This past week two things happened that showed us that we have much to do in terms of
race relations: The new Spider-Man is a half-black and half-latino and
Lawrence Fishburne has been cast in the
Superman movie as Perry White. Quite a few
racist remarks has been said and being
African-American myself I am highly sensitive. The truth is that in the battle of black vs white in
America, we often forget that most of the people on the planet are Asian (
Chinese to be exact). Also there is so much racism against people who are from that part of the world. Let's face it: whoever is freshest off the boat gets it first in America, and blacks and latinos are next. Everyone should be protected. It's always interesting to hear what Asian-Americans experience. They are in the same boat as other minorities - used, abused, and stereotyped. Why are there are almost no Asian-American superheroes? Racism. The people who control the media don't think we want to read about and watch strong Asian characters. Some people do transcend all of that: Bruce Lee,
Jet Li,
Jackie Chan - but they are exception. This is why the live-action Dragonball and
Avatar:The Last Airbender moves had non-Asian casts for characters who clearly should have been Asian. It's sad. Look at the video below that deals with these question from a Taiwaneses point of view.
Taiwanese Animation Sees Diverse Spider-Man, Suggests More Asian Superheroes [Video] - ComicsAlliance | Comic book culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews
