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Around the Horn: Han vs Han Revisited

November 21, 2011 9:46 am

ANDERSON: Offender Sung recently blogged about the “Other” Han, in the show 2 BROKE GIRLS, and how this stereotypical caricature of a character is step back for Asian Americans in mainstream media. Many people have derided Matthew Moy, the actor who plays Han on the show, for his Oriental, foreigner accent, and have practically asked for his head on a stick. But after doing more research on the guy, I realized that I’ve seen him before in other shows, and you know what? He’s pretty damn funny! Check out his acting reel below:

See, guys like Sung, and John Cho, Roger Fan, Daniel Dae Kim, Daniel Henney, etc, these are the leading man good looking types. Matthew Moy, on the hand, is a character actor. Moy is pretty funny. And because of his stature, he plays a certain type of character. He kind of reminds me of Mickey Rooney, another small guy. From the comments section in Sung’s blog, as well as other reactions on the Internet, many people make fun of his size. He’s a tiny guy and perhaps it’s his stature alone that Asian American males, take offense with, more so than his foreign accent and the fact that his character of Han “wants to be so hip?” So can we give this guy a break or should we break out the pillory? Let’s see what the other Offenders have to say…

Han vs. Han

November 8, 2011 6:20 pm

I’m the last person to judge another actor. I know most work their ass off and the payoff is little to nothing. It’s really a marathoner’s journey. You wanna meet someone with thick skin. Talk to an actor that’s been going at it for a while. My attitude towards taking roles is… “All the power to you, do what you got to do to stay around.” To make it all work out so there is a balance between making a living and living your dream takes part magic, part unrelenting effort, part magic, and part magic.

So with that said, let me get to the point. Over the past few months I’ve read and heard much discontent from Asians and non-Asians over the new network comedy 2 BROKE GIRLS. Here’s a recent Hollywood Reporter article that accuses the show of being racist. I try to ignore soapbox criticism yip yap, soapbox complaining about racist this and that. It’s so easy to complain and judge from afar. You try living the life of a struggling actor. Come to think of it, struggling, before any job title sucks balls. Read more...

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10 Things Non-Asian Chicks Need To Pretend To Like To Score With Asian American Guys

July 6, 2010 12:38 am

I vowed that I would help my non-Asian female readers looking to snag an Asian man and I am as good as my word. Previously, I blogged about the things Asian guys needed to pretend to like to hook up with a white chick. Today for the non-Asian ladies on the prowl for some tender yellow meat, here are 10 things you need to pretend to like to get with an Asian American man:

1. PING PONG

Asian American guys need at least one sport that they’re better at then whites, blacks, Latinos and elderly people in order to feel secure in their manhood. For awhile there, it looked like it could’ve been golf or tennis, but that didn’t work out. There’s always competitive hot dog eating, but let’s be real—“I put 50 wieners in my mouth in 12 minutes” probably won’t get you laid…by a woman (and eating too many hot dogs might drive you to do crazy shit like this). So all that’s left is ping pong. It’ll take some work, but when your man is playing ping pong, stare at him with wonder and pride as if he were playing a “real” sport like basketball and he was a “real” athlete like Michael Jordan.

2. DISSING ASIAN WOMEN

If you are a non-Asian woman and you’re with an Asian American man, at some point, he will go off on a tirade against Asian women for being traitors and sell-outs because they date white dudes and other non-Asian males. Yeah, I realize it may be confusing and hypocritical considering you’re also non-Asian and he’s Asian American yet your man has no issues with you, but trust me, it makes perfect sense to him. In these moments, don’t try to reason with or contradict him, just agree with everything he says and occasionally interject with statements like, “Yes, you’re right, Asian women are whores with white cocks permanently embedded in their mouths.” And when this topic comes up, never utter the following words to your man in any context: “The Joy Luck Club,” “Soon-Yi” or “colorblind society.”

COLOR OF THE SEA needs to be made into a movie

June 7, 2010 2:02 pm

Since it’s summer time, I think it’s best to start recommending some beach reading material! I first read Color of the Sea by Bay Area resident John Hamamura about 3 years ago, and I literally read it in one sitting. After tearing through the book, I immediately felt this movie could be a major motion picture.

It’s an amalgam of the perfect beach or airline book, with an epic story of star-crossed lovers under the backdrop of historical, global events. Taking place from 1930 through the end of World War II, the main protagonist is Isamu “Sam” Hamada, a young, precocious boy who has to learn to grow up quickly into the strong, virile man that he becomes. Here’s the synopsis: Read more...

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FINALLY, our Asian male porn star has arrived…

March 25, 2010 6:27 am

FINALLY the straight porn nut has been cracked by the Asian male. Finally.

I always wondered if and when an Asian guy would/could rise to stardom in straight porn. There have been plenty of Asian guys in gay porn for years. But straight porn in the United States and Europe? It’s about as common as a pet unicorn.

Who would this guy be? What would he look like? What circumstances would have to unfurl in order for an Asian porn messiah to ascend, let alone become a star in an industry where huge cock is only attached to bodies of black or white? Would he be some dude from Inner Mongolia with a 13 inch dagger of Khan? Or, would he be some long-haired, exotic sumo wrestler who could maintain an erection for 38 hours straight without vigorous rubbing? Or would he be some sex pimp from South East Asia sporting skin so dark that straight porn would market him as a black lover with a softer, more Shinto-femme appeal? Well, wonder no more my lads and lassies, for His time has come…

How To Survive Your Best Friend’s Wedding When You’re Secretly In Love With Her

August 27, 2009 2:19 am

154242__bestfriendswedding_l Ah, summer. The season of weddings. And this year, it seems like there’s been more than the usual amount of weddings to attend. At one such event, I spied the bride’s best friend (an Asian American male) looking at her with what I could swear was longing in his eyes. I’m pretty convinced he was in love with his best friend/the bride who was marrying this other man. Read more...

When “Red Dawn” attacks…

August 10, 2009 3:03 pm

For the past 14 years, I have been an actor in Hollywood. As with the career of any actor (famous, infamous, or unknown), it has been a roller coaster of ups, downs, victories, and losses. There is a reason why most parents would not encourage their child to become an actor. It is, at best, a completely unpredictable affair and most certainly not a meritocracy. When people ask me what it’s like to work as an actor in Hollywood, my best answer goes something like this – imagine the superficial, social politics of junior high…and with that, you have the key, critical success factors necessary to excel in Hollywood. Basically, it’s the exact opposite moral values that mom and dad tried to teach you as a kid. When asked what it’s like to be an Asian American actor in Hollywood, my best answer is – imagine being a white guy, going to China to be an actor, and expecting to have a career like Chow Yun Fat. Good luck round eye.