Posts Topics Forums Images
Search videos from message boards Videos Search messages from microblogs Microblogs Search messages from imdb.com Imdb Search messages from yuku.com Yuku Search messages from lefora.com (free forums) Lefora
My account: Login | Sign Up
Loading... 

Thread: So the only person who can save ancient china is a white dude from USA?

Started 8 months, 1 week ago by fudgenuts101
What the hell? Why do people like this or how do asians put up with it. I'm white and i found it to be stupid and borderline racist.
Site: IMDb - The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)  IMDb - The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) - site profile
Forum: The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)   The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
 - forum profile
Total authors: 19 authors
Total thread posts: 37 posts
Thread activity: no new posts during last week
Domain info for: imdb.com

Other posts in this thread:

Abuhin replied 8 months ago
Oh, yeah. It pisses off alot of us. I mean, come on!! Michael Angarano saves China when Jackie Chan and Jet Li can't?!?! When I was younger, I didn't notice it as much when I'd watch The Karate Kid 2, or 3 Ninjas (Though to be honest, I used to think I was white). I was willing to give the benefit of the doubt, that Hollywood thinks they're sending some sort of message of diversity and ...

azn103100 replied 8 months ago
it's not borderline racist - it IS racist. hollywood has been doing this crap for decades if not longer. look at Dragonball, 21, Karate Kid, Kill Bill, Bulletproof Monk, Speed Racer, Avatar to name a few. honestly, it's ridiculous how they keep plopping caucasians in asian films. that's like having jackie chan in king arthur or jet li in lord of the rings. it's just plain stupid. and yet ...

johnwilson11 replied 8 months ago
white ppl are very insecure. that is why they think every hero is white and that is why they throw a temper tantrum when a white character turn black like kingpin. white ppl just cannot stand it when they are not in the spot light. proof that me owning someone can cause insanity: "my sanity is at its limit"-rage o holic 99

Zerohero52 replied 8 months ago
How is karate kid racist. Azn and johnwilson need to get lives. You are on IMDB way too much. There is a life outside this. Everything is racist to you. Time to grow up.

johnwilson11 replied 8 months ago
stupid cracker, racism is not cut and dry. to you the only racism is when you see someone wearing white bed sheet you ignorant cracker. but i alway laugh when a cracker try to tell minority what is racist and not racist when it is a topic he is completely clueless about. as if anyone should lisen to a stupid white privilege cracker living in his own little bubble. proof that me owning someone ...

Abuhin replied 8 months ago
Oh, look. It's one of the guys from The Last Airbender forum who defends its whitewashing. Yeah, go ahead and keep claiming we're the racists for wanting better Asian representation and because we're tired of seeing the condescending "white-people-are-the-heroes" message in movies that involve Asian culture. And BTW, Karate Kid I was fine, but part II became another "White Man's Burden" ...

jaydude84 replied 8 months ago
The kid didn't even do that much, I'm not sure why everyone keeps pushing this point. He got his ass kicked over and over throughout the movie and didn't actually beat anyone major (aside from some nameless warriors). The only thing he actually did right was destroy a statue and stab the immortal which was pushed over to him. He really wasn't anything special which was the whole point of the ...

azn103100 replied 8 months ago
I need a life? this coming from the guy who posts on imdb EVERYDAY? dude i come on here like once in a while and make a couple of posts. you comment on something every few HOURS. you're the LAST person to tell people they need lives. in fact, unless you have been stalking every single post i've ever made (which i wouldn't put past you), i don't know how you can think i'm on imdb "way too much...

azn103100 replied 8 months ago
mainly because we got lied to. hollywood kept advertising the film as the ultimate jackie chan and jet li mashup. like they were the main characters and they were going to fight 24/7 nonstop. but it was really about some South Boston punk who for some reason has an american accent. the kid was in like 5 percent of the promotion materials. and yet in the film he's in practically EVERY scene...

Abuhin replied 8 months ago
True. At least they didn't do the whole "white guy surpasses Asian masters with just a Kung Fu crash course" thing. That's sort of a saving grace. He didn't really defeat the villain himself, just gave the final blow, suckerpunch style. But we still got the whole "did it have to be a white kid?" debate. Do the studios buy into the "because they're more relatable than Asians" argument? Do they ...

