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All of them have spoken up about Asian American issues but if you dig deeper they don't seem to actually care. It's sad these are asian american girl representation and voice. It seems they're just using the "woke" trend to look good. As long as it benefits them, they don't actually genuinely care.

 

 

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Chloe Bennet was praised the other week for her respond as to why she changed her Chinese surname Wang to Bennet and she has strongly spoken up about racism, like that time she wrote a long post on instagram about her experience as an asian american & calling out Gigi Hadid for her racist buddha snapchat vid..but why she is dating a known racist white guy, Logan Paul? it doesn't apply to him?

 

 

 

 

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Jamie Chung who criticize crazy rich asians for not casting her and cast a half white male lead, said it's "Bullshit". But she played fetishized stereotype roles, supported and was in Whitewashed movie DragonBall Evolution. She later clarified her statement on crazy rich asians casting that she's not hating on the actor and doesn't care. Basically she's frustrated she doesn't get cast and that what she cares. She is also with a white guy, actually married to one (If you look at the main 3 actresses in Crazy Rich Asian cast, coincidentally they are all asian with white boyfriends)

 

 

 

 

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Constance Wu, the most outspoken one out of them about asian american issues especially in the media but she was normalizing portrayal of asian mail bride and human trafficking as long as it means more money. I guess she's actually fine with stereotypes, as long as she gets more roles and money. I'm not against interracial relationship but it's amusing that just like the other 2 asian american above, She is also dating a white guy. I think all the most known asian american actresses are all with a white guy, correct me if i'm wrong. 

 

 

 

 

All I'm getting is they pretend they care about the asian american community, but they simply only care about themselves. I'm sure there are better asian american actresses out there that truly cares, but these actresses are often highly praised for speaking up about asian american issues (except jamie chung, she only speak up when it directly affects her) and they're the ones getting most of the asian roles, despite their hypocritical actions that not a lot of people know about.

 

 

 

EDIT: Where did I say dating white guy = not caring about asian american issues. That isn't the point of this. 

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um how does dating a white guy = not actually caring about Asian American issues? 

 

also where and when did Constance Wu normalize mail brides and human trafficking? 

 

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You're wrong to think you can question their dedication to who they are and what they represent because of this, if that counts?

 

 

That is the thing you guys got in my post? 

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Honestly the Asian American community is a mess and it'll be decades before we are actually able to stick together as a community

 

Until then, we'll continue to be divided by ethnicity and gender and class and stuff like this will continue

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Asians in general especially many East/South Eastern Asian Americans have this profound love for White people. There's really nothing we can do about it. Years and years of Hollywood influence and maybe a tinge bit of their own natural primal admiration of how White people look over their own have made them like that.

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And? Anything can be comedy. Do you realize how rare it would be for a woman to get first billing and paid 2x what her male counterpart does? And just because it brings comedy to the concept, that win isn't worth it? Idk, I just disagree.

i understand but that is still trying to normalize mail brides and affects the whole asian community

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What you say may be true but when Jamie Chung participated in Dragonball Evolution, isn't that a good thing? Why is it included as a point against her?

because she was initially mad they cast a half white actor and not cast her, but she was in that whitewashed movie dragonball evolution. 

 

My overall point is these actresses jump on the "woke" bandwagon and get praised for speaking up about racism & media stereotypes but they date racist and are actually okay with stereotypes and normalizing things like mail bride as long as more money and more roles.

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I feel like these actresses are just extremely desperate for a gig because they are limited to the American film industry since they don't speak/write/read their ethnic languages eloquently enough to crossover and get roles from the Asian film industry. Hollywood generally has far & few and terrible roles for Asian actors.They also aren't in the positions to write/produce to create their own roles.

 

I'm not sure why Chloe Bennet needed to change her name when Jamie Chung, Constance Wu, Lucy Liu, Ming-Na Wen etc. all retained their Asian surname and it's hasn't stopped them being just as successful as Chloe. I suspect she had some insecurities about her name that she doesn't like to admit. ohdearplz.png

Asian-American actresses/actors just don't get cast much anyway, that's why many who have the skills to do so, enter the Asian film industry instead to build up their filmography. Even Bruce Lee had to first get recognition from the Hong Kong film industry for him to be acknowledged for better roles. Being bilingual is a great asset if you are an Asian-American/Australian etc. who wants to make it big in the entertainment industry. There's so many Asian-Americans/etc. who are successful in K-pop and have built a successful following outside the East-Asian entertainment industry and their careers would have never happened if they weren't bilingual/trilingual etc.

