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Really? Taiwanese women (and gay men as well of course) are very into muscles. Of course there are people who find muscles to be intimidating or 'disgusting' but generally speaking, tall, muscular guys are very marketable.
Yeah seriously. Every time I hear from Westerners that Asian girls only like nerdy, skinny guys, I can't help but think it's a coping mechanism
Including that ridiculous racist scene in that movie is one reason I have a burning hatred for Stanley Kubrick and everyone else involved in that film.
Just erasing that one awful movie from history would actually result in a (small) measurable improvement in the lives of Asian Americans who would never have to endure that "joke" repeated ad nauseum. I don't even have to watch the clip to know what scene that is.
Including that ridiculous racist scene in that movie is one reason I have a burning hatred for Stanley Kubrick and everyone else involved in that film.
Just erasing that one awful movie from history would actually result in a (small) measurable improvement in the lives of Asian Americans who would never have to endure that "joke" repeated ad nauseum. I don't even have to watch the clip to know what scene that is.
Actually the rap song that sampled portions of that scene is what you should be pissed at.
Well the very first 20 minutes to half an hour was dead-on how basic training really was. I swear, the barracks were the same ones I was in when I went through basic back in the mid 80's. Had to be cause it looked exactly the same. Everything about basic was the same, from the mash scenes to the blanket party. R. Lee Ermey's the man! Only thing different was our pieces that we had to carry around everywhere was filled with cement and the only time we got guns that could fire and get our hands on live ammo was during quals. But then again, that film was supposed to be during the Vietnam era. I went through basic in the mid 80's so it may have been like that before. Lessons learned perhaps.
Actually the rap song that sampled portions of that scene is what you should be pissed at.
Well the very first 20 minutes to half an hour was dead-on how basic training really was. I swear, the barracks were the same ones I was in when I went through basic back in the mid 80's. Had to be cause it looked exactly the same. Everything about basic was the same, from the mash scenes to the blanket party. R. Lee Ermey's the man! Only thing different was our pieces that we had to carry around everywhere was filled with cement and the only time we got guns that could fire and get our hands on live ammo was during quals. But then again, that film was supposed to be during the Vietnam era. I went through basic in the mid 80's so it may have been like that before. Lessons learned perhaps.
It doesn't matter where it came from, the fact is "me love you long time" is often used in a disrespectful and condescending matter from white people. Doesn't matter if it's from a song or a movie, it's origin is traced to this exact scene. Don't hush hush or belittle him, because it's a very legitimate issue. As if Long Duk Dong wasn't bad enough. Why is Hollywood so scared of Asian men is the question
It doesn't matter where it came from, the fact is "me love you long time" is often used in a disrespectful and condescending matter from white people. Doesn't matter if it's from a song or a movie, it's origin is traced to this exact scene. Don't hush hush or belittle him, because it's a very legitimate issue. As if Long Duk Dong wasn't bad enough. Why is Hollywood so scared of Asian men is the question
The origin goes to war memoirs of US service men telling of their R&R vacation week during their year or more tour of duty in the surrounding relatively safe nations along with those who chanced prostitutes local to Vietnam. Similar stories came from Korea and occupied Japan and Germany. A war movie from a big name director just reached a broader audience than based on reality novels and actual histories of veterans.
Including that ridiculous racist scene in that movie is one reason I have a burning hatred for Stanley Kubrick and everyone else involved in that film.
Just erasing that one awful movie from history would actually result in a (small) measurable improvement in the lives of Asian Americans who would never have to endure that "joke" repeated ad nauseum. I don't even have to watch the clip to know what scene that is.
Did you ever stop to think that maybe that scene was based on the real-life experiences of people who were forced to go through a war - not just the American soldiers, but also the Vietnamese civilians who were caught in the middle? Taken out of context, or used as a belittling remark, it can be used as something racist. Taken in context, it's a cinematic representation of a very ugly reality. You may not like that, but it's the truth.
Maybe you would find the teenage girl sniper at the end who kills almost the entire unit to be more palatable.
Wishing that you could erase one film because one scene makes you feel uncomfortable, and stating that you have a "burning hatred" for everyone involved in the film is just childish. The whole film was an indictment against the US' actions towards the Vietnamese. Maybe you should just put on your man pants and watch it.
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Originally Posted by theunbrainwashed
It doesn't matter where it came from, the fact is "me love you long time" is often used in a disrespectful and condescending matter from white people. Doesn't matter if it's from a song or a movie, it's origin is traced to this exact scene. Don't hush hush or belittle him, because it's a very legitimate issue. As if Long Duk Dong wasn't bad enough. Why is Hollywood so scared of Asian men is the question
Sixteen Candles was an otherwise-forgettable, throwaway high school film that used a racist bit character for cheap yuks. Full Metal Jacket was a very poignant and heavily symbolic antiwar movie. Massive difference. It may not be a comfortable thing to watch, but that doesn't mean that it should be "removed from history." Adults who act like children deserved to be hushed.
Also, I have heard "me love you long time" and "me so horny" said by black people 10x more than white people, as have most of my Asian friends with whom I have gotten on the topic. Most white people in North America are utterly terrified of offending nonwhite people, but the black community is largely let off the hook on this matter ("black people can't be racist") so, there you go...
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