Comments on: ‘Samurai Girl’ coming to ABC Family this Friday

By: whitewashed

whitewashed — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:44:02 +0000

It’s funny how 99% of asian actresses in America are so whitewashed. Why the fuck do they even try to make an asian-themed movie in America? They’re all lame as SHIT! The whitewashed Asian girls like this one and the movies they are in. LAME!

By: whitewashed

whitewashed — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:44:00 +0000

By: John

John — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:52:46 +0000

@Jeff C. – great points.

So did anyone actually watch the show?

By: John

John — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:52:00 +0000

@Jeff C. – great points.

So did anyone actually watch the show?

By: Jeff C.

Jeff C. — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:31:41 +0000

Jason:
But don’t you see the irony in Cass’ post? If we “all look same” to Cass – someone who’s half-Asian – then just imagine how difficult it is for people with no exposure to Asian culture.

In my opinion, I’m fine with the casting of Jamie Chung for the sole reason of marketing. Can you name another young Asian-American actress that has the looks and name-recognition? (say what you like about it, but a lot of people watch Real World) At least they didn’t change the lead character to a white girl, like they did with her main love interest…

With acting, it’s not about who you are inside but what you portray outside. I think James Kyson Lee does a damn fine job as Ando in “Heroes” even though he’s not a native Japanese person. Meanwhile, Daniel Dae Kim (who’s Korean, obviously… well maybe not to Cass) plays a horrible Korean… just ask anyone who’s fluent in the language (even though he was born in Korea, he was raised in PA and barely spoke the language).

And we could extend it beyond just race too. Should Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal been barred from “Brokeback Mountain” because they’re not gay? Should Gary Sinise not have been picked as Lt. Taylor in “Forrest Gump” because he’s neither a veteran nor a cripple? Or Tom Hanks because he’s not mentally ill? I think those movies and many others would’ve been vastly different had these limitations been set…

The job of actors and actresses is to extend our belief beyond the real world. They should be casted based on their performance, not their looks. Hell, look at the uproar that was raised when Robert Downey Jr. was casted a “black” actor in “Tropic Thunder”… those comments were squelched immediately as soon as people watched his performance.

Now if you want to critique Jamie for her bad acting, then by all means, go ahead… but at least she’s hot

By: Jeff C.

Jeff C. — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:31:00 +0000

Now if you want to critique Jamie for her bad acting, then by all means, go ahead… but at least she’s hot

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:05:04 +0000

I think one of the points of Cass’ post is that Jamie Chung does not look Japanese, which I agree with. It makes you wonder about the target audience for the show, since surely Japanese-American viewers would find the casting choice to be rather odd. I guess Japanese-Americans are a small minority even among Asian-Americans, so the studio heads don’t care about that demographic?

Also, Cass, Lucy Liu’s character on last season’s Cashmere Mafia was asian (obviously) but named Mia Mason. Kinda disconcerting…

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:05:00 +0000

Also, Cass, Lucy Liu’s character on last season’s Cashmere Mafia was asian (obviously) but named Mia Mason. Kinda disconcerting…