01.30.08
Your Media-Empowerment New Year’s Resolution - IT’S NOT TOO LATE!
I know, it is the end of January already, but it’s not too late to implement this as your 2008 NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION!
It’s no secret that we’re addicted to media content that’s produced by greedy, ignorant, money grubbing racists. They produce it because we keep buying it. So, if you’re among those who consume such diversity-negligent media, you have no right to complain. Instead of whining about it, you should stop feeding the monster, and do your part to fight it.
Print the following and post it on your refrigerator. Follow these four steps, and we’ll be on our way to media empowerment.
MY NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION
- DETOX: I HEREBY RESOLVE TO KICK THE HABIT NOW, AND STOP CONSUMING (LEGIT) COPIES OF DIVERSITY-NEGLIGENT CONTENT.That diversity-negligent GENOCIDAL media content we’re all addicted to? It’s like crack. Actually, more like OPIUM. Those Hollywood bastards know it’s genocidal, yet they still peddle it to us cuz it makes them gobs of money. It’s the Opium War of the 21st Century.
- THE “PATCH”: IF I MUST CONSUME DIVERSITY-NEGLIGENT CONTENT, I WILL CONSUME IT IN A WAY THAT DOES NOT BENEFIT THE PRODUCERS OF SUCH CONTENT, BECAUSE THEY DON’T DESERVE MY MONEY.I know it’s a tough habit to kick, but if you absolutely just have to get your fix of Desperate Housewives, The O.C. or white people in romantic comedies, get it from an “alternative source” in Chinatown. A friend of mine also likes to go to thepiratebay [dot] org, but the last time we checked, that was illegal, so our Fallout Central stance on that is to NOT go to thepiratebay [dot] org.
- FILL THE VOID: I PROMISE TO ACTIVELY SUPPORT ASIAN AND ASIAN-AMERICAN ARTISTS, ACTORS, AND PRODUCERS.Just cuz you’ve kicked the habit doesn’t mean that there isn’t anything worth watching. On the contrary, there’s a LOT of good content out there. Support Asian films and filmmakers. If you live in New York or L.A., go see what’s playing at the ImaginAsian. In New York, attend performances by NAATCO, MaYi or DiverseCity Theater. They put on lots of dynamic shows featuring talented, yet under-appreciated, Asian actors. The more you support these actors, the stronger they will be, and as you know: In America, we have to work twice as hard to be half as good.
- LOOK TO THE FUTURE: I RESOLVE TO FACILITATE THE DIVERSITY-ORIENTED EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT OF THE NEXT GENERATION.Keep track of how much money you’re saving by NOT consuming diversity-negligent content. Why? Because we need to use that money to help inoculate the next generation from the filth in today’s media content. You should donate the money to diversity-oriented educational programs for children. If you don’t know of any such programs, here’s a good place to start: The RiceDaddies.com Empowerment in Diversity Challenge. Here’s another: APEX - dedicated to promoting the development of inner-city Asian American youth by providing them with adult role models, educational programs, social services, and career guidance.
If everyone did the things on this list, we’d be well on our way to true Asian-American empowerment through the media.