Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Why I sometimes have a teensy little problem with American media...

How Asian guys are portrayed in America:



How Asian guys are portrayed in Korea:


2 comments :

  1. It's changing, slowly but surely. Steven Yeun in The Walking Dead is tough, resourceful, AND gets the hot babe. :)

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    1. Yup! Definitely agree that things are changing, whether the status quo likes it or not.

      Best thing is when we don't even have to rely on American media to reshape images. I've met a lot of non-Asian people who are into Asian pop culture. Certainly helps to have another source of representation.

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