The Movie ’21′…Hollywood Strikes Again
So right after a positive posting about Hollywood changing, here’s one to show you not much has changed. The movie ’21′ is based on the book “Bringing Down the House” about a few MIT students that were very effective at card counting to take millions from casinos. So, why is it so insulting?
ALL, not some, but ALL the main characters in real life were Asian American. Hmm…let’s take Coach Carter and cast him as a white person. How does Hollywood get away with it for Asians?!?!? As Asians, we need to take a stand here. There is a lot more Asian talent in Hollywood so give us the opportunities. And when we get slapped in the face like that, we need to fight back.
Yet sadly, even the real life character, Jeff Ma, does not appear to have an issue. In fact he said he’d be more insulted if the character were cast with a Japanese or Korean actor?!?! Come on, at least you are in the same ballpark and getting some Asian American exposure. That’s the sad part of this all. At least there appear to be one or two Asian characters even if the roles are smaller.
The media really does brainwash kids, and without any positive role models and pride, we will not gain ground for our image. At least they didn’t cast a male lead with an Asian female love interest (like a recent VW commercial…at least in that one, the African American holds the keys). So until that point, most Asians will buy into the hype and not have enough independent thinking to have pride in themselves and stand up for themselves. Instead, we will continue to look down at ourselves, shun members of our own race, and never grow.
Young minds, make the change now and be the generation that can affect the change! Be proud of who you are. African Americans used to suffer from lack of pride and see how far they have come. Let’s make progress.
Two articles:
http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2008-03-25-jeff-ma-21_N.htm
http://www.gambling911.com/Movie-21-Jeff-Ma-032708.html
Movie trailer:
Shall we protest and boycott the movie?
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