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H_O_D_L
05/19/21 9:16:01 AM
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-film-asians/study-finds-asians-largely-invisible-in-hollywoods-top-films-idUSKCN2CZ1GY

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Aside from action star Dwayne Johnsons hit movies, Hollywoods most popular films have rarely featured Asians or Pacific Islanders in leading roles on the big screen, according to an academic study released on Tuesday.

The findings showed an epidemic of invisibility for Asians and Pacific Islanders (API) in movies released from 2007 to 2019, said the study from researchers at the University of Southern Californias Annenberg Inclusion Initiative.

They also said the under-representation and stereotypical portrayals may have contributed to recent incidents of violence and harassment against Asians in the United States.

About 7.1% of the U.S. population identifies as Asian or Pacific Islander. In the 1,300 top-grossing films during the study period, 3.4% of leads or co-leads were played by API actors, the researchers found.

Of 44 films with API actors in leading roles, 14 of them starred Johnson, the former wrestler known for the Fast & Furious and Jumanji films. Johnsons mother is from the Pacific island of American Samoa.

Six movies featured a female API character in a lead role, the study said...

...While the study found the number of API characters lacking, the researchers also criticized the way many of them were portrayed.

Sixty-seven percent of API characters were shown as the perpetual foreigner with a non-American accent, were hyper-sexualized, subject to racial slurs or fell into another stereotype, the researchers said.

Mass media is one factor that can contribute to aggression towards this community, said USC professor Stacy L. Smith, founder and director of the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative. When portrayals erase, dehumanize, or otherwise demean the API community, the consequences can be dire. Without intention and intervention, the trends we observed will continue.

The study was conducted by the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative with sociologist Nancy Wang Yuen. It was funded by Amazon Studios and the UTA Foundation.

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Squall28
05/19/21 9:17:53 AM
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Don't forget Asians being random fodder for the hero to beat up on.

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Jagr_68
05/19/21 9:21:37 AM
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Never forgot that time Jackie Chan said the N-word twice in Rush Hour and beat a bunch of black people up over 20 years ago.

That's gotta be the root cause of all this racism. Yes. Movies, that's it!

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averagejoel
05/19/21 9:23:18 AM
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I think hollywood racism is a related issue, and it's certainly feasible that it might have an effect on violence. but I think it's pretty sketchy to try to attribute that without some form of data that actually suggests a causal relationship

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Doom_Art
05/19/21 9:24:24 AM
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SMAL, you need to develop an actual personality

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Hayame Zero
05/19/21 9:27:17 AM
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Squall28 posted...
Don't forget Asians being random fodder for the hero to beat up on.
And most Asian women being depicted as submissive and horny sexpots.

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H_O_D_L
05/19/21 9:41:26 AM
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Hayame Zero posted...

And most Asian women being depicted as submissive and horny sexpots.


True.
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gmanthebest
05/19/21 9:43:43 AM
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Shit, hope they don't hurt themselves reaching that hard

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Veggeta X
05/19/21 9:45:00 AM
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How much is partially? Like 20 percentage?

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Shablagoo
05/19/21 9:50:38 AM
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Yes, there have been entire textbooks written about how Hollywood has always perpetuated racism by casting minority actors in stereotypical roles and often as antagonists or at best sidekicks to the protagonist.

The recent rash of violence against Asian Americans though can probably be directly attributed to the GOPs fearmongering about the China virus.

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gunplagirl
05/19/21 9:52:32 AM
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Squall28 posted...
Don't forget Asians being random fodder for the hero to beat up on.
Don't forget the cliche as fuck comedy line where a douchebag like Stifler says "or what, you're gonna use kung fu on me?" And then the guy they were shit talking suddenly does some martial arts pose.

Plus all that Asian mysticism bullshit. "Yes, that wrinkled Chinese man happens to have a shop full of haunted curios, no this definitely isn't some stupid stereotype, yes he has some magic ointment to rub on your wounds, no this definitely isn't racist when he's the only non-white character in the movie."

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AteIierRyza3462
05/19/21 9:54:33 AM
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It definitely isnt helping the situation.

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H_O_D_L
05/19/21 9:54:59 AM
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Shablagoo posted...
The recent rash of violence against Asian Americans though can probably be directly attributed to the GOPs fearmongering about the China virus.


As an Asian, I would disagree. I feel safer now that I'm in Arizona and among many other Trump supporters.
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Hayame Zero
05/19/21 10:07:01 AM
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gunplagirl posted...
Don't forget the cliche as fuck comedy line where a douchebag like Stifler says "or what, you're gonna use kung fu on me?" And then the guy they were shit talking suddenly does some martial arts pose.
I remember when the studio completely removed the kiss at the end of Romeo Must Die (inspired by Romeo and Juliet...and they removed most of the romance), because an Asian man being romantic was "too unrealistic".

