Sunday, April 24, 2005

Whatever, Kristoff

Interracial relations and hollywood...isn't there a Julia Stiles movie with her and a black dude? Did he watch Saved by the Bell? In Pulp Fiction there are several interracial couples. In Jackie Brown, there is interracial love. Interracial love is pursued in the Royal Tenenbaums. These are just off the top of my head, without any research. I sort of agree with this, but at the same time think Kristoff is just working off the movies he happened to watch, versus movies that may actually depict the matter.

If he were REALLY interested in this stuff, he'd examine Romeo Must Die. This is a particularly obvious example of Hollywood's view on interracial relationships between an Asian man (Jet Li) and a black women (Aaliyah). This movie is a take on Romeo and Juliet - but the gangs are Black and Asian...and they can't even muster the balls to show a romantic encounter between a black woman and asian man. It's too unbelievable...I mean think about this - sexual stereotypes of Asian male's being desexualized trumps the ultimate love story, Romeo and Juliet. Seriously think about that.

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