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Mackorov 02/17/18 1:17:25 AM #1:	and that isnt some kung fu s* involving Jacky Chan or Jet Li? <cite>Mackorov posted [p:896239092] in Do you thi... [t:76327895]...</cite> <quote>and that isnt some kung fu s* involving Jacky Chan or Jet Li?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PoopPotato 02/17/18 1:18:37 AM #2:	Like Memoirs of a Geisha? --- http://i.minus.com/i5EWBMXTN4ERv.gif <cite>PoopPotato posted [p:896239136] in Do you thi... [t:76327895]...</cite> <quote>Like Memoirs of a Geisha?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 02/17/18 1:19:26 AM #3:	Sixty-some years ago: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Samurai <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:896239168] in Do you thi... [t:76327895]...</cite> <quote>Sixty-some years ago: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Samurai</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Knowledge_King 02/17/18 1:54:46 AM #4:	Probably not. They're a very small portion of the population. And you just like...ruled out the one kind of movie they absolutely DOMINATE at. Assuming you're taking out generic action movies too. Because Jet Li and Jackie Chan have both done those as well. Also if MCU or DCEU decides on an asian hero it might happen. --- http://www.warwithwords.com He Who Leads: Global Ebook Award Winner:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CE0TLLM <cite>Knowledge_King posted [p:896240290] in Do you thi... [t:76327895]...</cite> <quote>Probably not. They're a very small portion of the population. And you just like...ruled out the one kind of movie they absolutely DOMINATE at. Assuming you're taking out generic action movies too. Because Jet Li and Jackie Chan have both done those as well. Also if MCU or DCEU decides on an asian hero it might happen.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kelystic 02/17/18 1:56:09 AM #5:	Ben Kingsley is Indian --- http://i.imgur.com/xNf1K9h.jpg <cite>Kelystic posted [p:896240330] in Do you thi... [t:76327895]...</cite> <quote>Ben Kingsley is Indian</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 02/17/18 2:07:05 AM #6:	Kelystic posted... Ben Kingsley is Indian So is Kal Penn. John Cho is also asian, and I do seem to remember the Harold & Kumar movies doing quite well. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:896240624] in Do you thi... [t:76327895]...</cite> <quote><cite>Kelystic posted...</cite> <quote>Ben Kingsley is Indian</quote> So is Kal Penn. John Cho is also asian, and I do seem to remember the Harold & Kumar movies doing quite well.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mackorov 02/17/18 2:43:25 AM #7:	Knowledge_King posted... Probably not. They're a very small portion of the population. And you just like...ruled out the one kind of movie they absolutely DOMINATE at. . it's not even a genre much seen anymore. Jackie Chan hardly stars in Hollywood these days and most of the movies he stars in (rush hour, shanghai noon) are just mediocre successes at best. Also if MCU or DCEU decides on an asian hero it might happen. Marvel freakin' whitewashed the Ancient one and tried to justify it even. Yeah, not going to happen. If they cant even make a side character the correct race, forget about the MC. <cite>Mackorov posted [p:896241569] in Do you thi... [t:76327895]...</cite> <quote><cite>Knowledge_King posted...</cite> <quote>Probably not. They're a very small portion of the population. And you just like...ruled out the one kind of movie they absolutely DOMINATE at. .</quote> it's not even a genre much seen anymore. Jackie Chan hardly stars in Hollywood these days and most of the movies he stars in (rush hour, shanghai noon) are just mediocre successes at best. <quote> Also if MCU or DCEU decides on an asian hero it might happen.</quote> Marvel freakin' whitewashed the Ancient one and tried to justify it even. Yeah, not going to happen. If they cant even make a side character the correct race, forget about the MC.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Window_Starer 02/17/18 3:13:18 AM #8:	Probably not, considering they whitewashed the hell out of Asian centred movies. How did they even try to justify Scarlet Johannson as an Asian chick? --- Having fun isn't hard when you've got a library card <cite>Window_Starer posted [p:896242247] in Do you thi... [t:76327895]...</cite> <quote>Probably not, considering they whitewashed the hell out of Asian centred movies. How did they even try to justify Scarlet Johannson as an Asian chick?