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I feel like these actresses are just extremely desperate for a gig because they are limited to the American film industry since they don't speak/write/read their ethnic languages eloquently enough to crossover and get roles from the Asian film industry. Hollywood generally has far & few and terrible roles for Asian actors.They also aren't in the positions to write/produce to create their own roles.

 

I'm not sure why Chloe Bennet needed to change her name when Jamie Chung, Constance Wu, Lucy Liu, Ming-Na Wen etc. all retained their Asian surname and it's hasn't stopped them being just as successful as Chloe. I suspect she had some insecurities about her name that she doesn't like to admit. ohdearplz.png

Asian-American actresses/actors just don't get cast much anyway, that's why many who have the skills to do so, enter the Asian film industry instead to build up their filmography. Even Bruce Lee had to first get recognition from the Hong Kong film industry for him to be acknowledged for better roles. Being bilingual is a great asset if you are an Asian-American/Australian etc. who wants to make it big in the entertainment industry. There's so many Asian-Americans/etc. who are successful in K-pop and have built a successful following outside the East-Asian entertainment industry and their careers would have never happened if they weren't bilingual/trilingual etc.

i get that

 

It just bothers me that these actresses act like they actually care about the community, but they only care about getting roles of their own even if it's stereotypes roles that they often criticized. Even dating racist guy, when just second ago they were criticize someone else racist actions on asians. It's just to look like they're "woke" and care about the community, get praised from others but they're hypocrites. 

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i get that

 

It just bothers me that these actresses act like they actually care about the community, but they only care about getting roles of their own even if it's stereotypes roles that they often criticized. Even dating racist guy, when just second ago they were criticize someone else racist actions on asians. It's just to look like they're "woke" and care about the community, get praised from others but they're hypocrites. 

I have to admit I also feel betrayed that Chloe Bennet, who claims that her career is pro-Asian representation but has closely associated herself with people like Logan Paul who has made racist jokes about Asian people and literally belittled Asian people and Austin Nichols (had to look his name up) who publicly called her a "half-breed". (why Logan Paul ew)

 

How can someone be a role-model for minorities standing against racism when you invite publicly racist people into your personal life? She's willing to call out Gigi for racist stereotypes but why doesn't she call out people in her personal life who are making the same mistakes?

 

I also agree with you that Constance Wu was wrong to support a hypothetical mail order bride comedy even if the Asian actress was well paid. For someone who claims to be an Asian feminist she shows a complete ignorance of the social issues surrounding mail order brides, including human trafficking, sexual assault, domestic violence and a generally extremely imbalanced power dynamic in the relationship. The woman is dehumanised into being a commodity. Her support (if the lead actress gets 2x pay) kind of exposes her greed for $$$ and is in conflict with her public identity as an Asian feminist/activist.

 

I haven't paid that much attention to Jamie Chung but Dragonball Evolution is a travesty of a film and was notorious for its whitewashing controversy, which Jamie never criticised because she got a role in it (unlike Crazy Rich Asians).

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I feel like these actresses are just extremely desperate for a gig because they are limited to the American film industry since they don't speak/write/read their ethnic languages eloquently enough to crossover and get roles from the Asian film industry. Hollywood generally has far & few and terrible roles for Asian actors.They also aren't in the positions to write/produce to create their own roles.

 

I'm not sure why Chloe Bennet needed to change her name when Jamie Chung, Constance Wu, Lucy Liu, Ming-Na Wen etc. all retained their Asian surname and it's hasn't stopped them being just as successful as Chloe. I suspect she had some insecurities about her name that she doesn't like to admit. ohdearplz.png

Asian-American actresses/actors just don't get cast much anyway, that's why many who have the skills to do so, enter the Asian film industry instead to build up their filmography. Even Bruce Lee had to first get recognition from the Hong Kong film industry for him to be acknowledged for better roles. Being bilingual is a great asset if you are an Asian-American/Australian etc. who wants to make it big in the entertainment industry. There's so many Asian-Americans/etc. who are successful in K-pop and have built a successful following outside the East-Asian entertainment industry and their careers would have never happened if they weren't bilingual/trilingual etc.

