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White Guy Travels Around the World Picking Up Asian Women, Films It
David Bond, the American pickup artist infamous for exploiting Asian women around the world and then teaching other men to do it for money, is back with his latest video compilation showing all the women in all the different countries he’s allegedly picked up. Armed with a GoPro…
· Carl Samson
USC Study Reveals Hollywood Basically Doesn’t Care About Asian Directors
There was virtually “no change” in the number of directors of Asian descent behind over 1,000 of the highest-grossing films released in the last 10 years, a report has found. The report, released by the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and…
· Ryan General
An Argument For Why DC’s Nightwing Shouldn’t Be Asian
The opinions represented in this article are the author’s own and do not reflect those of NextShark. When the announcement for a live-action Nightwing film adaptation surfaced online, a clamor to have the male lead played by a person of color immediately followed.
· Waylae Gregoire
We Saw ‘The Great Wall’ to See Just How Offensive it Was to Asians
Last week, one of China’s most visionary directors, Zhang Yimou, released his latest and most “Hollywood” film yet — “The Great Wall”. The film was initially marked with controversy in the Asian-American community for it’s apparent “Hollywood whitewashing” with the casting of…
· Ryan General
Asian Americans Are Trolling the Crap Out of Matt Damon on Twitter
As Matt Damon’s controversial big-budget movie “The Great Wall” hits North American theaters on February 17, the Twitterverse has come prepared with the hilariously sarcastic hashtag #thankyoumattdamon. The made-for-Hollywood, Chinese-U.S. co-production has been widely…
· Khier Casino
Meet the Only 3 Asian Actors Who’ve Ever Won an Oscar
The 2017 Oscar nominations were announced on Tuesday, and while recognizing films such as “Lion”, “Hidden Figures”, “Moonlight” and “Fences” is an important move towards more diversity, Asians and Asian-Americans are still shamefully underrepresented in the film industry.…
· Albert Qian
The Dark History Behind Media’s Portrayal of Asian Men
Steve Harvey, known better as the one who announced the wrong Miss Universe winner and for a daytime television show that covers a variety of topics, is back in the news. Earlier in January 2017, he made a series of comments on his show that disparaged Asian men. Have a look:
· Ryan General
White Woman Forces Herself on Japanese Men to ‘Prove Asian Men Are Sexy’
A white woman claiming she wanted to spread awareness of how Asians are portrayed in Hollywood decided to kiss some random Japanese men she found on the street without their consent. Riiiiiight. In her unpopular video posted on Youtube and later shared on Facebook, Leela Rose…
· Carl Samson
Japanese Guys React to Racist Stereotypes of Asian Men
One way or another, each of us had our share of hearing racist stereotypes. It can be annoying in this day and age, and it’s unlikely they’ll go away soon. In a recent video, YouTuber Yuta Aoki asked Japanese guys to react on Asian male stereotypes in American films.
· Ryan General
While Asian Americans are Pissed Over Whitewashing, China Loves Matt Damon in ‘The Great Wall’
When the first trailer for “The Great Wall” hit the internet back in July, the Twitterverse was lit up with fiery criticisms against the film’s alleged whitewashing. Netizens have blasted the production primarily for casting Matt Damon, a caucasian actor, as the lead star of the…
· Carl Samson
Stunning Film Reveals Life Inside The World’s Most Expensive City for Rich Asians
If there’s a great story to tell about an amazing city like Shanghai, media artist JT Singh will show us the real side of it. In a new video that follows street and skyscraper tours of Shanghai, Singh peeks at the city’s homes, trains, sidewalks and so much more.
· Ryan General
Asian Americans Are Pissed Matt Damon is Saving China From Monsters In Great Wall film
China’s most expensive film to date is generating quite a buzz — but not the kind producers were hoping. The movie “The Great Wall,” is a period flick set a thousand years in the past where Hollywood A-lister Matt Damon plays a soldier in ancient China. The film, which…
· Ryan General
Asian Tourists are Invading This English Village to Take the Most Ridiculous Selfies
Asian tourists have recently been flocking to an ordinary English village to the amusement and confusion of many of its residents. Batches of ‘sight-seeing’ visitors have been arriving in Kidlington, Oxfordshire on tour buses for weeks now, leaving locals wondering what was…
· Max Chang
Inside the Life of the World’s Highest Paid Asian Actress of 2015
Chinese actress Fan BingBing — familiar to U.S. moviegoers for her role as the mutant Blink in 2014’s “X-Men: Days of Future Past” — has been ranked fourth on the list of highest paid actresses in the world for 2015. According to Forbes, the 33-year-old actress pulled in a total…
· Khier Casino
Korean Soccer Player Endures Racial Slurs From Opposing Team, Wins Anyways
Son Heung-min, a forward and winger for the South Korean National Football Team and Tottenham Hotspur, was the target of racial slurs from some Millwall FC fans during an FA Cup quarter-final game. Chants of “DVD” and “he’s selling three for a fiver,” apparently in reference to…
· Ranier Maningding
If Anime Is ‘Racially Ambiguous,’ Why Do We Always Cast White Actors?
Anything is possible in the world of anime. Jesus Christ and Buddha can be apartment roommates who blog and play video games, and a can of melon soda can transform into a human Pokémon who battles other cans of soda.
· Ryan General
Former Football Player Becomes a Massive Chinese Superstar For Obvious Reasons
Ten years ago, aspiring American football player Matthew Knowles had set his sights on making it big in the NFL. Little did he know that a different career would take him to superstardom on the other side of the world. Following a successful football career in college, the then…
· Ryan General
Everyone is Wondering Who Hollywood is Going to Whitewash Naruto With
The long dreaded Naruto live-action movie helmed by an American studio is officially in the works and it is now getting early negative buzz from the fans of the popular manga/anime. Last year, Variety reported that Michael Gracey, a former visual effects specialist who has just…
· Ryan General
Jeremy Lin is Now a Marvel Comic Character in the New Hulk
NBA superstar Jeremy Lin made his first ever comic book appearance on the latest issue of Marvel’s “Totally Awesome Hulk” which was released on Wednesday. The Lin-Hulk team up was the idea of New York comics writer Greg Pak, who said he got struck with Linsanity during the…
· Benny Luo
Bruce Lee’s Daughter Drove Herself into Debt to Preserve Her Father’s Name
Bruce Lee is perhaps the most influential Asian entertainer and martial artist of the last century. Aside from his achievements in martial arts, his work in Hollywood essentially changed the perception of how Asians were represented in American films and viewed by Western…
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