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Anisoptera 02/17/18 3:18:51 AM #9:	Window_Starer posted... Probably not, considering they whitewashed the hell out of Asian centred movies. How did they even try to justify Scarlet Johannson as an Asian chick? Justified because it was an American version and the movie didn't even take place in Japan. <cite>Anisoptera posted [p:896242384] in Do you thi... [t:76327895]...</cite> <quote><cite>Window_Starer posted...</cite> <quote>Probably not, considering they whitewashed the hell out of Asian centred movies. How did they even try to justify Scarlet Johannson as an Asian chick?</quote> Justified because it was an American version and the movie didn't even take place in Japan.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kolibri X 02/17/18 3:22:34 AM #10:	Keanu Reeves, The Rock, Lucy Liu and John Cho had some pretty big successes... --- Platinum GameFAQs Member http://i.imgur.com/VgwI8qO.gif <cite>Kolibri X posted [p:896242469] in Do you thi... [t:76327895]...</cite> <quote>Keanu Reeves, The Rock, Lucy Liu and John Cho had some pretty big successes...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 02/17/18 3:29:49 AM #11:	Kolibri X posted... Keanu Reeves [several edits later] Oh, I guess so. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:896242603] in Do you thi... [t:76327895]...</cite> <quote><cite>Kolibri X posted...</cite> <quote>Keanu Reeves</quote> [several edits later] Oh, I guess so.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kolibri X 02/17/18 3:31:46 AM #12:	Questionmarktarius posted... Kolibri X posted... Keanu Reeves Is Lebanon "asian"? He's still an Asian-American actor. Chinese and native Hawaiian isn't enough for you, eh? --- Platinum GameFAQs Member http://i.imgur.com/VgwI8qO.gif <cite>Kolibri X posted [p:896242647] in Do you thi... [t:76327895]...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Kolibri X posted...</cite> <quote>Keanu Reeves</quote> Is Lebanon "asian"?</quote> He's still an Asian-American actor. Chinese and native Hawaiian isn't enough for you, eh?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
masticatingman 02/17/18 3:31:50 AM #13:	Bruce Lee? --- I am basically am I. Well, basically. <cite>masticatingman posted [p:896242649] in Do you thi... [t:76327895]...</cite> <quote>Bruce Lee?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Milkman5 02/17/18 3:33:25 AM #14:	Kolibri X posted... Keanu Reeves, The Rock Keanu is less than a quarter Chinese and the Rock is half black, half Samoan Samoa is not Asian, it's part of the Oceania continent <cite>Milkman5 posted [p:896242687] in Do you thi... [t:76327895]...</cite> <quote><cite>Kolibri X posted...</cite> <quote>Keanu Reeves, The Rock</quote> Keanu is less than a quarter Chinese and the Rock is half black, half Samoan Samoa is not Asian, it's part of the Oceania continent</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 02/17/18 3:33:36 AM #15:	Kolibri X posted... He's still an Asian-American actor. Chinese and native Hawaiian isn't enough for you, eh? Looking it up, Beirut. Huh. For some fun curiosity, go look up where Mike Judge was born. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:896242693] in Do you thi... [t:76327895]...</cite> <quote><cite>Kolibri X posted...</cite> <quote>He's still an Asian-American actor. Chinese and native Hawaiian isn't enough for you, eh?</quote> Looking it up, Beirut. Huh. For some fun curiosity, go look up where Mike Judge was born.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
boxington 02/17/18 3:35:52 AM #16:	the only bigger movies that I can remember that didn't have martial arts were Harold and Kumar and The Joy Luck Club it'd be cool if there were more in the near future, though. oh, and there's gonna be the live-action Mulan --- b-bb-box <cite>boxington posted [p:896242743] in Do you thi... [t:76327895]...</cite> <quote>the only bigger movies that I can remember that didn't have martial arts were Harold and Kumar and The Joy Luck Club it'd be cool if there were more in the near future, though. oh, and there's gonna be the live-action Mulan</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kolibri X 02/17/18 3:40:33 AM #17:	Questionmarktarius posted... Kolibri X posted... He's still an Asian-American actor. Chinese and native Hawaiian isn't enough for you, eh? Looking it up, Beirut. Huh. For some fun curiosity, go look up where Mike Judge was born. So are you saying that makes him a Middle Eastern actor? I disagree. --- Platinum GameFAQs Member http://i.imgur.com/VgwI8qO.gif <cite>Kolibri X posted [p:896242857] in Do you thi... [t:76327895]...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Kolibri X posted...</cite> <quote>He's still an Asian-American actor. Chinese and native Hawaiian isn't enough for you, eh?</quote> Looking it up, Beirut. Huh. For some fun curiosity, go look up where Mike Judge was born.