Over the last year or so I've felt increasingly sensitive to the way asian men are portrayed in TV and movies - often desexualized, feminine, and the butt of jokes. It's kind of upsetting.
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Yeah I mean obviously it's not this way in a lot of foreign media. My original tweet was talking about western media, sorry for not being clear.
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I'd say the US situation has somewhat improved recently, but in general, people should just read subtitles and watch Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, etc. stuff, plenty of great movies there.
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I was offended by how few roles were available for White men and women in Asian cinema, but then I realized I had no right to tell Asians whom to cast in their movies.
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