 

Top contributing authors

Name
Posts
DrakeMadEyeWeasley
8
user's latest post:
So the only person who can save...
Published (2009-11-08 21:59:00)
That would have been a better film. who in Hollywood is of mixed race of oriental and white blood -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You mean it's impossible to find one, mixed race Chinese or pure-blood American Chinese, who also knows Chinese Martial Arts or are you being obtuse on purpose? No not impossiable but when you have people that make films only that portray people as one race that...
azn103100
4
user's latest post:
So the only person who can save...
Published (2009-05-08 22:03:00)
who gives a f|uck it's just a goddamn movie, bunch of f|ucking whinning ass bitches, you call it racist, but you're the racist one since you can't stand seeing a white lead. and before you ask, I'm black. so what if you're black? you make it sound like that somehow excuses your blatant ignorance. like being non-white makes your argument better. FYI it doesn't. and don't try to turn this around. it's not...
madbd-stuff
3
user's latest post:
So the only person who can save...
Published (2009-11-06 09:11:00)
by - the_bamboo_spear on Fri Nov 6 2009 07:24:37 There is no "Chinese race", so the film can't be racist. Who are you trying to convince? http://nemogbr.livejournal.com/ http://racebending.com/
Abuhin
3
user's latest post:
So the only person who can save...
Published (2009-04-05 20:36:00)
True. At least they didn't do the whole "white guy surpasses Asian masters with just a Kung Fu crash course" thing. That's sort of a saving grace. He didn't really defeat the villain himself, just gave the final blow, suckerpunch style. But we still got the whole "did it have to be a white kid?" debate. Do the studios buy into the "because they're more relatable than...
johnwilson11
3
user's latest post:
So the only person who can save...
Published (2009-07-11 20:24:00)
stupid b/c you cannot handle the truth cracker? you cannot go your whole life calling every thing you dont like as stupid cracker. whatever hurt your sad little crcker feeling is stupid? that is not how the world work cracker boy.
the_bamboo_spear
2
user's latest post:
So the only person who can save...
Published (2009-11-06 07:24:00)
This message has been deleted by an administrator
kaypain42
2
user's latest post:
So the only person who can save...
Published (2009-05-09 06:10:00)
Oh shut up you insecure little bitch. Like I said, you f|ucking Asians can't act. You're only appealing doing martial arts. The moment I see a non-Asian star as the lead in an Asian production we can talk. You're bitching for no damn reason. If not Imdb then you're bitching on some other damn forum. Judging by your bitching and context I can tell you're a complete nerd. You stfu and stop bitching. No the movie takes...
Zerohero52
1
user's latest post:
So the only person who can save...
Published (2009-04-02 23:39:00)
How is karate kid racist. Azn and johnwilson need to get lives. You are on IMDB way too much. There is a life outside this. Everything is racist to you. Time to grow up.
jaggyaxe
1
user's latest post:
So the only person who can save...
Published (2009-07-12 06:51:00)
I didn't find the film particularly racist, but I was annoyed at yet another "lets throw in an american teen for good measure!" and I can definatly see how people would be offended, I mean I do beleve this story and the characters are based on proper Chinese Mythology! When I saw the trailors for the film I thought it WAS a Jet Li and Jackie Chan led epic with a Hollywood backing, something that has been crying out to be...
jaydude84
1
user's latest post:
So the only person who can save...
Published (2009-04-04 22:17:00)
The kid didn't even do that much, I'm not sure why everyone keeps pushing this point. He got his ass kicked over and over throughout the movie and didn't actually beat anyone major (aside from some nameless warriors). The only thing he actually did right was destroy a statue and stab the immortal which was pushed over to him. He really wasn't anything special which was the whole point of the movie.

Related threads on "IMDb - The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)":

Related threads on other sites:

Thread profile page for "So the only person who can save ancient china is a white dude from USA?" on http://imdb.com/title/tt0865556/. This report page is a snippet summary view from a single thread "So the only person who can save ancient china is a white dude from USA?", located on the Message Board at http://imdb.com/title/tt0865556/. This thread profile page shows the thread statistics for: Total Authors, Total Thread Posts, and Thread Activity