Comments on: Paramount offers apology for racism in “The Goods” http://www.nikkeiview.com/blog/2009/08/22/paramount-offers-apology-for-racism-in-the-goods/ GIL ASAKAWA'S JAPANESE AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE ON POP CULTURE, MEDIA & POLITICS Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:01:07 +0000 hourly 1 By: Paramount Apologizes for “The Goods” :: Racebending.com http://www.nikkeiview.com/blog/2009/08/22/paramount-offers-apology-for-racism-in-the-goods/comment-page-1/#comment-205338 Paramount Apologizes for “The Goods” :: Racebending.com Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:25:58 +0000 http://www.nikkeiview.com/blog/?p=1541#comment-205338 [...] below for detailed coverage: ABC Local News Coverage Angry Asian Man: Protest The Goods The Nikkei View: Paramount Offers Apology MANAA: Pictures from the [...] [...] below for detailed coverage: ABC Local News Coverage Angry Asian Man: Protest The Goods The Nikkei View: Paramount Offers Apology MANAA: Pictures from the [...]

]]> By: Ditto http://www.nikkeiview.com/blog/2009/08/22/paramount-offers-apology-for-racism-in-the-goods/comment-page-1/#comment-198534 Ditto Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:27:36 +0000 http://www.nikkeiview.com/blog/?p=1541#comment-198534 Thank you Mr. Ripper. I also found the term "the White man" as much a generalization as that which is being protested against. Perhaps specifically identifying the person who thought up the horrible "comedy" routine, might be a better, more effective approach. Thank you Mr. Ripper. I also found the term “the White man” as much a generalization as that which is being protested against. Perhaps specifically identifying the person who thought up the horrible “comedy” routine, might be a better, more effective approach.

]]> By: Philip Fullington Ripper http://www.nikkeiview.com/blog/2009/08/22/paramount-offers-apology-for-racism-in-the-goods/comment-page-1/#comment-198510 Philip Fullington Ripper Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:03:48 +0000 http://www.nikkeiview.com/blog/?p=1541#comment-198510 Janice, that's truly horrible. I'm sorry you've experienced such ugly, despicable crimes. May I request that you not refer to "the White man"? Being a white man, it kinda freaks me out. I would take a bullet before I let anyone remove anyone from this Nation. When you're joking around, it's all good, but when you're angry, please don't think of white men as a singular entity. Thank-you kindly for hearing me out. Janice, that’s truly horrible. I’m sorry you’ve experienced such ugly, despicable crimes.

May I request that you not refer to “the White man”? Being a white man, it kinda freaks me out. I would take a bullet before I let anyone remove anyone from this Nation. When you’re joking around, it’s all good, but when you’re angry, please don’t think of white men as a singular entity.

Thank-you kindly for hearing me out.

]]> By: What does Freedom of Speech mean to you? | Mauvais Langue http://www.nikkeiview.com/blog/2009/08/22/paramount-offers-apology-for-racism-in-the-goods/comment-page-1/#comment-198471 What does Freedom of Speech mean to you? | Mauvais Langue Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:47:16 +0000 http://www.nikkeiview.com/blog/?p=1541#comment-198471 [...] a white person singles out a black audience member? Why is it that a fuss is made about scenes with Ken Jeong’s character in both “The Hangover” and “The Goods”, Yet the depiction of blacks in [...] [...] a white person singles out a black audience member? Why is it that a fuss is made about scenes with Ken Jeong’s character in both “The Hangover” and “The Goods”, Yet the depiction of blacks in [...]

]]> By: Hollywood and Asians: Why Protests Alone Won’t Change Anything | You Offend Me You Offend My Family http://www.nikkeiview.com/blog/2009/08/22/paramount-offers-apology-for-racism-in-the-goods/comment-page-1/#comment-198443 Hollywood and Asians: Why Protests Alone Won’t Change Anything | You Offend Me You Offend My Family Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:02:54 +0000 http://www.nikkeiview.com/blog/?p=1541#comment-198443 [...] The other day I was talking to an acquaintance who was very involved in the recent protests against the film The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard. I’m sure most of our readers know about the scene from that movie which has outraged some Asian Americans: Ken Jeong plays a car salesman who gets assaulted by his white co-workers after another salesman, played by Jeremy Piven, invokes Pearl Harbor. You can read about it here. [...] [...] The other day I was talking to an acquaintance who was very involved in the recent protests against the film The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard. I’m sure most of our readers know about the scene from that movie which has outraged some Asian Americans: Ken Jeong plays a car salesman who gets assaulted by his white co-workers after another salesman, played by Jeremy Piven, invokes Pearl Harbor. You can read about it here. [...]

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