</quote> So are you saying that makes him a Middle Eastern actor? I disagree.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Wetterdew 02/17/18 3:41:46 AM #18:	I think it'll happen. It's pretty bizarre how underrepresented they are in Hollywood. --- Touch fuzzy get dizzy. <cite>Wetterdew posted [p:896242892] in Do you thi... [t:76327895]...</cite> <quote>I think it'll happen. It's pretty bizarre how underrepresented they are in Hollywood.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 02/17/18 3:41:49 AM #19:	Kolibri X posted... Questionmarktarius posted... Kolibri X posted... He's still an Asian-American actor. Chinese and native Hawaiian isn't enough for you, eh? Looking it up, Beirut. Huh. For some fun curiosity, go look up where Mike Judge was born. So are you saying that makes him a Middle Eastern actor? I disagree. Incidentally, Freddy Mercury is both the greatest Asian and African rock star there ever was. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:896242894] in Do you thi... [t:76327895]...</cite> <quote><cite>Kolibri X posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Kolibri X posted...</cite> <quote>He's still an Asian-American actor. Chinese and native Hawaiian isn't enough for you, eh?</quote> Looking it up, Beirut. Huh. For some fun curiosity, go look up where Mike Judge was born.</quote> So are you saying that makes him a Middle Eastern actor? I disagree.</quote> Incidentally, Freddy Mercury is both the greatest Asian and African rock star there ever was.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 02/17/18 3:43:21 AM #20:	War (the movie with Statham and Li) isn't a kung Fu movie. --- https://puu.sh/tcLsT/24f4611235.png https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:896242934] in Do you thi... [t:76327895]...</cite> <quote>War (the movie with Statham and Li) isn't a kung Fu movie.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kolibri X 02/17/18 3:52:13 AM #21:	Questionmarktarius posted... Incidentally, Freddy Mercury is both the greatest Asian and African rock star there ever was. That's funny but his parents were Indian. I'd say he's the greatest British-Indian rock star ever. --- Platinum GameFAQs Member http://i.imgur.com/VgwI8qO.gif <cite>Kolibri X posted [p:896243132] in Do you thi... [t:76327895]...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote>Incidentally, Freddy Mercury is both the greatest Asian and African rock star there ever was.</quote> That's funny but his parents were Indian. I'd say he's the greatest British-Indian rock star ever.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Funbazooka 02/17/18 3:55:23 AM #22:	Why would you want to whitewash Asian actors by separating them from their culture? Black Pander is being praised in some circles due largely to the connection to their homeland and African mysticism or whatever... albeit a fictional nation in Africa but still... Why the double-standard? I can't keep track of when stereotypes are a good thing and when they're not. --- I'll defend any man's Funbazooka! <cite>Funbazooka posted [p:896243199] in Do you thi... [t:76327895]...</cite> <quote>Why would you want to whitewash Asian actors by separating them from their culture? Black Pander is being praised in some circles due largely to the connection to their homeland and African mysticism or whatever... albeit a fictional nation in Africa but still... Why the double-standard? I can't keep track of when stereotypes are a good thing and when they're not.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 02/17/18 3:58:12 AM #23:	Kolibri X posted... Questionmarktarius posted... Incidentally, Freddy Mercury is both the greatest Asian and African rock star there ever was. That's funny but his parents were Indian. I'd say he's the greatest British-Indian rock star ever. Farrokh Bulsara was not born in Zanzibar? <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:896243244] in Do you thi... [t:76327895]...</cite> <quote><cite>Kolibri X posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote>Incidentally, Freddy Mercury is both the greatest Asian and African rock star there ever was.</quote> That's funny but his parents were Indian. I'd say he's the greatest British-Indian rock star ever.</quote> Farrokh Bulsara was not born in Zanzibar?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
