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| Topic | Bruce Lee exploited Asian stereotypes to make money at the expense of AsAms |
| Bok_Choi 09/12/18 11:59:10 AM #13: | Balrog0 posted... C'mon now, wuxia was a thing way before Bruce Lee. And Bruce Lee isn't even the only one of his contemporaries to successfully transition from eastern to western cinema (Jackie Chan even got his own cartoon) Bruce Lee is the reason why Jackie Chan will only ever succeed in a martial arts film in the United States He has many dramatic Chinese releases beyond martial arts movies - and they are GOOD. Highwind07 posted... In modern times it has to be Jackie Chan. Jackie Chan could only succeed doing those things because Bruce Lee set the stereotype and everybody Asian had buck teeth, glasses, were short, and couldn't speak English. --- ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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