tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post3513181599085867545..comments2024-03-24T23:57:28.687-07:00Comments on Undercover Black Man: Playlist: Making fun of the ChineseUndercover Black Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-4749808655578302502007-11-16T08:20:00.000-08:002007-11-16T08:20:00.000-08:00@rc, you are aware that there are asians living in...@rc, you are aware that there are asians living in America who are citizens don't you? The problem with mocking Asians is that you know it wouldn't happen if they had a stronger political voice in this country. We just want to be mocked on the same level as everyone else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-27518047740644276692007-11-12T08:31:00.000-08:002007-11-12T08:31:00.000-08:00Hmmmmm.There's also John Wayne playing Genghis Kha...Hmmmmm.<BR/><BR/><I>There's also John Wayne playing Genghis Khan.</I><BR/><BR/>I had always thought that was an urban legend or something until I saw the movie.<BR/><BR/>"That Tartar woman makes my blood boil!"<BR/><BR/>I could not believe that was John Wayne with the tape on the eyes, to make them look Chinese, in that film. Watching that movie was the oddest experience.<BR/><BR/><I>The Chinese in China control the US economy at this point so they have the last laugh.</I><BR/><BR/>Not really. Any problems the US economy has is magnified a thousands times in China.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-2508408875827342652007-11-09T09:07:00.000-08:002007-11-09T09:07:00.000-08:00^ "Sealsy boy, Sealsy boy, Sealsy boy..."Welcome t...^ <EM>"Sealsy boy, Sealsy boy, Sealsy boy..."</EM><BR/><BR/>Welcome to my spot, Stepfather. Thanks for commenting.Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-62649800777985523512007-11-09T08:10:00.000-08:002007-11-09T08:10:00.000-08:00"Signifying Baby Seals" is one of my favorite Pigm..."Signifying Baby Seals" is one of my favorite Pigmeat Markham routines. Although Pigmeat is the straightman on this one, I think that he and Seals had some of the best exchanges on any of the Pigmeat recordings.The Stepfather of Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14012795861121326506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-76019666919863877802007-11-08T16:16:00.000-08:002007-11-08T16:16:00.000-08:00The Chinese never cared as far as I know (I'm not ...The Chinese never cared as far as I know (I'm not Chinese, so maybe I don't). Chinese Americans, that's another story, since they've actually got to put up with the nonsense.<BR/><BR/>Hong Kong movies have been very politically incorrect with their humor. Sammo Hung's Don't Give A Damn is a good example with it's blackface issues and black crime trivia quiz.<BR/><BR/>Tsui Hark (educated in Texas) had an interesting take on the stuttering Chinese in Once Upon A Time In China with his interpretation of the Bucktooth So character. So was a disciple of Master Wong Fei Hong (Jet Li). In this movie Ah So stuttered in Chinese but spoke perfect English. I don't know if this is a reference to American stereotypes as the character predates this particular film (there are over one hundred Wong Fei Hong movies) which does address the Chinese coming to grips with western influence and the rule of the gun overtaking kung fu.<BR/><BR/>What's Up Tiger Lily is awesome. I'm waiting for somebody to package it with the original film somehow. Haven't seen that one in a while.Edshugeo The GodMoorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11986507164485783874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-22504778701183004242007-11-08T15:04:00.000-08:002007-11-08T15:04:00.000-08:00What do the Chinese care about the laughing now? T...What do the Chinese care about the laughing now? The Chinese in China control the US economy at this point so they have the last laugh.<BR/>When you get to making fun of the Japanese, don't forget Woody Allen's extremely low budget comedy, "What's Up, Tiger Lily?". He made it for next to nothing. He bought the rights to a Japanese shlock submarine film and he dubbed it into English with all new and ridiculous one-liner dialogue. I believe it cost about $2000 at the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-55573581050147174532007-11-08T14:41:00.000-08:002007-11-08T14:41:00.000-08:00There's also John Wayne playing Genghis Khan.I've ...There's also John Wayne playing Genghis Khan.<BR/><BR/>I've always felt that the "We are Siamese" routine from <I>Lady and the Tramp</I> and the "red injun" song from <I>Peter Pan</I> are more offensive than anything out of <I>Song of the South</I>.billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116980864333670109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-23952724395869621392007-11-08T14:08:00.000-08:002007-11-08T14:08:00.000-08:00Oh that Breakfast at Tiffany's is classic. Though ...Oh that Breakfast at Tiffany's is classic. Though Marlon Brando in Teahouse of the August Moon has got to be up there too. Nothing like a 5'10" white man spending half his time crouching in a movie to play Japanese.wanda loves...https://www.blogger.com/profile/06044891582126710258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-39012646578520086282007-11-08T13:14:00.000-08:002007-11-08T13:14:00.000-08:00There was an argument that blackface served the sa...There was an argument that blackface served the same purpose as as clown makeup for portraying broad comical situations in front of a live crowd (no close-ups pre-television). Then again blackface performers were not silent the way clowns tend to be (I think).<BR/><BR/>British comedian Lenny Henry (of Jamaican descent) started out on a "minstrel" show in the late 1970s, apparently in blackface himself.<BR/><BR/>I was gonna mention the stuttering Chinese. I remembered it as Eddie Murphy for a second or two.<BR/><BR/>Comedians tend to mock Cantonese rather than Mandarin. Though I speak (or understand) neither, I hear a noticeable difference.Edshugeo The GodMoorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11986507164485783874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-88239718579022311712007-11-08T12:30:00.000-08:002007-11-08T12:30:00.000-08:00Hmmmmm.1. Not only do Chinese people talk funny, t...Hmmmmm.<BR/><BR/>1. <I>Not only do Chinese people talk funny, they tend to be less-than-adequate drivers.</I><BR/><BR/>Not to add to any sterotypes but this is somewhat true. Evidently there's a big problem with Chinese drivers in that they have a hard time keeping their eyes on the road while having a conversation with a passenger. They tend to try and look at the person they're talking to.<BR/><BR/>As an aside my mother, Korean, hit the same exact tree, in the same exact place, doing the same exact thing, with the same car three times in three years. My father, as you can imagine, shouted "God D**n it! Stop driving on this d**n road!". <BR/><BR/>Note to self: laughing uproariously after a car accident and in the presence of parents is a *bad* idea. :)<BR/><BR/><BR/>2. <I>He was so old-school, he continued to perform in blackface in the 1950s.</I><BR/><BR/>I keep forgetting how weird that era was. An African-American wearing blackface in an act. That's pretty odd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-80312184160925411862007-11-08T12:12:00.000-08:002007-11-08T12:12:00.000-08:00I'm surprised you left out the classic character f...I'm surprised you left out the classic character from Breakfast at Tiffany's!Thembi Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01444442842465183297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-86500275151171537382007-11-08T10:57:00.000-08:002007-11-08T10:57:00.000-08:00"Everybody knows that Chinamen talk funny"The prop..."Everybody knows that Chinamen talk funny"<BR/><BR/>The proper nomenclature is Oriental, dude.Schottzie03https://www.blogger.com/profile/16624465932868582438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-32041851181966294182007-11-08T10:42:00.000-08:002007-11-08T10:42:00.000-08:00Also there is the stuttering chinaman routine by R...Also there is the stuttering chinaman routine by Richard Pryor. <BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9knFBFvvNa4<BR/><BR/>Second bit in.Brian Lindenmuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02519203797661128049noreply@blogger.com