people to express themselves creatively, their people produce creative products. Europe was the centre of artistic expression during many eras (with wider variety and depth than much of east Asia) due to culture. Japan and Korea are doing a much better job of rewarding creativity, but it's still very bureaucratic.
"this guy is the Last Samurai??" ftw!
Samurai is also plural. The title refers to all of the samurai characters in the narrative. Not just the white guy.
Do you think the popularity of korean dramas and korean movies in usa has had a positive effect on asian men stereotypes ?
I think kpop/kdrama guys portray themselves in a more feminine manner compared to other ethnicities but I guess Asian girls like that. It's not very appealing to other ethnicities though.
katphisH kdrama and kmovies are written by women creating an idealized version of men that don't exist in reality.
Korean dramas are NOT popular in the USA, maybe among your friends
although, not as big as hollywood, you shouldn't dismiss it entirely, most kdrama watchers are caucasians, here's an old article from 2014, that had dramafever stats at 20 million users a month... probably higher now> www.vox.com/2014/9/24/6832951/heres-why-millions-of-americans-are-binge-watching-korean-dramas
KnowFun Emma Watson likes Kpop so I like Kpop.
Great work dude! Loved your narrative leading to things picking up nowadays with Justin Lin's work from Better Luck Tomorrow onwards and Wong Fu's work too.
Excellent work. I do see the stereotype changing. I work the last 5 yrs in a predominantly Asian work place and I've become good friends with many. I believe a clash of both sides (media and consumer demand) will meet a lot sooner than we think. ;) Hello from Toronto. New sub here.
I remember the sitcom Dexter where a Japanese guy potrays a office called Masuka. They made his character behave like a clown and he never gets the ladies and always comes with Corny adult jokes.
I'm why I strongly believe that people should 1) learn about the fundamentals of Sociology and how that ties into how each person ultimately thinks, but 2) combine #1 w/ life experiences that help bolster that understanding. But, I get it, you have to have an interest in that topic in order to really do it and not everybody has access or the mental capability to learn. In either case, thanks for this video and excellent job on showcasing a part of why Asian-Americans, as a whole, are perceived the way they are/have been. :)
Bruce Lee is still Hot!
Bruce Lee is half white.
@@adonizi Nop his mother or father was half white. He is just part white. noob
So googled it. His mother was half white.
@@monbjra yeah so that means Bruce is like 20 to 25% white which is nothing
@@monbjra Lee is 1/8 German; no shame not knowing; we learn something new everyday?
Ninja Assassin was Holly Wood's chance to redeem but they failed again. Perfect movie for romance! The guy was gorgeous!
This is such a great video! Keep up the good work! Sending love as a Filipina that's tired of these stereotypes.
Unfortunately, many Filipinas and other Asian women are only reinforcing the negative perception by dating or marrying white guys. This implies the rejection of their own men and is the end result of the negative representation of Asian men.
This is why I stream movies and bootleg them because fuck Hollywood I’m not giving them my money
The only way to change, is to first acknowledge we need to change.
Better Luck Tomorrow is one of my favorite films. I must have watched it over 100 times. Every time I see one of the actors from that film in a more recent project, I smile.
Fantastic video essay.
Has anyone seen John Lone? He was one of only a few Asian men voted People’s most beautiful people; Russell Wong is another though he’s half Chinese from an American mother ; I wish I knew their secret they would have no problem getting women; it could be stage presence which not everyone has
Thanks for including the titles of each film with the captions. :P
as a half Asian myself,how Hollywood portrait Asian men ain’t it the stereotype of they are suppose to be good kung fu,the smart one ,when it comes to casting the same Asian American actors when there are many out there
I grew up in California went to school with a lot of mix races and Asian Americans besides their own culture speak and sound like any American I even herd a Chinese American speak like a Texan when I was station at Fort Hood Texas he was in my tank platoon my tank commander a Japanese American I never looked at them and said oh a Asian or the stereo types in movies I never would think that is how they act or are all smart or great martial artist. To me it was what up bro in our group of friends all the super smart guys were two nerdy whites and a Mexican and we are still the same dumb group of friends but in our 50's now.
