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OMG! I can finally sleep now that I am certain Russell, the cute kid in Disney/Pixar’s Up, is in fact Asian. I mean, just look at the colour scripts for the film — Pixar was sensitive enough to have foreseen debates around Russell’s background and provided us confused and lost Asians with these handy colour scripts. Because we all know that those 45 degree, upward lines in place of eyes are codes for “Asian.”
All those online debates about Russell’s ethnic background can end now. After these scripts, there cannot be any more debate. The verdict is clear: Russell is one of us.
(thanks to Jun’s post on 8asian’s tumblr)
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You guys make me laugh.
He’s just an Asian-American guy. He doesn’t belong to any Asian ancestry.. he’s just… Asian.
Yes, he is confirmed an Asian-American cartoon character.
If you want to know the background of Russell: The animators played around and drew a picture of one another. One animator drew a picture of another animator, Peter Sohn, A Korean-American. The guy who voiced Russell is Japanese American.
So in short:
Russell’s looks was based from Peter Sohn, the main animator, a KOREAN-AMERICAN
Russell’s voice was from Jordan Nagai, a JAPANESE-AMERICAN
RUSSELL, THE CHARACTER HIMSELF IS JUST AN ASIAN-AMERICAN.
If you don’t believe me, here’s a Korean newspaper interview of Peter Sohn:
Title: THE KOREAN FACE OF PIXAR’S LATEST STAR:
You guys make me laugh.
He’s just an Asian-American guy. He doesn’t belong to any Asian ancestry.. he’s just… Asian.
Yes, he is confirmed an Asian-American cartoon character.
If you want to know the background of Russell: The animators played around and drew a picture of one another. One animator drew a picture of another animator, Peter Sohn, A Korean-American. The guy who voiced Russell is Japanese American.
So in short:
Russell’s looks was based from Peter Sohn, the main animator, a KOREAN-AMERICAN
Russell’s voice was from Jordan Nagai, a JAPANESE-AMERICAN
RUSSELL, THE CHARACTER HIMSELF IS JUST AN ASIAN-AMERICAN.
If you don’t believe me, here’s a Korean newspaper interview of Peter Sohn:
Title: THE KOREAN FACE OF PIXAR’S LATEST STAR:
it's kind of common sense.
Yep. You can just be Asian.. especially in a cartoon. Since he looks Asian and he's American.. and nothing else. He mentions no Asian countries. ... Hence Asian-American.
it's kind of common sense.
Yep. You can just be Asian.. especially in a cartoon. Since he looks Asian and he's American.. and nothing else. He mentions no Asian countries. ... Hence Asian-American.
Oh, my bad. I didn't know you could just be Asian.
Oh, my bad. I didn't know you could just be Asian.
You guys make me laugh.
Heu00e2u0080u0099s just an Asian-American guy. He doesnu00e2u0080u0099t belong to any Asian ancestry.. heu00e2u0080u0099s justu00e2u0080u00a6 Asian.
Yes, he is confirmed an Asian-American cartoon character.
If you want to know the background of Russell: The animators played around and drew a picture of one another. One animator drew a picture of another animator, Peter Sohn, A Korean-American. The guy who voiced Russell is Japanese American.
So in short:
Russellu00e2u0080u0099s looks was based from Peter Sohn, the main animator, a KOREAN-AMERICAN
Russellu00e2u0080u0099s voice was from Jordan Nagai, a JAPANESE-AMERICAN
RUSSELL, THE CHARACTER HIMSELF IS JUST AN ASIAN-AMERICAN.
If you donu00e2u0080u0099t believe me, hereu00e2u0080u0099s a Korean newspaper interview of Peter Sohn:
Title: THE KOREAN FACE OF PIXARu00e2u0080u0099S LATEST STAR:
You guys make me laugh.
Heu00e2u0080u0099s just an Asian-American guy. He doesnu00e2u0080u0099t belong to any Asian ancestry.. heu00e2u0080u0099s justu00e2u0080u00a6 Asian.
Yes, he is confirmed an Asian-American cartoon character.
If you want to know the background of Russell: The animators played around and drew a picture of one another. One animator drew a picture of another animator, Peter Sohn, A Korean-American. The guy who voiced Russell is Japanese American.
So in short:
Russellu00e2u0080u0099s looks was based from Peter Sohn, the main animator, a KOREAN-AMERICAN
Russellu00e2u0080u0099s voice was from Jordan Nagai, a JAPANESE-AMERICAN
RUSSELL, THE CHARACTER HIMSELF IS JUST AN ASIAN-AMERICAN.
If you donu00e2u0080u0099t believe me, hereu00e2u0080u0099s a Korean newspaper interview of Peter Sohn:
Title: THE KOREAN FACE OF PIXARu00e2u0080u0099S LATEST STAR:
@ Christin
wow. whoever wrote Christin's comment is clearly an idiot.
Also, it's clearly a spoof of how there is so much hype and confusion over the character's ethnicity.
@ Christin
wow. whoever wrote Christin's comment is clearly an idiot.
Also, it's clearly a spoof of how there is so much hype and confusion over the character's ethnicity.
Whoever wrote this article is clearly an idiot.
Also, it's clearly a spoof cartoon character of Martin Scorsese.
I think that it was pretty obvious at the end that Russell is Asian when you see his mother at the Wilderness Explorer ceremony.
Not gonna lie: this made me laugh so hard. How ironic.
I love it! We need more "Russells" in mainstream roles in entertainment.
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