Thrreās one thing I donāt understand that you csn probably clarify for me.
Are Asians in the West all considered to be the same race(or itās equivalent) regardless of actual race or ethnicity? Iām not getting why a White actor playing a Chinese character is considered racist while itās ok for a non-Chinese actor from Malaysia (with Burmese blood) to play the same character(Crazy Rich Asians).
As Americans, we donāt see the details or know the origins of people. Not because weāre so open minded, but because weāre just kinda dumb.
You have to spend a lot of time distinguishing differences, which is way too complicated for any television viewing that involves a laugh track. We just want to shut down the frontal lobe and laugh at the funny monkey people. You canāt start explaining why a Filipino might have a last name like Cortez in the middle of that trance.
Nah itās the same for most of us in the East when it comes to you guys, Europe and South America. Itās just that I keep reading about people getting offended about this stuff in the news and sometimes Iām not even sure if Iām saying the wrong things when I post here. The PC, SJW nonsense is however, making itās way to my part of the world just like similar trends that originate from the West lol.
and too much effort for any knee jerk PC, SJW to waste their time on. I mean, there are so many injustices out there to rail at, who has time for nuances???
In fairness, if an actor is any good, how would you know if a Brit played an American, or vice versa? My personal opinion is as long as they look the part, may the best actor get the role.
Is any one else aside from me ābotheredā when a gay man plays the romantic lead? Maybe Iām just not āadvancedā enoughā¦ (I was actually glad Chris Pine was Wonder Womanās romantic interest -HAH! Galāll be lassoing me when she finds out that heās not really interestedā¦)
You hear about one person getting offended but donāt hear about the few million who couldnāt care less. Thanks to the internet, a handful of people suddenly represent a mass movement.
To my knowledge you can identify a Filipino from his/hers full name due to weird abbreviations.
Brits playing Americans - pretty much every British actor or actress can pull of a seamless American accent. I know many people didnāt have a clue Daniel Kaluuya from Get Out was British.
Americans pulling off any accent from the British Isles? No. Nope.
Yeah, Iām basing my question off what I read in the news, not random angry posts on the internet lol. I am quite sure most people couldnāt care less about most SJW and PC stuff, but since race is a very sensitive issue here, I though I should clarify it since all the information I can get about the West is in the news.
Pretty much any accent. Americans turn everything foreign into some goofy generic weirdness.
I want to know why Kevin Costner was not #1 on that list!
Here you go:
Hey, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves was the epitome of awesomeness. Who gives a fuck.
I watch all Robin Hood movies, on principle alone.
Because he wasnāt even attempting an accent. The same way Sean Connery always spoke mumbling Scottish, regardless of his characterās background.
On a side note, Christian fuckinā Bale.
Teeth?
LOL. I always thought of āmasticatingā myself, like he is chewing through his words; made me hungryā¦
Still one of the all time studs though.
English spy: Scottish accent
Russian submariner: Scottish accent
Etcā¦
Legend
Hate to break it to you but the right suffer from this as well
People tend to focus on only one side of the coin Iāve noticed ā¦ itās much more interesting to hear about the emotional people than the boring people going about their lives ā¦
By product of television is imagine
Having spent a combined 40+ years on the respective Coasts, I guess I tend to speak to what I know. Truth be told, until the Trumpian Era, I would guess Iāve had the āliberalā POV of being dismissive of āThe Rightā out of hand.
Stupid is as stupid does, no matter the label.
Unfortunately, thatās where the ārealā news gets many of its stories.