This is a neat video. I appreciate opportunities like this; to learn and gain perspective. Growing up, I've been so unaware of the many stereotypes, political propaganda, etc in Hollywood.. makes sense, there's a lot of money, power and influence in mainstream entertainment.. My favorite example of Asian masculinity is Toshiro Mifune. Wow, what a man. I'm not just talking about his samurai movies either. Imagine if more movies presented more realistic, masculine characters of different races that male viewers actually wanted to BE like. That would be great.
I think Jackie Chan bucks all of the trends, though. Bruce Lee too, actually. Both portrayed characters who could fight, but were also generally good with women, were masculine, heroic and even funny.
Anyway, those were the Asians I grew up on in the 90s and early 2,000s.
Amazing video! I went looking for video essays on Better Luck Tomorrow after watching it wondering if anyone else talked about it and found yours!
Please write different races and ethnicities like hair color, height or voice type ; it can influence the character's life in small ways, but it's *very far* from being everything they are. It's simply a characteristic in physical description.
yo dude could you list the movies you used I wanna check some of them out but other than Harold and Kumar I don't recognize them at all.
I listed them at the end as well as used the English (Canadian) CC for movie titles
oh my bad i stopped watching right when the end credits started
np dude, lots of people do that :P
Indo I think your question basically answered the narrative- Hollywood movies casting Asian men in lead supporting characters are very little known; critical acclaim has been positive but public reception is mild and these movies are soon forgotten; maybe Asian hits will all come in one year like performing a hat trick and the Asian man’s respect will take precedent
This is great work man!
Needs to be more amwf love films
No. Movies already have enough unrealistic elements.
Seems like to me the average young adult Asians are far different on average than what the stereotype of them are on shows like 2 Broke Girls. I'm a 5'7" white American man and around most young adult Asian men, even the southeast Asian men, I feel short compared to them. These young adult Korean American men and many Chinese American men depending on which area of China that they are from look like half of their male population is 5'11" (180 cm) or taller. The young adult southeast Asian American men such as the Vietnamese, Thai, Cambodians, Filipinos, etc look like half of their male population is 5'8" (172 cm) or taller. Many of your European Americans have half or more than half of their male populations being 5'9" or shorter such as the Italians and the Irish and many others. As a 5'7" white American man I more often than not feel average more then short around Italian Americans, Irish Americans, Greek Americans, French Americans and other European Americans.
Crazy rich asians and everthing everywhere all at once are few american films which show great asian representation
Amazing video!!!
What are the movies @ 5:42 that WE SHOULD WATCH!? The indie films. thanks
Also I'd like to add something about 4:26
The Maze Runner is an action adventure movie, where the character have to be able to run, flee, chase and fight for their survival
I think it's not as bad as other examples because young men fighting gor their lives is the premise, having a guy who can fight and happens to be Asian in that context isn't that bad, they pretty all trained to survive
The rest I completely agree with
I m asian living in asia...if i want to see asian movies, i select those from china , korea or japan or even the middle east. If i want to see an american movies or british ones i know where to look for n of course my expection for the last two catergories to to be predominantly white cast as represented by cross section of society over there.
That not cool Asian people at awesome and humans just like us don’t hate on the Asian
Joe Seo from "Spa Night"--awesome actor!
I'm a korean Canadian man who was adopted into a Canadian family. I really don't see what it is these days with people's obsession with being portrayed as sexy and cool on screen... or having to be sexy and cool to the population in general? The majority of the population doesn't find asian men as attractive as other races... but some do. I've experienced lots rejection because of... I suspect... being an asian male. But then again I've also had white girlfriends from the past have preferred that I was korean... but that's probably not because of looks... but because of personality and who you are inside. But I don't sit around crying that women don't find me attractive. There's way too much going on in the world right now to sit around thinking about yourself to be honest. We need to stop being so selfish. It's like these overweight women who get upset because being skinny is the standard of beauty these days. Yes and that's probably never gonna change... so what? Being unattractive isn't the end of the world. I cared about being different when I was in high school... but I stopped giving a fuck a long time ago because basing everything on looks and how your represented in movies is not the real world. I watch the asian characters in the hangover and harold and kumar and thought they were funny... because it's just a fucking movie. Yes it's not an accurate depiction... but I don't complain that ewoks aren't real when I watch star wars. But this whole thing about everybody bitching and moaning about not being sexy to a majority of the population... whether its asian, indian, fat people, bald people, redheads... etc. etc. You only need one person to love you for who you are... and not give a shit about the rest.
