12.07.07
Hollywood’s Most Notorious Anti-Asian Movies
If I had all the time in the world, I would find all the Hollywood movies with characters in yellowface. What is yellowface? It is the act of non-Asian characters wearing makeup to obtain East Asian facial characteristics. Needless to say, these characters engage in ultra offensive portrayals of how they think Asians behave in real life. Do you know where these stereotypes - funny accent, slanted eyes, buck teeth, etc. - of us started?
Listing these types of movies would bring light to Hollywood’s racist side - the side I wish more Asians were aware of. Unfortunately I dont have much time these days.
Enter Philip W. Chung of Asianweek. Thank god this man has put together the most up-to-date list of yellowface movies. In the article, “The 25 Most Infamous Yellow Face Film Performances,” Chung ranks the twenty-five most offensive Hollywood movies. Keep in mind it’s only the top twenty-five. There are so many more.
Think yellowface movies are just historical footnotes? Nope. Three of them were released this year!
Here’s several famous culprits that stand out in yellowface history:
Eddie Murphy
Ricardo Montalban
Tony Randall
Katharine Hepburn
John Wayne
Rob Schneider
Mickey Rooney
Nicolas Cage
Do any Asians feel comfortable seeing these roles? I would hate to pay for a movie only to see such racist crap.
So what are we to do? BOYCOTT anything and everything that’s offensive to any Asian.
John Smith said,
December 9, 2007 at 6:55 pm
If you look at the social success disparity between Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan in Rush hour, that is also painfully obvious.
In fact, I notice that portrayals of Asians in movies with a heavy black audience tend to be more denigrating.
digbick said,
December 10, 2007 at 5:46 pm
Of course, most guilty White libs and their Asian imitators turn a blind eye to Black racism against Asians (or anyone else).
PIRATE said,
December 11, 2007 at 6:43 am
UHHHH… What we need to do is:
a) Locate all copies of these movies in the stores and destroy/steal them
and/or
b) Pirate the hell out of them, and donate the money to Asian charities
It’s the only way.
Crystal Clear said,
December 15, 2007 at 4:59 pm
I will certainly boycott any movie that puts down Asian Americans. I would never entertain myself with some of the garbage that’s out there.
Sue the heck out the production companies with multiple civil suits on counts of discrimination and voice out against it’s producers and actors involved and ruin their reputations with hard truth and cold facts.
I think that could be a possible third option. . . . .
JustAGal said,
April 9, 2008 at 4:49 pm
I haven’t watched any of these movies except for rush hour (but not rush hr 3).
Frankly, i wouldn’t even watch it if it was free because my time is priceless.