美劇: 吊絲 = Asians
'so racist it's baffling'
It's surprising there hasn't been a dialogue concerning the portrayal of Asian-Americans in US sitcoms.
E4's latest aquisition, 2 Broke Girls, is the most problematic. Created by Sex and the City's Michael Patrick King, it's the story of two white waitresses (Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs) who work in a Brooklyn restaurant whose boss is Asian-American Han Lee ( Matthew Moy). Short, asexual and work-obsessed, Lee is ridiculed for his broken English and failing to "get" US culture. In one episode Dennings' character says, after a run-in with Lee: "You can't tell an Asian he made a mistake. He'll go in back and throw himself on a sword."
Other US shows such as Don't Trust The B**** In Apartment 23 and Are You There Chelsea? contain racist quips and/or stereotypical Asian Americans. Kane Carpenter, the editor of the Chinese American newspaper Sampan, thinks the lack of outrage is because "the term "Asian American" refers to such a diverse group of people of different ethnic backgrounds. There is less of a response from our community when racism is directed towards us."
'so racist it's baffling'
It's surprising there hasn't been a dialogue concerning the portrayal of Asian-Americans in US sitcoms.
E4's latest aquisition, 2 Broke Girls, is the most problematic. Created by Sex and the City's Michael Patrick King, it's the story of two white waitresses (Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs) who work in a Brooklyn restaurant whose boss is Asian-American Han Lee ( Matthew Moy). Short, asexual and work-obsessed, Lee is ridiculed for his broken English and failing to "get" US culture. In one episode Dennings' character says, after a run-in with Lee: "You can't tell an Asian he made a mistake. He'll go in back and throw himself on a sword."
Other US shows such as Don't Trust The B**** In Apartment 23 and Are You There Chelsea? contain racist quips and/or stereotypical Asian Americans. Kane Carpenter, the editor of the Chinese American newspaper Sampan, thinks the lack of outrage is because "the term "Asian American" refers to such a diverse group of people of different ethnic backgrounds. There is less of a response from our community when racism is directed towards us."
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