" The majority of the population doesn't find asian men as attractive as other races."
this is a very honest statement
But I think asian actors work harder, how many times I'm watching an indoor scene and cold smoke comes out the mouth, or the stunts which I heard are not protected like American stunts.
The notion of "representation" to me, is often problematic. Everyone is an individual. Even the most successful and positive role, personae, portrayal will always represent that person and only that person. When we point to movies, they mostly make more roles for myths and fantasies, than actual people. Heroes are great to root for and admire, even creating "positive stereotypes", and I love'em all, but most are less "representative" and more artificial than not. (unless someone makes a "toned down" realer to life movie, which isn't common) Don't get me wrong, I love my heroes, myths, and fantasies. However, greater "Exposure" is the best word to describe what I'd like to see more of, and offers the better value and shot for advancing Asian American Media in Entertainment and the Desire for Representation.
Here's the media content I'd like to see Asian Americans focus on, on a semi-pro level: REALITY TV, FOOD, TRAVEL, DOCUMENTARY, VLOGS, VARIETY. Showcase your Asian Ethnic-Town, interview a business, show us the lives of the people, and different types of Asian American communities. Reason being it generally features real life people in real world scenarios. I'd also assume
it's cheaper and easier to make. I'd also push TH-cam as a reasonable platform for exposure because there is almost no barriers for "broadcast." In fact, I'd want Asian Americans to push ANY CONTENT onto TH-cam, no matter how amateur, for exposure's sake. Product reviews, news, whatever you're passionate about, whatever. I'm not unaware of the difficulty of attracting views, and the artificial creation of an inflated personality in order to gain views, but if we want people to see us as we are, it's the way to go. Production skills involved such as writing, presenting, editing, and camerawork matter but it's a lot easier than moviemaking. I love movies but it's a daunting platform to breakthrough. If you have the resources and backing, that's great, make more myths, heroes, and fantasies, but for the rest of us, contributing content is not an impossible.
I wish somebody would make something like the "Terrance House" series on Netflix. Get a bunch of attractive young guys and attractive young girls, both with calm, polite demeanors, less prone to stupid drama, commentated by a bunch of average looking people who rely more on their personalities than their looks, and let life play out. To me, that's a closer unadulterated form of exposure.
Look, I used to think representation was somewhat silly as well, but I realized how important it is. While nonfictional works of film would provide us with real Asian people and real Asian scenarios, they mostly cater toward Asian people already. In other words, not that many non-Asian would watch these things. There are tons of content created by Asians for Asians on TH-cam, but that's not enough to change the general American perception. Hollywood needs to start including Asian characters who defy stereotypes, even if that means the Asian character is a muscular, athletic jock who bullies people. At least it defies the established stereotype of the Asian male as a nerdy, feminine, weak wimp.
As popular as Terrace House is, the American public generally won't watch that stuff, so it's not going to change a thing.
It shouldn't be about catering to other's perceptions, impressing white people, or black people, or creating new myths. It's about being true to one's self. "To express oneself honestly, not lying to oneself" (to pull a Bruce quote) is notably the higher value. I mean I indulge in a good myth creation as much as any for entertainment, inspiration, and emphatically lift up, but it just isn't real. Perhaps they're mostly hyper-real, but what's most important is that we tell our own stories with our own words. Kung Fu stereotypes already blasted away the wimp stereotype itself for decades, and it's still there. So I don't think stereotype elimination through polar roles work well. Overly unique "stars" who make it big because they aren't normal, can actually backfire because like Bruce Lee, they become the new stereotype. "Representation" is just really bad terminology. PRESENCE and EXPOSURE is what people should be advocating.
