Comments on: Yay Stereotypes? Revisited http://www.jessicalum.com/2009/06/yay-stereotypes-revisited/ Photo+Journalism Sun, 02 Jan 2011 21:46:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: daughterofbob http://www.jessicalum.com/2009/06/yay-stereotypes-revisited/#comment-59 daughterofbob Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:57:20 +0000 http://daughterofbob.wordpress.com/?p=147#comment-59 Steve- I just re-posted a note I wrote on Facebook on this topic: http://daughterofbob.wordpress.com/2009/06/17/post-post-thoughts-on-gran-torino-mild-spoiler-alert/ Steve- I just re-posted a note I wrote on Facebook on this topic:

http://daughterofbob.wordpress.com/2009/06/17/post-post-thoughts-on-gran-torino-mild-spoiler-alert/

]]> By: Steve http://www.jessicalum.com/2009/06/yay-stereotypes-revisited/#comment-58 Steve Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:26:24 +0000 http://daughterofbob.wordpress.com/?p=147#comment-58 Have you seen Gran Torino? If you have, I wonder what you think of it. Have you seen Gran Torino? If you have, I wonder what you think of it.

]]> By: daughterofbob http://www.jessicalum.com/2009/06/yay-stereotypes-revisited/#comment-60 daughterofbob Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:54:46 +0000 http://daughterofbob.wordpress.com/?p=147#comment-60 Oh! True! I was going to mention him but I forgot. I'm still so...emotionally exhausted from the first 5 minutes of that film. But yeah, Russell is a really refreshing character. And his eyes aren't slanty/chinky. They're...almond-ish? He's got some family issues--but not "Asian family" issues. He's got some strange interests--but not "Asian kid" interests. And he's a funny character--but not because he's Asian comic relief. THANK YOU, PIXAR. Oh! True! I was going to mention him but I forgot.

I’m still so…emotionally exhausted from the first 5 minutes of that film.

But yeah, Russell is a really refreshing character. And his eyes aren’t slanty/chinky. They’re…almond-ish?

He’s got some family issues–but not “Asian family” issues.
He’s got some strange interests–but not “Asian kid” interests.
And he’s a funny character–but not because he’s Asian comic relief.

THANK YOU, PIXAR.

]]> By: kevinsung http://www.jessicalum.com/2009/06/yay-stereotypes-revisited/#comment-61 kevinsung Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:31:41 +0000 http://daughterofbob.wordpress.com/?p=147#comment-61 The fat kid in the new Pixar movie, Up is Asian American too. Except the movie makes no mention of his Asian-ness. Not once. It's refreshing. It is as it should be with all Asian American characters. He is simply a kid who happens to be Asian American. The fat kid in the new Pixar movie, Up is Asian American too. Except the movie makes no mention of his Asian-ness. Not once. It’s refreshing. It is as it should be with all Asian American characters.

He is simply a kid who happens to be Asian American.

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