boxington 02/17/18 4:01:27 AM #24:	Funbazooka posted... Why would you want to whitewash Asian actors by separating them from their culture? Black Pander is being praised in some circles due largely to the connection to their homeland and African mysticism or whatever... albeit a fictional nation in Africa but still... Why the double-standard? I can't keep track of when stereotypes are a good thing and when they're not. lol, this guy. and it's "whitewashing" to have Asian people star in movies without "kung fu s*" --- b-bb-box <cite>boxington posted [p:896243298] in Do you thi... [t:76327895]...</cite> <quote><cite>Funbazooka posted...</cite> <quote>Why would you want to whitewash Asian actors by separating them from their culture? Black Pander is being praised in some circles due largely to the connection to their homeland and African mysticism or whatever... albeit a fictional nation in Africa but still... Why the double-standard? I can't keep track of when stereotypes are a good thing and when they're not.</quote> lol, this guy. and it's "whitewashing" to have Asian people star in movies without "kung fu s*"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kolibri X 02/17/18 4:03:25 AM #25:	Questionmarktarius posted... Kolibri X posted... Questionmarktarius posted... Incidentally, Freddy Mercury is both the greatest Asian and African rock star there ever was. That's funny but his parents were Indian. I'd say he's the greatest British-Indian rock star ever. Farrokh Bulsara was not born in Zanzibar? Yeah but I think ethnic decent is a more accurate way of identifing race than the spot their parents were at when giving birth. And at this point I hope others realize how muddy racial identities can get especially when dealing with mix-race people and how silly it is obsess over such rather trivial differences. --- Platinum GameFAQs Member http://i.imgur.com/VgwI8qO.gif <cite>Kolibri X posted [p:896243356] in Do you thi... [t:76327895]...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Kolibri X posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote>Incidentally, Freddy Mercury is both the greatest Asian and African rock star there ever was.</quote> That's funny but his parents were Indian. I'd say he's the greatest British-Indian rock star ever.</quote> Farrokh Bulsara was not born in Zanzibar?</quote> Yeah but I think ethnic decent is a more accurate way of identifing race than the spot their parents were at when giving birth. And at this point I hope others realize how muddy racial identities can get especially when dealing with mix-race people and how silly it is obsess over such rather trivial differences.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Funbazooka 02/17/18 4:06:52 AM #26:	I admit I'm being a tad hyperbolic but the point is that it's all arbitrary. --- I'll defend any man's Funbazooka! <cite>Funbazooka posted [p:896243430] in Do you thi... [t:76327895]...</cite> <quote>I admit I'm being a tad hyperbolic but the point is that it's all arbitrary.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 02/17/18 4:08:56 AM #27:	Kolibri X posted... And at this point I hope others realize how muddy racial identities can get especially when dealing with mix-race people and how silly it is obsess over such rather trivial differences. This. The hell is Tommy Chong? Rae Dawn Chong may well be all the races, all at once. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:896243472] in Do you thi... [t:76327895]...</cite> <quote><cite>Kolibri X posted...</cite> <quote>And at this point I hope others realize how muddy racial identities can get especially when dealing with mix-race people and how silly it is obsess over such rather trivial differences.</quote> This. The hell is Tommy Chong? Rae Dawn Chong may well be all the races, all at once.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Funbazooka 02/17/18 4:13:55 AM #28:	I've been in love with Rae Chow Dong ever since Commando --- I'll defend any man's Funbazooka! <cite>Funbazooka posted [p:896243603] in Do you thi... [t:76327895]...</cite> <quote>I've been in love with Rae Chow Dong ever since Commando</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 02/17/18 4:21:12 AM #29:	Funbazooka posted... I've been in love with Rae Chow Dong ever since Commando https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rae_Dawn_Chong Chong was born in 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, the first daughter of Maxine Sneed and comedian/actor Tommy Chong. Chong's father is of Chinese and Scotch-Irish descent, and her mother is of Afro-Canadian and Cherokee descent. All the races, all at once. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:896243749] in Do you thi... [t:76327895]...</cite> <quote><cite>Funbazooka posted...</cite> <quote>I've been in love with Rae Chow Dong ever since Commando</quote> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rae_Dawn_Chong <quote>Chong was born in 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, the first daughter of Maxine Sneed and comedian/actor Tommy Chong. Chong's father is of Chinese and Scotch-Irish descent, and her mother is of Afro-Canadian and Cherokee descent.</quote> All the races, all at once.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Funbazooka 02/17/18 4:25:55 AM #30:	Bedding her would be quite the conquest --- I'll defend any man's Funbazooka! <cite>Funbazooka posted [p:896243841] in Do you thi... [t:76327895]...</cite> <quote>Bedding her would be quite the conquest</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Funbazooka 02/17/18 4:27:26 AM #31:	You know, since she's a celebrity. --- I'll defend any man's Funbazooka! <cite>Funbazooka posted [p:896243871] in Do you thi... [t:76327895]...</cite> <quote>You know, since she's a celebrity.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