I'm absolutely 100% all in for better films that star Asian Americans (except for the ones that suck). But I still believe a strong diverse permeation of REALITY TV, FOOD, TRAVEL, DOCUMENTARY, VLOGS, VARIETY, JOURNALISM, CRITIQUE as the best practical strategy for impacting perception, and it doesn't even have to be about Asian Americans. Just intentional authorship makes a difference. Films are higher risk, more costly, and require massive amounts of coordinated talent. Opportunities like that are rare and privileged. TH-cam, almost anyone can contribute.
Terrance House remains niche in America and has Japan fetish fans, but on Netflix, it's accessible at least. Japanese originated content, I'd say, has a successful, visible spot in American consciousness. I'd point to things like video games, anime, Godzilla, Dragonball, Power Rangers even, many Americans know about these franchises. K-POP has it's American fans, and singers get "discovered" off of youtube. Asia is way ahead of the game and has the engine to keep it going.
The thing most Asian American activists should realize is that most people, especially the general American populous, cares less about "breaking stereotypes". The general American populous wants good entertainment, good stories, good action, compelling characters, first. I'd put less faith in cocky, stupid, cheesy, corny, forced comedy, forced hip, overly self conscious B-rate fare that I see all too often.
Hollywood needs to stop white washing Asian original stories like anime etc ,watching Dragonball Evolution which is originally belonged to the Asian but casting barely had Asians
7:57 who is he? I remember that he made very funny videos a while ago on youtube, does anyone know the name?
ive never had this problem lol
because i only watched films/tv from China where all the men were badassess lol
歧视来源于刻板印象，刻板印象来自日常生活--换句话说，来自现实。观众选择权在自身，如果电影的隐喻不符合现实，就没人买账。
我覺得你這話不完全對，例如韓劇男主角很浪漫韓劇很受歡迎，然後你知道現實中的韓國男是怎樣的...電影隱喻不一定要符合現實，但情節拍的好看才是重點，觀眾就算有選擇權又怎樣，他們沒有理性思考就等同沒選擇權了
They are all man you ask me...until they get older then they are best friends with their wives. The older couples make the show.
When it comes to the dating world 1 reason I noticed many Asian men struggle is because their parents don't let them grow socially when they're young.
I agree. I think Dolph Lundgren is probably the best Asian actor of all time. Just look at his role in ROCKY IV.
@A J Yes! The Swedish actor who tried to sound Russian. Do you not think that there are tall, blonde, blue-eyed men like that who live in Russia (which is Asia)?
@A J Have you ever heard of sarcasm?
@A J BTW My Red-Headed. Ginger, Big Tit GF is Russian. GFY
we speak with actions
Hey, do you think you would be able to list the name of the movies in you video essay? I would really like to check them out for myself! Thank you!
Now that China has a lot of influence in Hollywood hopefully the issue will change for the better.
there is a mew MCU movie Shang Chi legend of ten rings kinda helped abit.
That movie didn't have the wokeness, that's why it was good.
What’s the movie where the asian guy in the letterman jacket called,
Which movie are you showing clips of with Danny Pudi in it? I'd love to see it.
The four asian guy of the cover
Buff Asian exists
Western move: yeah what?
Buff body with non binary face
I saw this movie a very long time ago... What's the name of it???
And what about Bruce Lee who’s a badass
I dunno man, Japan and South Korea are doin a pretty good job at feminizing their dudes too and it's a lot worse to me than what I see in western portrayals of Asians.
Oh I hope I don't run into those characters
Hollywood just keep'em hot and sexy!
Im Filipino and i loom mexican
Keanu Reeves was the first Masculine Chad Asian in hollywood💪💪💪
@@mainkilla has a bit of asian in his background when u look it up
@@drbalzan2604 he meant hes white passing
What is the movie from the thumbnail?
