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| Topic | William Hung responds to negative criticism from Jimmy O Yang and Joe Rogan |
| KaZooo 09/27/20 5:05:59 AM #23: | Yang is probably right to find the script disrespectful and see the biopic just being a recirculation of making Hung a target to laugh at. But that conversation dwelling into Hung's intellectual capacitance and postulated handicap (and that was driven more by Rogan) was uncalled for. I get Rogan's point was to shed light on how American Idol was being exploitive, though. That conversation could've been better-phrased, because if anyone "set Asians back 10 years", it was American Idol, not Hung. Yang was probably also indulging in the resentment that he wasn't offered the role of a more prominent Asian figure. There is a bit of self-ceremony here with him going out of his way to talk about this that is hard to explain as it sounds like a particular generalization, but if you know what I'm talking about.... --- Competing every night, both ends, shoot inside/outside, fast break, transition, Monta Ellis have it all ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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