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I was watching Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist and was quite excited to see Asian cast member Aaron Yoo who has popped up in other films such as 21 and recently Friday the 13th. Disappointingly though, he was cast as someone gay which seems to be a popular role for Asians. Hollywood likes to have less masculine Asian males for some reason (e.g., Entourage). They weren’t very flagrant about it though, and the other two gay band members were Caucasian males too. I don’t see it as super-offensive at least and having exposure is a start.
In more positive news, GI Joe will have an Asian! Sure, it’s a role for an Asian character who knows kung fu and such, but again, it’s exposure and chances to start opening opportunities. This time it’s actually Korean actor Lee Byung Hun for the role of Storm Shadow. Besides, in 21, the main character and others who were Asian were cast with someone who wasn’t Asian! And that’s based on a true story (see http://www.asianmajority.com/the-movie-21hollywood-strikes-again/)!
For a brief blurb and other recent Asians in Hollywood, see here: http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/090206/article.asp?parentID=104273
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