Comments on: NPR: Long Duk Dong: Last of the Hollywood Stereotypes? http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/24/npr-long-duk-dong-last-of-the-hollywood-stereotypes/ A blog for Asian Americans Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:56:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mean Girls 2 Puts Out Casting Call for Asian Americans | Entertainment | 8Asians.com http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/24/npr-long-duk-dong-last-of-the-hollywood-stereotypes/comment-page-1/#comment-131966 Mean Girls 2 Puts Out Casting Call for Asian Americans | Entertainment | 8Asians.com Mon, 14 Jun 2010 07:29:04 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/24/npr-long-duk-dong-last-of-the-hollywood-stereotypes/#comment-131966 [...] role for an Asian-American or a Hispanic would be in a movie about mean high school kids. Another Sixteen Candles type role? The Daughter thinks it will be for a nerd or for someone playing the piano.  Anyone else care to [...] [...] role for an Asian-American or a Hispanic would be in a movie about mean high school kids. Another Sixteen Candles type role? The Daughter thinks it will be for a nerd or for someone playing the piano.  Anyone else care to [...]

]]> By: DeathorTriumph http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/24/npr-long-duk-dong-last-of-the-hollywood-stereotypes/comment-page-1/#comment-132146 DeathorTriumph Fri, 11 Jun 2010 21:49:30 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/24/npr-long-duk-dong-last-of-the-hollywood-stereotypes/#comment-132146 I remember watching an asian girl get sexually assaulted in high school by several caucasian guys. i should have done something. it was after school in the school yard with many onlookers. no one did anything. <br>another asian girl in college got raped by a caucasian guy. i remember these but i don't know how it affects me exactly. certainly affected the girls badly. I remember watching an asian girl get sexually assaulted in high school by several caucasian guys. i should have done something. it was after school in the school yard with many onlookers. no one did anything.
another asian girl in college got raped by a caucasian guy. i remember these but i don't know how it affects me exactly. certainly affected the girls badly.

]]> By: DeathorTriumph http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/24/npr-long-duk-dong-last-of-the-hollywood-stereotypes/comment-page-1/#comment-132147 DeathorTriumph Fri, 11 Jun 2010 21:17:36 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/24/npr-long-duk-dong-last-of-the-hollywood-stereotypes/#comment-132147 The policemen that guarded the subway turnstiles in NYC often told me that I looked like the guy from 'Gung Ho'. Gedde Watanabe plays the Japanese manager/executive working in an auto plant in the US. I was in 7th grade so I would just laugh and say 'do you want my autograph'. I had no other way of defending myself psychologically. This happened on a regular basis after school.<br><br>During the day, kids would come up to me and pull their eyes back. 'Ching Chong Ching Chong' they would make these noises. Most of the time it's kids from other grades/classes. I learned quickly that there was something wrong with me. There was something about me that's always comical to the other kids even if I sit perfectly still. <br><br>None of my friends would bother defending me. Many would tell me that is how asians looked and sounded. Some would pull their eyes back and make the 'ching chong ching chong' sounds in front of me. I didn't know I was a slanted eyed person with strange sounds coming out of me until 7th grade.<br><br>I remembered only 2 or 3 girls would talk to me like a normal human being. Even then it was rare. I would see groups of girls laughing together as they decide whether or not to ask me some questions as another girl pulls her away from taunting me.<br><br>Whether it's cause or effect or coincidence, I am much older now and have been in treatment for depression, had suicide ideation, body dysmorphic disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder. <br><br>I am learning to do well in spite of. The policemen that guarded the subway turnstiles in NYC often told me that I looked like the guy from 'Gung Ho'. Gedde Watanabe plays the Japanese manager/executive working in an auto plant in the US. I was in 7th grade so I would just laugh and say 'do you want my autograph'. I had no other way of defending myself psychologically. This happened on a regular basis after school.

During the day, kids would come up to me and pull their eyes back. 'Ching Chong Ching Chong' they would make these noises. Most of the time it's kids from other grades/classes. I learned quickly that there was something wrong with me. There was something about me that's always comical to the other kids even if I sit perfectly still.

None of my friends would bother defending me. Many would tell me that is how asians looked and sounded. Some would pull their eyes back and make the 'ching chong ching chong' sounds in front of me. I didn't know I was a slanted eyed person with strange sounds coming out of me until 7th grade.

I remembered only 2 or 3 girls would talk to me like a normal human being. Even then it was rare. I would see groups of girls laughing together as they decide whether or not to ask me some questions as another girl pulls her away from taunting me.

Whether it's cause or effect or coincidence, I am much older now and have been in treatment for depression, had suicide ideation, body dysmorphic disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder.

I am learning to do well in spite of.

]]> By: DeathorTriumph http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/24/npr-long-duk-dong-last-of-the-hollywood-stereotypes/comment-page-1/#comment-131918 DeathorTriumph Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:49:30 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/24/npr-long-duk-dong-last-of-the-hollywood-stereotypes/#comment-131918 I remember watching an asian girl get sexually assaulted in high school by several caucasian guys. i should have done something. it was after school in the school yard with many onlookers. no one did anything. <br>another asian girl in college got raped by a caucasian guy. i remember these but i don't know how it affects me exactly. certainly affected the girls badly. I remember watching an asian girl get sexually assaulted in high school by several caucasian guys. i should have done something. it was after school in the school yard with many onlookers. no one did anything.
another asian girl in college got raped by a caucasian guy. i remember these but i don't know how it affects me exactly. certainly affected the girls badly.

