’s resident gossip Kelly Kapoor, who Yuen says was one of the first Asians to break through the model minority stereotypes; Disney Channel’salso reversed roles by featuring an airhead Asian character and a bookish white, blonde girl . And on, the Korean-Canadian character Jung is more of an athlete than a scholar and manages a rental car company.
And for all their misguided ways, Jason and Miggy exist in shows where everyone is flawed, and where jokes about them aren’t targeting their race. On, all the characters, including Jason, are literally in hell for the sins they committed while alive. And in, each parent in the core group is struggling to balance their children with their work and personal lives.
It’s critical to demand Asians to be featured more prominently on screen, especially considering the dismal statistics: In, 64 percent of all shows did not feature a single Asian American Pacific Islander series regular; 68 percent of TV shows featuring AAPI regulars had only one; and 17 percent of AAPI regulars had the lowest screen time on their show. And with shows such asa few years ago, there are few Asians in the TV landscape who fit either the hero or leading man bill.
Maybe make them human protagonists rather than weirdo side characters.
🧐 it's still reinforcing stereotypes & is nothing new. Asian characters have often been portrayed in extremes in western media - rarely as 'normal'. One way or the other, our bodies are once again used as laughingstock & something to ridicule.
Hot ditsy Asians though. All really hot. Does this change the dynamic?
Make Asians stupid 👌🏻
shut up no one cares
There are lots of morons in South Korea!
I have no idea what they’re trying to say here