Every Asian male has to be a martial arts master, but showing basic human compassion and being intimate is just too far-fetched.

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Lord_Shadow_19
05/19/21 10:08:41 AM
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Shablagoo posted...
Yes, there have been entire textbooks written about how Hollywood has always perpetuated racism by casting minority actors in stereotypical roles and often as antagonists or at best sidekicks to the protagonist.

The recent rash of violence against Asian Americans though can probably be directly attributed to the GOPs fearmongering about the China virus.

Then why is that the people largely responsible for the recent wave of Asian attacks 1) waited a year to do all this, and 2) aren't Trump supporters.

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Quicksilver
05/19/21 10:18:28 AM
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Personally I think it is racist and xenophobic of all these articles complaining about lack of asian representation in hollywood movies when there are entire movie industries outside of Hollywood. I watch plenty of movies with all Asian casts and none of them were made in Hollywood. Like they just totally dismiss all movies made outside of america and refuse to acknowledge that Asia has a thriving movie industry. How about promoting some of the great movies that come from the various asian countries instead of acting like Hollywood is the only place that makes movies.

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H_O_D_L
05/19/21 10:22:25 AM
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Quicksilver posted...
Personally I think it is racist and xenophobic of all these articles complaining about lack of asian representation in hollywood movies when there are entire movie industries outside of Hollywood.


Would you say the same if it was African-Americans who were treated the way Hollywood treats Asians?
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Alucard188
05/19/21 10:26:11 AM
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Quicksilver posted...
Personally I think it is racist and xenophobic of all these articles complaining about lack of asian representation in hollywood movies when there are entire movie industries outside of Hollywood. I watch plenty of movies with all Asian casts and none of them were made in Hollywood. Like they just totally dismiss all movies made outside of america and refuse to acknowledge that Asia has a thriving movie industry. How about promoting some of the great movies that come from the various asian countries instead of acting like Hollywood is the only place that makes movies.

I have a feeling you're missing the total point of the article. The article doesn't feature Bollywood or Chinese markets, because it's not the focus. There are thriving movie industries outside of America, but they get almost negative airtime and press over here. This leads to pigeonholing minorities into racial and ethnic stereotyping. How many Asian movies shown in Western markets are comedies, romance, or drama? No, they're almost always hyper violent action movies. This hurts them in North America.

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NeonOctopus
05/19/21 10:37:53 AM
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Lord_Shadow_19
05/19/21 12:09:45 PM
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Quicksilver posted...
Personally I think it is racist and xenophobic of all these articles complaining about lack of asian representation in hollywood movies when there are entire movie industries outside of Hollywood. I watch plenty of movies with all Asian casts and none of them were made in Hollywood. Like they just totally dismiss all movies made outside of america and refuse to acknowledge that Asia has a thriving movie industry. How about promoting some of the great movies that come from the various asian countries instead of acting like Hollywood is the only place that makes movies.

Boss Baby was nominated for an Oscar over A Silent Voice, never forget.

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Monolith1676
05/19/21 12:13:35 PM
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Why aren't gingers being attacked at a huge rate? They are getting removed from movies and have an even less representation in movies than Asians. Therefore this article is wrong.

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ModLogic
05/19/21 12:25:18 PM
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Hollywood is bare minimum woke

diversity to them does not include asians as of yet

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Hayame Zero
05/19/21 1:00:23 PM
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ModLogic posted...
Hollywood is bare minimum woke

diversity to them does not include asians as of yet
The Tilda Swinton casting in Doctor Strange was a huge blunder on Marvel/Disney's part.

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Lord_Shadow_19
05/19/21 1:01:01 PM
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Hayame Zero posted...
The Tilda Swinton casting in Doctor Strange was a huge blunder on Marvel/Disney's part.

That was to appease Daddy China.

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g0ldie
05/19/21 1:04:35 PM
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I remember when the Red Dawn remake came out some years ago, and how there was all this anti-Asian sentiment online.

like, you saw all these racist posts about Asian people all over.

I've never seen anything like it.

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COVxy
05/19/21 1:04:53 PM
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The topic title is pretty much fake news. The study says nothing about the violence against Asians.

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Bio1590
05/19/21 1:10:46 PM
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H_O_D_L
05/19/21 1:10:52 PM
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Lord_Shadow_19 posted...


That was to appease Daddy China.


This is true. I don't blame Tilda for that one.
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H_O_D_L
05/19/21 1:11:28 PM
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COVxy posted...
The topic title is pretty much fake news. The study says nothing about the violence against Asians.