Better Luck Tomorrow (2002, Justin Lin)
Human race know this {but still fight the good fight}
Just know if we all look exactly the same we STILL BE FIGHTING ABOUT SOMETHING! If we all looked like you or you or me or maybe even you there would still be wars and good vs bad higher vs lower southern vs northerns or something so we have to look not outside at each other. It must be inside each person where this answer must be
Wait there are asian men? I thought there were only asian women. Never heard of a me Cheng before but inhale heard of a mrs Cheng.
Long duck dong got roasted by asians. Like Flavor Flav, he got paid.
0:50 whta movie is that
It’s not true man I’ve said it time and time again
Watch Asian movies. Problem solved.
The problem with Asian portrayal in cinema has a much larger effect than just the movies itself, as mentioned in the ENTIRETY of the video essay, the characterization of Asians has led to a negative reception of Asians by society, a negative outlook on our culture, and acts as a punching bag for whites to seem more masculine or attractive.
Tro Lololo What the actually fuck. Are you okay? You seem very unwell.
Fobs can be Americans, "Macdougal." While I lament the situation in Hollywood, what I'm saying is, it's not going to change or solved anytime soon. Racism is legit, but also the numbers are formidable. Small community, fewer actors. Arts isn't high in Asian American values, and for a reason, it's difficult, for any artist to thrive. I don't know what would change that. If you're frustrated, there's an immediate alternative that's long and rich. If you're motivated, there's always youtube ;)
The Asian Cinema landscape is superior to the Asian American Cinema landscape 1000 fold. I wholeheartedly believe in that. If you want portrayals of Asians, of all walks of life, not just idealized heroes, it's there. I'll bet you there's more non-Asian fans of Anime, Martial Art flicks, K-Dramas, K-pop, J-pop, Gangnam style, than there are fans of all of Asian American media combined. I'd argue it's made a stronger impact in America too. Crossover stars like Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Chow Yun Fat, Donnie Yen, Ken Watanabe, Yashuko Koji, Jay Chou get bigger spotlights. And while most of them are of the martial arts stereotype, all the better, I say. Asian Men in Asian cinema is full of masculinity and romance and beyond.
And to that Trolo-loser, even if, say Black men have the highest level of testosterone, and reputation for a high sexual appetite, why do white girls find you so undesirable? If you ask the general populous of the United States, which is the most attractive race, Blacks probably would be on the bottom alongside Asian Men. That's not to say Black isn't beautiful. Even Latinos, who have a stereotype of "Latin Lovers" when it comes down to it, male minorities aren't the highest desired. I think that generally, most races date the same race and also the numbers drive desire. The reason why "the Bachelor" is always a pretty boy white dude is the same as the reason why it's always so wild and trashy. Majority rule ratings. Now can someone explain "Yellow Fever" to me, cause I'm interested in other perspectives.
There is also probably a problem of Western depictions and traditions of love that differ from Eastern love. A myriad of things are to blame. Another problem I often see with complaints about Asian American Masculinity complaints, is they mostly come from Asian American men, and it's the men who try to solve it. And they go about doing that by enforcing a male's perspective of attracting females, usually emphasizing the "male strip model" or "player" approach and it’s just cringe worthy. Unfortunately, on a whole, I'm not a naturally easy fan of female-centric "chick-flick" romances and would vomit at any conventional pretty boy-cute girl love story. Well, actually, it's the pretty boy toys that make me vomit. But an Asian Cinema fan's gotta do what an Asian Cinema fan's gotta do.
Okay. Well, because I have my actual face attached to my profile, I won't humiliate your rantings, nor engage. I'm afraid I'm going to have to act like a decent human being this time. Fight the good fight, man.
Bruce Lee.
3:56 what film is that?
Harold and kumar I think
Name of movie with the first party
The Harold and Kumar is a bad example, the whole role itself is a stereotype
@@NAT-rd8fl Also got to kiss the girl which had to do reshoots from test attendinace. The before the reshoots Harold never got to kiss the girl
Do i hear picturefit’s narrator?
4:29 what movie is that
The maze runner
This is standard hate propaganda! We are talking about America where in the 1950's the biggest sitcom/comedy family show was a white women married to a Latino Cuban called "I love Lucy".
