tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674020521440547212.post4669353363294068412..comments2023-10-30T10:53:06.965-04:00Comments on We Love Media Criticism: The Binary Structure of Asian CharactersAlice Marwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17295370401945182558noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674020521440547212.post-34605477976440217762009-10-19T20:01:02.434-04:002009-10-19T20:01:02.434-04:00Kim, you've really opened my eyes to the versa...Kim, you've really opened my eyes to the versatility of Mean Girls. I think you need to write a media studies book on this topic :)<br /><br />Caroline, first of all it's totally fine to use stereotypes etc. when talking about race (we'll talk about this in class) - so much of our vocabulary about race is based on stereotypes that it makes it really hard to talk about otherwise. Also, if we all worry about offending each other, we could never talk about anything for this whole unit. Anyway, I like what Berg talks about when he says "stereotypes may have a basis in fact," but that these qualities aren't culturally specific and they don't represent the complete experience of a group. <br /><br />Sure, there are Asian nerds and "cool Asians" and Asian people who speak broken English, but there are also about a million other Asians and Asian-Americans who aren't any of these things, and are rarely portrayed in the media.Alice Marwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295370401945182558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674020521440547212.post-52183857826261396952009-10-19T19:43:28.571-04:002009-10-19T19:43:28.571-04:00I'm not trying to say Asians are smarter or pr...I'm not trying to say Asians are smarter or pro-anything. I'm just as tired as everyone with having Asians casted as Asians. I don't know how to write about race and stereotypes without being racist and stereotyping!caroline yihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04737727537110164054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674020521440547212.post-41432796456400829382009-10-19T19:41:54.933-04:002009-10-19T19:41:54.933-04:00I understand that Asians will probably never stop ...I understand that Asians will probably never stop being stereotyped, but I think we should also acknowledge some facts, not just assumptions. For example, those who marked themselves as Asians on their SAT test were those who scored highest on the Math section, and those who took Math and Chinese SAT 2s did better than those who took Math and Spanish SAT 2. It may not be a direct correlation as there are always other factors and information that is not included. but I'm just saying.. Of course, just because Asians receive high marks on tests doesn't mean all Asians ARE smart or ARE dorky or whatever is being stereotyped. It's just not fair, but what ya gonna do? It's true that Asians are hardly casted and their race ignored.caroline yihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04737727537110164054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674020521440547212.post-44029348802541004522009-10-19T19:21:29.058-04:002009-10-19T19:21:29.058-04:00I love this. Very true. The other day, I was talki...I love this. Very true. The other day, I was talking to someone who was went on a tour of MIT and the first thing they said was, "filled with asians, typical." I feel like our society can never escape stereotypes.bsullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10025129380597675964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3674020521440547212.post-30224712794925461472009-10-19T15:13:17.979-04:002009-10-19T15:13:17.979-04:00Haha, More mean girls? But yeah, Asians are always...Haha, More mean girls? But yeah, Asians are always given such extreme roles! I don't understand why they can't just be portrayed normally. I mean in one of my previous entries I talked about the asian guy in The Hangover, and I recently just saw him again in the movie, Couples Retreat. He once again embodied the stereotypical Asian role, and was comical and easy to make fun of just like in the Hangover. I think Sandra Oh might be the only asian actress who doesn't embody these stereotypical traits.Nicole https://www.blogger.com/profile/00270927074141337861noreply@blogger.com