 

Chloe Bennet is half white and can pass as white. The others are full Asian and do not have non-Asian surnames.

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Of course they're Americanized, they were all born and raised in America...is that supposed to be an insult?

Yes, I guess the better term is white washed? Twinkies?

 

The reason why rising/known Asian Americans are like this is because it's not the norm for Asian Americans to go into entertainment. So the ones who do go into acting are very Americanized/whitewashed people who thinks doing music/movies is a great career choice. they think they're the same as white people, only hang out with white friends, can't speak their native language, that's why they date white guys cause they don't even value/learn their own heritage. But of course they're Asian on the outside so they pretend to be all Asian pride and get into social issues to try to help themselves.

 

I like how chloe bennet went off on her Instagram, and said she can speak mandarin but in reality she doesn't know shit and only remember the words to her songs. If u watch her interviews she can't hold a simple conversation and needs a translator. Oh wells props to them for trying to end racism and make more Asians go into Hollywood. Again, not all Asian Americans in entertainment are like this, but a good chunk of them are

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Yes, I guess the better term is white washed? Twinkies?

 

The reason why rising/known Asian Americans are like this is because it's not the norm for Asian Americans to go into entertainment. So the ones who do go into acting are very Americanized/whitewashed people who thinks doing music/movies is a great career choice. they think they're the same as white people, only hang out with white friends, can't speak their native language, that's why they date white guys cause they don't even value/learn their own heritage. But of course they're Asian on the outside so they pretend to be all Asian pride and get into social issues to try to help themselves.

 

I like how chloe bennet went off on her Instagram, and said she can speak mandarin but in reality she doesn't know shit and only remember the words to her songs. If u watch her interviews she can't hold a simple conversation and needs a translator. Oh wells props to them for trying to end racism and make more Asians go into Hollywood. Again, not all Asian Americans in entertainment are like this, but a good chunk of them are

 

Wanting to be rich and famous as an actor is not a whitewash-only trait. "They think they're the same as white people" - um, yeah? America is supposed to be about being equal. How is that a bad thing?

 

Whitewashed Asians don't need to fit into the mold of what other people consider being a "real" Asian is. Just by how we look, we have to deal with the same shit as other Asians.

 

You sound like one of those bitter Asian guys who's allowed yourself to be completely emasculated and brainwashed by the media, not realizing that there's a ton of westernized Asian girls who are into Asian dudes.

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I have to admit I also feel betrayed that Chloe Bennet, who claims that her career is pro-Asian representation but has closely associated herself with people like Logan Paul who has made racist jokes about Asian people and literally belittled Asian people and Austin Nichols (had to look his name up) who publicly called her a "half-breed". (why Logan Paul ew)

 

How can someone be a role-model for minorities standing against racism when you invite publicly racist people into your personal life? She's willing to call out Gigi for racist stereotypes but why doesn't she call out people in her personal life who are making the same mistakes?

 

I also agree with you that Constance Wu was wrong to support a hypothetical mail order bride comedy even if the Asian actress was well paid. For someone who claims to be an Asian feminist she shows a complete ignorance of the social issues surrounding mail order brides, including human trafficking, sexual assault, domestic violence and a generally extremely imbalanced power dynamic in the relationship. The woman is dehumanised into being a commodity. Her support (if the lead actress gets 2x pay) kind of exposes her greed for $$$ and is in conflict with her public identity as an Asian feminist/activist.

 

I haven't paid that much attention to Jamie Chung but Dragonball Evolution is a travesty of a film and was notorious for its whitewashing controversy, which Jamie never criticised because she got a role in it (unlike Crazy Rich Asians).

 

you said everything I'm trying to say very eloquently. 

 

I don't know why some people are upset by this. Are they fans of these actresses? are they asians into/dating white guys, or ppl who saw "white guys" and automatically got offended because why is pointing out who they're dating the only shit they took from everything I said, when interracial dating isn't even the point of my post. It's about these actresses rising, getting most the asian roles and repetitively getting praise and becoming the voice for asian american girls But they contradict themselves and has shown they actually only care about getting more roles and more money on their own, not the asian american community and there issues. 

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