Comments on: Hollywood’s Forbidden, Regressive Kingdom http://isgreaterthan.net/2008/04/hollywoods-forbidden-regressive-kingdom/ Literary-minded culture blog Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:53:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Chanda http://isgreaterthan.net/2008/04/hollywoods-forbidden-regressive-kingdom/comment-page-1/#comment-1643 Chanda Thu, 15 May 2008 19:30:53 +0000 http://isgreaterthan.net/?p=865#comment-1643 You know, my wife is Chinese, and I think I cringed during The Forbidden Kingdom more than she did, hahaha. I am sick of things like: - a non-Latina actress getting the sole Latina role on season 4 of the L word (Papi) for a show set in LOS ANGELES - people actually thinking Angelina darkening her skin was acceptable in place of actually finding a woman of colour for the Marianne Pearl story etc. But then again, I think Hollywood responds to what American demands, and white Americans still just won't go to the movies in the same numbers unless a white guy/gal is starring in it. You know, my wife is Chinese, and I think I cringed during The Forbidden Kingdom more than she did, hahaha.

I am sick of things like:
- a non-Latina actress getting the sole Latina role on season 4 of the L word (Papi) for a show set in LOS ANGELES

- people actually thinking Angelina darkening her skin was acceptable in place of actually finding a woman of colour for the Marianne Pearl story

etc.

But then again, I think Hollywood responds to what American demands, and white Americans still just won’t go to the movies in the same numbers unless a white guy/gal is starring in it.

]]> By: browheel http://isgreaterthan.net/2008/04/hollywoods-forbidden-regressive-kingdom/comment-page-1/#comment-1614 browheel Thu, 08 May 2008 07:37:07 +0000 http://isgreaterthan.net/?p=865#comment-1614 My thoughts exactly!! My thoughts exactly!!

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