H_O_D_L posted...
They also said the under-representation and stereotypical portrayals may have contributed to recent incidents of violence and harassment against Asians in the United States.

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COVxy
05/19/21 1:13:27 PM
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Again, no lol.

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H_O_D_L
05/19/21 1:16:43 PM
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Prestoff
05/19/21 1:20:29 PM
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COVxy posted...
The topic title is pretty much fake news. The study says nothing about the violence against Asians.

Glad I wasn't the only one seeing this. The article is simply talking about Asian American representation in Hollywood media and no way is it correlating it to violence against them.

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COVxy
05/19/21 1:20:53 PM
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H_O_D_L posted...
https://youtu.be/33rx2A1VuAQ

I would recommend you following the same advice. They are clearly just wildly speculating there, and if you go to the primary report they are just literally characterizing the inclusivity of modern film. Full stop.

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SothaSil
05/19/21 2:06:55 PM
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Reminder that TC has had multiple accounts banned for advocating genocide against other minorities

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Lord_Shadow_19
05/19/21 2:09:24 PM
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SothaSil posted...
Reminder that TC has had multiple accounts banned for advocating genocide against other minorities

Wow, can you link me to any of this?

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g0ldie
05/19/21 2:24:01 PM
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Lord_Shadow_19 posted...
Wow, can you link me to any of this?
CE purges its topics after a few days, but what they're saying is true.

the TC has had thousands (yes, thousands) of accounts banned throughout the years.

dude has serious problems.

edit: lol, his account has already been banned

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SothaSil
05/19/21 3:02:03 PM
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g0ldie posted...
CE purges its topics after a few days, but what they're saying is true.

the TC has had thousands (yes, thousands) of accounts banned throughout the years.

dude has serious problems.

edit: lol, his account has already been banned
He knows. Lord_Shadow is a trumper

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E_S_M_Z
05/19/21 3:06:04 PM
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Actually, Crazy Rich Asians ended all Asian representation problems.

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Lord_Shadow_19
05/19/21 3:13:32 PM
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SothaSil posted...
He knows. Lord_Shadow is a trumper

Not really, thought it won't stop your slandering.

I do eat meat though, I know how much that triggers the fuck out of you.

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Trumble
05/19/21 3:19:51 PM
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As a New Zealander, I find it really weird that America lumps Asians and Pacific Islanders into a single combined group in the first place.

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Lordgold666
05/19/21 3:20:17 PM
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All those rappers with anti asian hate speech should be held accountable

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Ruvan22
05/19/21 5:16:11 PM
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Lord_Shadow_19 posted...
Not really, thought it won't stop your slandering.

I do eat meat though, I know how much that triggers the fuck out of you.
Were you the guy comparing homosexuality to beastiality?
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SothaSil
05/19/21 5:30:32 PM
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Lord_Shadow_19 posted...
Not really, thought it won't stop your slandering.

I would like to thank Trump for 4 years of glorious service
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Lord_Shadow_19
01/21/21 4:17:24 PM
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May you retire in peace and prosperity and enjoy your remaining years kicking ass and taking names at golf.


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Lord_Shadow_19
05/19/21 6:27:33 PM
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SothaSil posted...
I would like to thank Trump for 4 years of glorious service
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Lord_Shadow_19
01/21/21 4:17:24 PM
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May you retire in peace and prosperity and enjoy your remaining years kicking ass and taking names at golf.

I mean, I don't hate Trump like a lot of people here do, but that was an obvious troll topic.

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COVxy
05/19/21 6:32:23 PM
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Lord_Shadow_19 posted...


I mean, I don't hate Trump like a lot of people here do, but that was an obvious troll topic.

You probably shouldn't be surprised if people don't take you seriously when you actively troll.

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SothaSil
05/19/21 6:33:44 PM
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Lord_Shadow_19 posted...


I mean, I don't hate Trump like a lot of people here do, but that was an obvious troll topic.
You posted on the MAGA board and are active on the CE subreddit and Caution's little white supremacist discord channel. Nobody believes you.

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FortuneCookie
05/19/21 6:36:36 PM
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I'm all for diversity and inclusion. Hollywood has had a few movies and shows with Asian leads, but more could be done.

It's funny how, back in the 90s, you could get movies and shows with Asian leads. Whereas today, you get the whole "there aren't any name actors in X demographic." Like, fucking make them. Everyone started out with their first picture. Unless you're an athlete or musician, you don't go into your first movie a star.
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David1988
05/19/21 6:40:44 PM
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It was obvious underrepresentation in mainstream media and stereotyping of minority characters can lead to ugly results in the real world, much like how the saturation of violence in video games can contribute to something like gun violence.

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