Unless you have been living under a rock....there's this little movie called "The Interview" in which, apparently, someone tries to kill North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un....and this pissed NoKo off. I have to admit, ok, I get that. I would be pissed if a movie portrayed the killing of an American president as COMEDY.
But let's also point out that this is a shitty Seth Rogan movie (I'm sorry, I'm just not that big a fan). It's really not worth bringing the US and NK to war-like talk. Let's just say it was done and it was in poor taste, but it was not intended to be malicious so stop clogging everyone's Facebook feed.
There is also this actress named Margaret Cho...she's Korean-American...and she made a "Korean dictator" appearance at some awards show (Oscars? Emmy?...sorry...I honestly don't watch awards shows or pageants of any sort, so I honestly don't know the difference between them) and was called racist for it.
Let's look at this...she's Korean....or at least Asian...that's not racism. If a white actor/actress did the same skit, yeah, THAT's racist. (Don't think so? think about a white actor in black-face) White-washing an obviously Asian character by casting a white actor/actress...also a little racist...and contributes to the problem that truly talented Asian and Asian-American entertainers face a lack of outlets for their talents (I'm looking at you Jake Gyllenhaal in Prince of Persia)! So, that leaves Asian and Asian-American entertainers in to shtick-y and stereotypical roles...yep, a little bit racist. That does not mean that the actor/actress is racist. It means that if they want to pursue their dreams of being an entertainer then they are forced to take the few available roles that contribute to stereotyping. Which makes it ridiculous that an Asian actor/actress forced to take one of the few available (albeit, stereotypical) roles made available to them.
So, again, Cho's skit...in poor taste? Yeah, a little. Racist? No.
And Cho herself makes some valid....and comical...responses to the situation.
For everyone just here for the link...Here's a link for you:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/golden-globes-margaret-cho-fires-763194
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