]]> By: DeathorTriumph http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/24/npr-long-duk-dong-last-of-the-hollywood-stereotypes/comment-page-1/#comment-131915 DeathorTriumph Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:17:36 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/24/npr-long-duk-dong-last-of-the-hollywood-stereotypes/#comment-131915 The policemen that guarded the subway turnstiles in NYC often told me that I looked like the guy from 'Gung Ho'. Gedde Watanabe plays the Japanese manager/executive working in an auto plant in the US. I was in 7th grade so I would just laugh and say 'do you want my autograph'. I had no other way of defending myself psychologically. This happened on a regular basis after school.<br><br>During the day, kids would come up to me and pull their eyes back. 'Ching Chong Ching Chong' they would make these noises. Most of the time it's kids from other grades/classes. I learned quickly that there was something wrong with me. There was something about me that's always comical to the other kids even if I sit perfectly still. <br><br>None of my friends would bother defending me. Many would tell me that is how asians looked and sounded. Some would pull their eyes back and make the 'ching chong ching chong' sounds in front of me. I didn't know I was a slanted eyed person with strange sounds coming out of me until 7th grade.<br><br>I remembered only 2 or 3 girls would talk to me like a normal human being. Even then it was rare. I would see groups of girls laughing together as they decide whether or not to ask me some questions as another girl pulls her away from taunting me.<br><br>Whether it's cause or effect or coincidence, I am much older now and have been in treatment for depression, had suicide ideation, body dysmorphic disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder. <br><br>I am learning to do well in spite of. The policemen that guarded the subway turnstiles in NYC often told me that I looked like the guy from 'Gung Ho'. Gedde Watanabe plays the Japanese manager/executive working in an auto plant in the US. I was in 7th grade so I would just laugh and say 'do you want my autograph'. I had no other way of defending myself psychologically. This happened on a regular basis after school.

During the day, kids would come up to me and pull their eyes back. 'Ching Chong Ching Chong' they would make these noises. Most of the time it's kids from other grades/classes. I learned quickly that there was something wrong with me. There was something about me that's always comical to the other kids even if I sit perfectly still.

None of my friends would bother defending me. Many would tell me that is how asians looked and sounded. Some would pull their eyes back and make the 'ching chong ching chong' sounds in front of me. I didn't know I was a slanted eyed person with strange sounds coming out of me until 7th grade.

I remembered only 2 or 3 girls would talk to me like a normal human being. Even then it was rare. I would see groups of girls laughing together as they decide whether or not to ask me some questions as another girl pulls her away from taunting me.

Whether it's cause or effect or coincidence, I am much older now and have been in treatment for depression, had suicide ideation, body dysmorphic disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder.

I am learning to do well in spite of.

]]> By: Sotaro Shibahara http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/24/npr-long-duk-dong-last-of-the-hollywood-stereotypes/comment-page-1/#comment-130988 Sotaro Shibahara Sun, 09 May 2010 01:30:51 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/24/npr-long-duk-dong-last-of-the-hollywood-stereotypes/#comment-130988 I got called "Wang Chung" by some idiot in junior high. I didn't see _Sixteen Candles_ till I was much older. I can definitely understand the criticisms of the Long Duk Dong character, but I also can't fault Gedde Watanabe for grabbing one of the few Asian parts in a major motion picture available at the time. I got called “Wang Chung” by some idiot in junior high. I didn't see _Sixteen Candles_ till I was much older. I can definitely understand the criticisms of the Long Duk Dong character, but I also can't fault Gedde Watanabe for grabbing one of the few Asian parts in a major motion picture available at the time.

]]> By: Learning to Love Long Duck Dong « Koreanish http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/24/npr-long-duk-dong-last-of-the-hollywood-stereotypes/comment-page-1/#comment-125957 Learning to Love Long Duck Dong « Koreanish Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:37:51 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/24/npr-long-duk-dong-last-of-the-hollywood-stereotypes/#comment-125957 [...] Adrian Tomine, accompanied a piece on stereotypes of Asian American men in media, also blogged by John over at the excellent 8Asians. And it does a good job of describing Tomine’s mixed feelings about the [...] [...] Adrian Tomine, accompanied a piece on stereotypes of Asian American men in media, also blogged by John over at the excellent 8Asians. And it does a good job of describing Tomine’s mixed feelings about the [...]

]]> By: 8Asians.com » “Kia-ville,” Georgia Reminds Me of “Gung Ho” http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/24/npr-long-duk-dong-last-of-the-hollywood-stereotypes/comment-page-1/#comment-125207 8Asians.com » “Kia-ville,” Georgia Reminds Me of “Gung Ho” Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:15:12 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/24/npr-long-duk-dong-last-of-the-hollywood-stereotypes/#comment-125207 [...] all reminds me of the 1986 movie Gung Ho staring Michael Keaton and Gedde Watanabe about a fictitious Japanese auto manufacturer — Assan Motors Corporation — taking over [...] [...] all reminds me of the 1986 movie Gung Ho staring Michael Keaton and Gedde Watanabe about a fictitious Japanese auto manufacturer — Assan Motors Corporation — taking over [...]

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