Comments on: 30 Rock: “My ‘No sex with Asians’ rule” http://www.8asians.com/2007/11/30/30-rock-no-sex-with-asians-rule/ A blog for Asian Americans Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:41:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: LeroyStockholm http://www.8asians.com/2007/11/30/30-rock-no-sex-with-asians-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-149913 LeroyStockholm Sun, 17 Apr 2011 23:31:30 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/11/30/30-rock-no-sex-with-asians-rule/#comment-149913 if you could read you would see that she actually did fuk the asian dude so what are you complaining about? if you could read you would see that she actually did fuk the asian dude so what are you complaining about?

]]> By: LeroyStockholm http://www.8asians.com/2007/11/30/30-rock-no-sex-with-asians-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-149911 LeroyStockholm Sun, 17 Apr 2011 23:31:30 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/11/30/30-rock-no-sex-with-asians-rule/#comment-149911 if you could read you would see that she actually did fuk the asian dude so what are you complaining about? if you could read you would see that she actually did fuk the asian dude so what are you complaining about?

]]> By: Spencer__ http://www.8asians.com/2007/11/30/30-rock-no-sex-with-asians-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-146611 Spencer__ Wed, 16 Feb 2011 08:21:31 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/11/30/30-rock-no-sex-with-asians-rule/#comment-146611 they couldn't have said black people. The way it goes unfortunatly is if you are anything but black people can make racist jokes about you. black people especially love to get away with saying nasty things about white people. Respect is a one way street when it comes to some black people. who are in my opinion the most rasist people in america. I agree with you. It isn't right, and i'm glad you wrote this article. I think 30 rock is a terribly liberal show... it gets annoying at times. I just think its funny how intolerant the jokes are comming from writers to claim to be tolerant. they couldn’t have said black people. The way it goes unfortunatly is if you are anything but black people can make racist jokes about you. black people especially love to get away with saying nasty things about white people. Respect is a one way street when it comes to some black people. who are in my opinion the most rasist people in america.
I agree with you. It isn’t right, and i’m glad you wrote this article. I think 30 rock is a terribly liberal show… it gets annoying at times. I just think its funny how intolerant the jokes are comming from writers to claim to be tolerant.

]]> By: JenSnow http://www.8asians.com/2007/11/30/30-rock-no-sex-with-asians-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-145098 JenSnow Mon, 10 Jan 2011 22:32:14 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/11/30/30-rock-no-sex-with-asians-rule/#comment-145098 Jenna also said in an episode that her number 1 wish was to date a white football player. Her character is supposed to be a generally offensive person. Not that Asain men aren't desexualized in Hollywood, this just isn't the best example... Jenna also said in an episode that her number 1 wish was to date a white football player. Her character is supposed to be a generally offensive person. Not that Asain men aren’t desexualized in Hollywood, this just isn’t the best example…

]]> By: lalalababa http://www.8asians.com/2007/11/30/30-rock-no-sex-with-asians-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-130795 lalalababa Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:18:35 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/11/30/30-rock-no-sex-with-asians-rule/#comment-130795 I just noticed a "Vietnamese size 2" comment today on 30 Rock, and there was also the Asians in the golf is not a sport segment on SNL because if Asians participate then it can't be a sport, which is really a narrow-minded thing to begin with, because you'd think otherwise if you've seen the Olympics or if you acknowledge that there is a world outside the US with many other sports and most of it doesn't even know what American Football is. Is it okay that it's not really Tina Fey saying this but some character she's pretending to be saying these things? She's still putting it out there to sell a joke. I never realized it but she seems to have a things against Vietnamese girls, because she sure references them a lot - if you've seen Mean Girls you might notice how she portrays them. <br><br>I feel there are subtle undertones of racism. It seems like she's using preconceived notions to try and make jokes but they are not funny. I also read an article where Tina Fey mentioned that when she came to NY, she said it was full of Asians. I never noticed these little comments on her show, but they are piling up and are starting to bother me. <br><br>Well SNL and 30 Rock are not funny to me. It makes me uncomfortable also seeing how Tracy Morgan is being caricatured all the time. Is Tina Fey racist against Asians? I really would like to know, but I don't think it would really matter to most people. Even if she is and there's a big story that breaks, and she apologizes or whatnot, her opinions won't change and she's still going to go back to work and probably make jokes about how she can't make racist jokes anymore. I never thought about this, but I don't see many NON-South Asian actors on NBC, unless you count Senor Chang in Community and Hiro and his buddy on Heroes - that's it. Are there more? I just noticed a “Vietnamese size 2″ comment today on 30 Rock, and there was also the Asians in the golf is not a sport segment on SNL because if Asians participate then it can't be a sport, which is really a narrow-minded thing to begin with, because you'd think otherwise if you've seen the Olympics or if you acknowledge that there is a world outside the US with many other sports and most of it doesn't even know what American Football is. Is it okay that it's not really Tina Fey saying this but some character she's pretending to be saying these things? She's still putting it out there to sell a joke. I never realized it but she seems to have a things against Vietnamese girls, because she sure references them a lot – if you've seen Mean Girls you might notice how she portrays them.

