This guy was a flash in the pan
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Pharaoh Osmosis — 15 years ago(December 09, 2010 02:44 PM)
In the UK most "East Asian" people call themselves "Oriental" (which actually just means "of the east" and does not imply something is animate or inanimate) rather than "Asian" as for some reason that term is used almost exclusively for South Asians (Pakistanis and Indians et cetera).
I personally don't like either term that much as it implies more homogeneity in East Asia than there actually is. It is a large place with very diverse ethnic groups some of which are closer to Europeans and Native Americans than other groups in the area and others that are related to pacific peoples and then others that are quite isolated culturally and linguistically.
To be fair the term "European" implies the same thing about folk from Europe (though there are more in the same ethnolinguistic group than there are in East Asia). It is OK to use Asian and European in regards to geography but I think it is stupid to imply there are distinct "European" and "Asian" races or cultures really. Superficial notions of race do not correspond well to Eurasian cultures.
I don't think in terms of "Asian"/"Oriental" but in ethnolinguistic groups, Japaonic peoples, Chinese peoples etc.
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pawtrax67 — 14 years ago(September 18, 2011 12:53 PM)
Getting back on topic. He wasn't a flash in the pan. I think he was a great and under-utilized actor. Yes he was better in comedy, but was he really given a chance to get a role he can sink his teeth into? Probably not. It seems Hollywood is reluctant to give males of Indo, Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino decent any kind of leading role. (Include others like Thai, Vietnamese, and so on..)
For example Jackie Chan and Chow Y. Fat can't get many roles in Hollywood. Why?
Because they want them stuck into their pigeonhole roles. Just shows the real face of Hollywood producers. And that there's still a long way to go. -
saltnurwound — 13 years ago(February 26, 2013 06:31 AM)
I didn't want the argument to end!! Just love how sensitive some people are. Ok, let's call it a debate instead. It was more interesting than anything else on the board. To think how many words can be used to describe a personANY person, and then expect each and ever111cy user of each and every term from any given time not to offend anyone is asking way too much. These terms aren't even set. What might be thought of as offensive in one decade might be popular and acceptable the next. And then there is the region in which it is used. Oh man, where does it end?? How about when it is obvious that the user of a questionable term has meant no offense, that the guy (or gal!) is cut some slack? It was, however, debated all the way through without any name calling or the flexing of internet muscles. THAT is wild.
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richard.fuller1 — 11 years ago(March 14, 2015 07:57 AM)
I'm watching the Saturday morning cartoon Space Sentinels and he did the voice of Mercury. I always thought it was Brian Tochi (who DID manage to read for the live action rehearsal of Space Sentinels, which is included in the DVD collection, but that's another story).
You can examine the 'careers' of white actors and there are some that completely fail (not a good term) to manifest into something worthwhile or more meaningful.
You can see it in old black and white film actors who will be overly serious and dramatic in one role, then they show up in a light-hearted, grade B comedy.
This affected numerous actors, because once this grinning jack-an-ape thought he was worth so much money, a somewhat reasonable look-alike clone would be brought in.
I recall his character from V, but also remember there wasn't nothing for the guy to do until he was offed.
Black, white, Hispanic or Asian, a performer has to bring more to the role than just their ethnicity.
I watched What's Happening, then later on Airplane, and was astonished to see the Thomas father from WH and the jive talker from Airplane when I finally watched Miss Jane Pittman and he was doing all the emoting and struggling for the cause at the hands of the cursed white man.
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screenscreams — 12 years ago(October 26, 2013 08:45 PM)
Maybe you should ask more Asians about this. Timothy DeLaGhetto, a Filipino-American, made this music video in which he asks about himself, "Tell me what's your mental, 'bout this Oriental."
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ShadowsouL — 11 years ago(November 27, 2014 03:28 PM)
Wow!
Not only can't Evan C. Kim seem to get work as an actor anymore, but he can't even remain the subject of an IMDb thread about him!
Talk about not being able to catch a break!
"Okay, first of all, it wasn't 'Eek, a mouse,' it was 'EEK, AN OIL TRUCK!!!'"