Kung Fu and roles as intelligent nerds are called opportunities which America offers by the millions in a vastly diverse and free landscape.
Every male actor loves his macho roles. Sylvester Stallone, Rambo and Rocky, Arnold Schwarzenegger Terminator!
Bruce Lee never wanted to do Shakespeare his heart, soul and tradition was Wing Chun.
People need to get off there whiny eggshells
Are you telling me that you don’t see that Asian men are overwhelmingly casted into stereotypical, cliche roles? Almost exclusively, up until very recently.
@@TheReMorseCode You mean like any other race?
@@beauberry6179 like every other race besides caucasian yeah
Asia being a continent is mostly forgotten and Asians (people from Asia or his/her ancestry can be trace in Asia) has a wide diverse race. Ussually people and even our fellow Asians neglect this facts. To be identified as Asian one must look a certain characteristic (Mongolian Race). Other Asian races are often neglected and given another category of thier own. I am Filipino and I am oftentimes being questioned by people with other races. Are you really Asian? or Pacific Islanders? which is redicullous because us Filipinos don't have the vocabulary of being Pacific Islanders with is a term coined by non-Asians. Asians: Malays (Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines etc.. ) South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh etc...) There are even white Asians (Asian parts Russia, China boarders of Russia, some Central Asian countries) and many other more races t
and as mention Asians are diverse not only excluse to those who belong to Mongolian race.
Russia is in Asia ...so is Israel
You can say the same thing with other film countries. Are other countries going to allow for other foreigners to be films, even when they grew up there. Imagine mixing blacks, Japanese, Candians, Arabs, Brazilian, into a korean/chinese film or television show.
When it comes to whites, yes. Whites are extraordinarily favored even in places like china.
Anyone know the movie at 1:50?
What is the movie on clip 7:09 ?
Can you do asian hip hop? LOLs.
No shit we is
Whats the movie at 6:30 please
Was wondering the same thing cuz damn he's so hot. But I recognized the actor as Sung Kang, and I'm pretty sure the movie is called Better Luck Tomorrow.
@@xlaurelxapples thanks
What's the name of that asian stereotype movie?
Weasna Sim better luck tomorrow?
Wait, how about Filipinos and Filipino-Americans?
What about them?
@@aey2579 Does Hollywood treat Filipinos as Asian?
@@AnimeArchaeologist Yeah I think so. What made you ask the question?
@@aey2579 Because Hollywood had botched one of their chances to represent Filipinos. In the Starship Troopers novel, Johnny Rico is a Filipino man. But in the movie version of that novel, he's written as a Hispanic American.
@@AnimeArchaeologist oh I didn't know that. :( Hollywood... Sigh. Well I hope things do change. Love to see more Filipino representation!
0:28 movie title?
Majority of white people don't think one way about any race. If you want Asians to take different roles than I get that. But this whole thing were races want attention because of the past blows my mind. Why can't people be individuals and not be what people think they should act like because of there skin color.
**This comment isn't to spread hate its just to gain perspective**
Same stuff happens in Asia with white and black folks. The more people of different races and cultures interact with each other, the less of an issue this is going to be. Time and interconnectivity are needed for this to go away. Should happen naturally if nothing gets in the way too much.
I erroneously thought this was going to be a video on how _Asian_ film depicts Asian masculinity. Instead it's just your run-of-the-mill complaining that there are white people in a country that was conquered, remade and exists as a Caucasian country.
Probably worth exploring, but not nearly as interesting.
People complain about "white washing" but when an traditionally white character is changed to another race it's labeled "diversity".
If white washing exists then request terms like yellow, brown or black washing exists too. Even the creator of anime said that anime read based on humans not a particular race for I believe this vary reason.
Other than that I she worth everything you said. Stereotypes are offensive racist maybe but I never met a particular race of people that didn't do it most don't do it on purpose, racism is in the intent not the action someone can day something that is considered racist but a racist person of proud of their racism add do things because it's racist. There's no such thing as a "closet racist" in my opinion.