I feel there are subtle undertones of racism. It seems like she's using preconceived notions to try and make jokes but they are not funny. I also read an article where Tina Fey mentioned that when she came to NY, she said it was full of Asians. I never noticed these little comments on her show, but they are piling up and are starting to bother me.

Well SNL and 30 Rock are not funny to me. It makes me uncomfortable also seeing how Tracy Morgan is being caricatured all the time. Is Tina Fey racist against Asians? I really would like to know, but I don't think it would really matter to most people. Even if she is and there's a big story that breaks, and she apologizes or whatnot, her opinions won't change and she's still going to go back to work and probably make jokes about how she can't make racist jokes anymore. I never thought about this, but I don't see many NON-South Asian actors on NBC, unless you count Senor Chang in Community and Hiro and his buddy on Heroes – that's it. Are there more?

]]> By: aratnoom http://www.8asians.com/2007/11/30/30-rock-no-sex-with-asians-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-128449 aratnoom Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:28:12 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/11/30/30-rock-no-sex-with-asians-rule/#comment-128449 Thing is, 30 Rock has made several negative comments against Asian people. One where Jenna says something to the extent of her mouth being as wide as an Asian--- (I forget the exact wording; she might have actually said Vietnamese, but still)--regardless she made women who are Asian sound like whores. Then there was the Japanese title for Liz Lemon's book where the grammar is purposefully incorrect. This is minor to the other comment made, but still. I've decided to stop watching the show altogether. And I used to be such a Tina Fey fan. But I'm tired of being offended. Thing is, 30 Rock has made several negative comments against Asian people. One where Jenna says something to the extent of her mouth being as wide as an Asian— (I forget the exact wording; she might have actually said Vietnamese, but still)–regardless she made women who are Asian sound like whores. Then there was the Japanese title for Liz Lemon's book where the grammar is purposefully incorrect. This is minor to the other comment made, but still. I've decided to stop watching the show altogether. And I used to be such a Tina Fey fan. But I'm tired of being offended.

]]> By: aratnoom http://www.8asians.com/2007/11/30/30-rock-no-sex-with-asians-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-128047 aratnoom Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:28:12 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/11/30/30-rock-no-sex-with-asians-rule/#comment-128047 Thing is, 30 Rock has made several negative comments against Asian people. One where Jenna says something to the extent of her mouth being as wide as an Asian--- (I forget the exact wording; she might have actually said Vietnamese, but still)--regardless she made women who are Asian sound like whores. Then there was the Japanese title for Liz Lemon's book where the grammar is purposefully incorrect. This is minor to the other comment made, but still. I've decided to stop watching the show altogether. And I used to be such a Tina Fey fan. But I'm tired of being offended. Thing is, 30 Rock has made several negative comments against Asian people. One where Jenna says something to the extent of her mouth being as wide as an Asian— (I forget the exact wording; she might have actually said Vietnamese, but still)–regardless she made women who are Asian sound like whores. Then there was the Japanese title for Liz Lemon's book where the grammar is purposefully incorrect. This is minor to the other comment made, but still. I've decided to stop watching the show altogether. And I used to be such a Tina Fey fan. But I'm tired of being offended.

]]> By: shirleywhirl http://www.8asians.com/2007/11/30/30-rock-no-sex-with-asians-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-125905 shirleywhirl Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:32:38 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/11/30/30-rock-no-sex-with-asians-rule/#comment-125905 'No sex with Asians' was uttered by J-e-n-n-a. Hello! She's the blond bimbo! Used in that context, that rule was supposed to clue the viewers in to its outrageous-ness and baseless-ness. Not only that, Jenna realizes that rule of hers was an ignorant one bc she likes her Kwon.<br><br>What's up with these ethnic first names - couldn't they have written into the dialog, say, "Michael Leong" instead of "Kwon?" 'No sex with Asians' was uttered by J-e-n-n-a. Hello! She's the blond bimbo! Used in that context, that rule was supposed to clue the viewers in to its outrageous-ness and baseless-ness. Not only that, Jenna realizes that rule of hers was an ignorant one bc she likes her Kwon.

What's up with these ethnic first names – couldn't they have written into the dialog, say, “Michael Leong” instead of “Kwon?”

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