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03/09/24 2:03:48 PM
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IdiotMachine
03/09/24 2:16:49 PM
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My works Asian American and Pacific Islanders employee resource group rented out an entire theater for employees to come watch Kung Fu Panda at $1/seat. Isnt that kind of racist?

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NightRender
03/09/24 2:19:24 PM
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If most of the members signed off on it, there's no need to get offended on their behalf.

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Nirvanas_Nox
03/09/24 2:20:48 PM
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Not really no. Considering it's for all employees. Not just the Asian ones.

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Axiom
03/09/24 2:20:51 PM
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IdiotMachine posted...
Isnt that kind of racist?
How. Explain in detail why this is kind of racist
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IdiotMachine
03/09/24 2:21:15 PM
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NightRender posted...
If most of the members signed off on it, there's no need to get offended on their behalf.
The president of the group is a weeb black dude, and the vice president is also a weeb (but Japanese woman). Its hilarious how they run the AAPI.

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Giacomo_Hawkins
03/09/24 2:21:33 PM
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My university LGBT+ group rented out a theater for Brokeback Mountain. It's nice to have some camaraderie and mutual experience with your peers, and getting something like representation in media that you feel underrepresented in is as good an excuse as any.

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IdiotMachine
03/09/24 2:23:55 PM
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Axiom posted...
How. Explain in detail why this is kind of racist
Panda is Chinese, Kung Fu is Chinese; isnt Kung Fu Panda just some BS comedy flick that makes fun of Chinese culture?

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Iyami
03/09/24 2:25:48 PM
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If you rent out a theater for a group composed of just people you invited it's not racist, that's called a private party.

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Nirvanas_Nox
03/09/24 2:26:04 PM
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IdiotMachine posted...
Panda is Chinese, Kung Fu is Chinese; isnt Kung Fu Panda just some BS comedy flick that makes fun of Chinese culture?

No it's not. It's about a panda wanting to learn kung fu. Maybe you should actually spend a dollar and go see the movie. It's clear you haven't seen it. It's actually a really decent movie.

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Axiom
03/09/24 2:26:09 PM
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IdiotMachine posted...
Panda is Chinese, Kung Fu is Chinese; isnt Kung Fu Panda just some BS comedy flick that makes fun of Chinese culture?
At least you live up to your name
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Nirvanas_Nox
03/09/24 2:27:10 PM
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IdiotMachine posted...
The president of the group is a weeb black dude, and the vice president is also a weeb (but Japanese woman). Its hilarious how they run the AAPI.

Your kinda coming off a bit racist here.

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Prestoff
03/09/24 2:31:54 PM
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IdiotMachine posted...
Panda is Chinese, Kung Fu is Chinese; isnt Kung Fu Panda just some BS comedy flick that makes fun of Chinese culture?

Your username checks out

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VampireCoyote
03/09/24 2:33:09 PM
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What about Kung Fu Panda is racist all the different animals get along in the village

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IdiotMachine
03/09/24 2:34:25 PM
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I mean how is this any different than listing two obviously ethnic things together for a movie setting?

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IdiotMachine
03/09/24 2:41:46 PM
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Like if a movie was titled Potato Leprechauns, and it was a movie about Leprechauns chasing after potatoes, itd be fucked up.

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Trumble
03/09/24 2:46:21 PM
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It still seems so weird to me that the US lumps specifically those two ethnic groups together. You'd get a hell of a lot of weird looks here if you tried to do the same. Heck, even just lumping certian PI groups in with each other might get some looks.

(To be clear, I'm talking about discussing the groups as if they're one big collective.)

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PaperSplash
03/09/24 2:46:46 PM
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Sometimes cartoons with stereotypical portrayals of a minority group ironically take off among the minority group in question. Look at Mexicans and Speedy Gonzales.
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ClayGuida
03/09/24 2:48:45 PM
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How is it racist?

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IdiotMachine
03/09/24 2:51:02 PM
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PaperSplash posted...
Sometimes cartoons with stereotypical portrayals of a minority group ironically take off among the minority group in question. Look at Mexicans and Speedy Gonzales.
Thats actually a fantastic comparison. It reminds me of Indians and Apu.

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ClayGuida
03/09/24 3:01:28 PM
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IdiotMachine posted...
Thats actually a fantastic comparison. It reminds me of Indians and Apu.
Because an industry with little representation, any representation is seen as a positive.

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Fenriswolf
03/09/24 7:43:38 PM
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IdiotMachine posted...
Panda is Chinese, Kung Fu is Chinese; isnt Kung Fu Panda just some BS comedy flick that makes fun of Chinese culture?

Nope. Kung Fu Panda, like Mulan before it, is widely popular in China and is seen as respectful towards Chinese culture and not mocking it.

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Umbreon
03/09/24 7:48:33 PM
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IdiotMachine posted...
Panda is Chinese, Kung Fu is Chinese; isnt Kung Fu Panda just some BS comedy flick that makes fun of Chinese culture?

@Complete_Idi0t

This your alt?

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IdiotMachine
03/09/24 8:23:52 PM
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So I watched Kung Fu Panda 3 in the background, and I have to admit it wasnt racist or low brow comedy. It had heart to it. My bad.

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Nirvanas_Nox
03/09/24 9:00:38 PM
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IdiotMachine posted...
So I watched Kung Fu Panda 3 in the background, and I have to admit it wasnt racist or low brow comedy. It had heart to it. My bad.

I'm glad you had a change of heart. The first and second are also really good. I teared up a little with 3. I'm hoping 4 is just as good. It's reare when the sequels are actually decent.

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