Comments on: If I had all the money in the world, I’d remake BETTER LUCK TOMORROW with WHITE PEOPLE http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/if-i-had-all-the-money-in-the-world-i%e2%80%99d-remake-better-luck-tomorrow-with-white-people/ Mon, 21 May 2012 07:01:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Hyunjin http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/if-i-had-all-the-money-in-the-world-i%e2%80%99d-remake-better-luck-tomorrow-with-white-people/comment-page-1/#comment-46753 Hyunjin Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:45:29 +0000 http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/?p=15804#comment-46753 I bow down and cowar in fear by David's photoshop skills. I bow down and cowar in fear by David’s photoshop skills.

]]> By: Arkhaon http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/if-i-had-all-the-money-in-the-world-i%e2%80%99d-remake-better-luck-tomorrow-with-white-people/comment-page-1/#comment-31203 Arkhaon Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:48:36 +0000 http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/?p=15804#comment-31203 What the fuck is this. What the fuck is this.

]]> By: Ike http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/if-i-had-all-the-money-in-the-world-i%e2%80%99d-remake-better-luck-tomorrow-with-white-people/comment-page-1/#comment-15172 Ike Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:48:53 +0000 http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/?p=15804#comment-15172 White People (TM) White People (TM)

]]> By: Heather Leila http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/if-i-had-all-the-money-in-the-world-i%e2%80%99d-remake-better-luck-tomorrow-with-white-people/comment-page-1/#comment-15066 Heather Leila Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:52:22 +0000 http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/?p=15804#comment-15066 Hey, I like this post. It's interesting. But one question: why do you use the word Caucasian instead of white? Caucasian is useless as a racial term. Just saying. Hey, I like this post. It’s interesting. But one question: why do you use the word Caucasian instead of white? Caucasian is useless as a racial term. Just saying.

]]> By: Juan http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/if-i-had-all-the-money-in-the-world-i%e2%80%99d-remake-better-luck-tomorrow-with-white-people/comment-page-1/#comment-15049 Juan Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:59:00 +0000 http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/?p=15804#comment-15049 Your post makes me have a lot more respect for the guy than I already had. Feel quite sorry for his alternate Earth counterpart though. Your post makes me have a lot more respect for the guy than I already had. Feel quite sorry for his alternate Earth counterpart though.

]]> By: links for 2010-03-18 | Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/if-i-had-all-the-money-in-the-world-i%e2%80%99d-remake-better-luck-tomorrow-with-white-people/comment-page-1/#comment-15044 links for 2010-03-18 | Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:02:22 +0000 http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/?p=15804#comment-15044 [...] If I Had All the Money in The World, I’d Remake BETTER LUCK TOMORROW with White People | You Offen... But Better Luck Tomorrow could have also easily been a different movie altogether. Justin was originally offered the money to make his film by investors if he could do just one little thing…change the characters from Asian American to Caucasian. He obviously refused, but perhaps in an alternate universe, that world’s Justin Lin was so sick and tired of eating ramen three meals a day and carrying a six-figure credit card debt that he decided to accept the offer. (tags: via: jasmine asian asianamerican white film) [...] [...] If I Had All the Money in The World, I’d Remake BETTER LUCK TOMORROW with White People | You Offen… But Better Luck Tomorrow could have also easily been a different movie altogether. Justin was originally offered the money to make his film by investors if he could do just one little thing…change the characters from Asian American to Caucasian. He obviously refused, but perhaps in an alternate universe, that world’s Justin Lin was so sick and tired of eating ramen three meals a day and carrying a six-figure credit card debt that he decided to accept the offer. (tags: via: jasmine asian asianamerican white film) [...]

]]> By: Saturday Link Roundup :: The Last Airbender Movie Casting | Activism at Racebending.com http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/if-i-had-all-the-money-in-the-world-i%e2%80%99d-remake-better-luck-tomorrow-with-white-people/comment-page-1/#comment-14826 Saturday Link Roundup :: The Last Airbender Movie Casting | Activism at Racebending.com Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:24:01 +0000 http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/?p=15804#comment-14826 [...] If I had all the money in the world, I’d remake BETTER LUCK TOMORROW with WHITE PEOPLE – by David and Philip of You Offend Me You Offend My Family Offenders David and Philip re-imagine history. What if director Justin Lin had taken a deal to produce Better Luck Tomorrow with Caucasian actors? What would the film be like without being rooted in Asian American culture, faces, and performers? Many times, Asian American directors and creators are pressured to alter their vision to match a studio’s conception of an America from before desegregation. This is the sort of thing that happens when they accept such deals. The team at You Offend Me You Offend My Family deals with these issues in a hilarious and spot-on post. [...] [...] If I had all the money in the world, I’d remake BETTER LUCK TOMORROW with WHITE PEOPLE – by David and Philip of You Offend Me You Offend My Family Offenders David and Philip re-imagine history. What if director Justin Lin had taken a deal to produce Better Luck Tomorrow with Caucasian actors? What would the film be like without being rooted in Asian American culture, faces, and performers? Many times, Asian American directors and creators are pressured to alter their vision to match a studio’s conception of an America from before desegregation. This is the sort of thing that happens when they accept such deals. The team at You Offend Me You Offend My Family deals with these issues in a hilarious and spot-on post. [...]

]]> By: Tak Toyoshima http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/if-i-had-all-the-money-in-the-world-i%e2%80%99d-remake-better-luck-tomorrow-with-white-people/comment-page-1/#comment-14711 Tak Toyoshima Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:53:00 +0000 http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/?p=15804#comment-14711 That's freaking hysterical. I think my only sub would be Tracy Morgan as Virgil. He could put Ashton on Scare Tactics. That’s freaking hysterical. I think my only sub would be Tracy Morgan as Virgil. He could put Ashton on Scare Tactics.

]]> By: Mai http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/if-i-had-all-the-money-in-the-world-i%e2%80%99d-remake-better-luck-tomorrow-with-white-people/comment-page-1/#comment-14707 Mai Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:38:05 +0000 http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/?p=15804#comment-14707 I second that motion Elena, and just say no to Robert Pattison playing John Cho :P I second that motion Elena, and just say no to Robert Pattison playing John Cho :P

]]> By: Elena http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/if-i-had-all-the-money-in-the-world-i%e2%80%99d-remake-better-luck-tomorrow-with-white-people/comment-page-1/#comment-14697 Elena Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:06:35 +0000 http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/?p=15804#comment-14697 Great stuff, David. Thank goodness that the alternate universe is just that and Justin stuck to his guns. Long live BLT! Great stuff, David. Thank goodness that the alternate universe is just that and Justin stuck to his guns.

Long live BLT!

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