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Are Asian-Americans underrepresented in media?

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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 10:19 AM
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The problem here is that Asians are too busy being smart.
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by C U AT 9K,Mar 15 2010, 11:19 AM
The problem here is that Asians are too busy being smart.


Sadly, smart ≠ sexy to the American hoi polloi.
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 11:00 AM
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Asians are less than 4% of the population. even a marketing campaign with 100% penetration rate in the asian american community cannot even compare to a shitty marketing campaign targeted towards whites.

$ talks. the end. most americans are white and are xenophobic. they dont trust colored people.
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 11:25 AM
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During a recent trip to CA, I was surprised to see an Asian female on the billboard for a wireless commercial.
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 11:30 AM
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Hollywood for the most part is a misrepresentation of reality. I don't know of any race that isn't misrepresented in Hollywood. With asians it's the martial arts thing. All blacks are wisecracking street smart gangsta rapper types who only drive Mercedes Benz's. All whites are white collar guys whose wives are cheating on them or they're in the middle of a divorce, and they're either embezzling from their job or trying to catch someone who is embezzling. Hispanics are ex-cholos who are now politicians or work for the police. Middle easterners are all terrorists.

Most Americans without exposure to different cultures would be put-off and confused by a movie that didn't portray these images. No wonder the rest of the world thinks Americans are effed up - they see our movies and TV shows and they think that's the way we really think.
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Not Sure,Mar 15 2010, 11:30 AM
I would be put-off and confused by a movie that didn't portray these images. No wonder the rest of the world thinks Americans are effed up - they see our movies and TV shows and they think that's the way we really think.
Fixed it for you. Remember, chances are you are just like "most people."
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 01:38 PM
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[QUOTE=NuncoStr8,Mar 15 2010, 12:57 PM] Fixed it for you.
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 02:01 PM
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Pygmy groups are underrepresented in all Asian films.
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 02:03 PM
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I don't watch TV so i wouldn't know. everything on TV is planned and fake so I don't waste time watching it. Even the news is fake.
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 02:13 PM
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You're fake broham!
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