boxington 02/17/18 4:27:27 AM #32:	I didn't know Tommy Chong is her dad! --- b-bb-box <cite>boxington posted [p:896243872] in Do you thi... [t:76327895]...</cite> <quote>I didn't know Tommy Chong is her dad!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DocileOrangeCup 02/17/18 4:30:15 AM #33:	boxington posted... I didn't know Tommy Chong is her dad! I don't remember seeing his daughter in anything but one movie where she was a lesbian --- https://i.imgtc.com/usDFlRA.jpg https://i.imgtc.com/GSrk8Nh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/TAaXq7d.jpg https://i.imgtc.com/BnnNepT.jpg https://i.imgur.com/ggQozRe.png <cite>DocileOrangeCup posted [p:896243934] in Do you thi... [t:76327895]...</cite> <quote><cite>boxington posted...</cite> <quote>I didn't know Tommy Chong is her dad!</quote> I don't remember seeing his daughter in anything but one movie where she was a lesbian</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pres_madagascar 02/17/18 4:40:08 AM #34:	Crouching tiger was a blockbuster... --- http://i.imgur.com/23CCcZB.jpg http://i.imgur.com/32mwCo1.jpg http://i.imgur.com/oqklqKC.jpg <cite>pres_madagascar posted [p:896244124] in Do you thi... [t:76327895]...</cite> <quote>Crouching tiger was a blockbuster...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Window_Starer 02/17/18 4:46:02 AM #35:	Anisoptera posted... Window_Starer posted... Probably not, considering they whitewashed the hell out of Asian centred movies. How did they even try to justify Scarlet Johannson as an Asian chick? Justified because it was an American version and the movie didn't even take place in Japan. Shit I got Ghost in the shell, mixed up with the Hawaiian movie. I forget whose the actor but some famous white actress is casted to play a Hawaiian/Japanese girl. It was Aloha with Emma Stone I'm thinking of. Also for Ghost in the Shell, they could've just casted an Asian lead to make it resemble the original source more. --- Having fun isn't hard when you've got a library card <cite>Window_Starer posted [p:896244253] in Do you thi... [t:76327895]...</cite> <quote><cite>Anisoptera posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Window_Starer posted...</cite> <quote>Probably not, considering they whitewashed the hell out of Asian centred movies. How did they even try to justify Scarlet Johannson as an Asian chick?</quote> Justified because it was an American version and the movie didn't even take place in Japan.</quote> Shit I got Ghost in the shell, mixed up with the Hawaiian movie. I forget whose the actor but some famous white actress is casted to play a Hawaiian/Japanese girl. It was Aloha with Emma Stone I'm thinking of. Also for Ghost in the Shell, they could've just casted an Asian lead to make it resemble the original source more.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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OneThatFollows 02/17/18 4:53:34 AM #37:	The Last Jedi? --- I walk a lonely road. The only road that I have ever known. <cite>OneThatFollows posted [p:896244402] in Do you thi... [t:76327895]...</cite> <quote>The Last Jedi?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
desuno-to 02/17/18 5:48:55 AM #38:	CaryTagawa & Robin Shou in Mortal Kombat? 3 weeks as the number-one film at the U.S. box office, earning over $122 million worldwide sounds like a blockbuster to me. I'm not calling it "kung-fu shit" because it's a gaming action flick. Could also go with Ken Watanabe films like "Letters from Iwo Jima" & "Last Samurai". <cite>desuno-to posted [p:896245407] in Do you thi... [t:76327895]...</cite> <quote>CaryTagawa & Robin Shou in Mortal Kombat? 3 weeks as the number-one film at the U.S. box office, earning over $122 million worldwide sounds like a blockbuster to me. I'm not calling it "kung-fu shit" because it's a gaming action flick. Could also go with Ken Watanabe films like "Letters from Iwo Jima" & "Last Samurai".</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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