Why are Pacific Islanders grouped in with Asians now? Is it the eyes?
Basically they are part of the Austronesian group. Some 30-20 thousand years ago the austronasians, who were from mainland Asia, started migrating south through Taiwan to the Philippines and indonesia. Some of these Austronesians sailed east and basically populated the islands in Pacific all the way to Hawaii.
>That's not an answer
Sorry you feel that way, but it's the truth. >Asia as a geographic
Yeah, yeah, yeah, they don't care. Disney doesn't care, none of the not-for-profits care, and the investors who treat these virtue-signal months as holy celebrations where they move your grandma's 401(k) money into some multinational conglomerates' new DIE program certainly don't give a shit.
Taiwan is one of the proposed departure sites for the migrations that eventually created the Polynesian peoples
But it is silly to lump them in with Mainland Asia and Japan, like linking the amerindians whose ancestors crossed into Alaska thousands of years ago
Concept of Asia is arbitrary anyways. It's basically everything east side of europe. There's a reason Nips, Chinks, and asiatics sometimes use the term 漢字文化圏 instead of whole fricking Asia
Well, amusingly Jake is a hapa too but I guess Disney literally couldn't think of any other Chinese characters in their library considering his show is also fricking ancient by now
>High School show >Class Prez is a Singaporean transplant queen bee that has implemented caning for various offenses >Teachers and staff are too afraid to intervene
You Bruneian or what?
I stayed in Bandar once. There's no culture. The whole country seems to revolve around only two things >Dumbass sultan gave the whole caliphate away to some British dude he liked >Dumbass prince spent stupid money on stupid things that are now falling apart because they cost stupid money to maintain and he got put in prison or something
These are the characters that i'm familiar with... >Anne Boonchuy >Baljeet Tjinder >Gloria Sato >GoGo Tomago >Hiro Hamada >Jake Long >Lilo Pelekai >Sashi Kobayashi >Willow Park
That reminds me of a Baháʼí follower said the same thing. He argued that why he as a black man, should celebrate being black one month out of the year. He could be doing celebrate being black everyday or nPot at all.
>New asian-focused action show >Of course it's about ancient kung-fu magic and muh Journey to the West
This feels incredibly stereotypical and borderline racist, is it really so hard to have an asian-american in a story that DOESN'T revolve around their traditional asian roots? They can never "just be asian", their entire story has to constatly focus on the fact that they're asian with a magnifying-glass. Give me a character of color where their race has absolutely no impact on the plot.
Disney couldn’t adapt the original American Born Chinese because of the funny yellow character that it hit too close to home. So instead they made it about supernatural powers just so the mutts won’t b***h about it.
It’s a shame because the original graphic novel was both funny and informative.
I find it funny that a decent number (probably over half) of Disney “Asians” are half white or some various breed, like there has to be white in them for them to be accepted
Why are Pacific Islanders grouped in with Asians now? Is it the eyes?
Your all the same in mind and spirit what does it matter?
I don't get it. What exactly do, say, Samoans have in common whatsoever with the Chinese? So arbitrary.
they're not white devils, that's all that matters.
Basically they are part of the Austronesian group. Some 30-20 thousand years ago the austronasians, who were from mainland Asia, started migrating south through Taiwan to the Philippines and indonesia. Some of these Austronesians sailed east and basically populated the islands in Pacific all the way to Hawaii.
They're grouped together because American politics wants them to vote together as a bloc.
Reminder: they don't really care, and I'm not (just) talking about Disney as a corporation.
That's not an answer. Asia as a geographic group contains more than just Chinese and Japanese.
>That's not an answer
Sorry you feel that way, but it's the truth.
>Asia as a geographic
Yeah, yeah, yeah, they don't care. Disney doesn't care, none of the not-for-profits care, and the investors who treat these virtue-signal months as holy celebrations where they move your grandma's 401(k) money into some multinational conglomerates' new DIE program certainly don't give a shit.
Because Asia is across the Pacific.
Arbitrarily racist but okay
Taiwan is one of the proposed departure sites for the migrations that eventually created the Polynesian peoples
But it is silly to lump them in with Mainland Asia and Japan, like linking the amerindians whose ancestors crossed into Alaska thousands of years ago
>like linking the amerindians whose ancestors crossed into Alaska thousands of years ago
I was going to say this, the Polynesian island are as separated from Asia as the natives that cross the Bering strait
Racism
Got a thread for you, mac.
https://twitter.com/RichardHanania/status/1662095498965323776
Concept of Asia is arbitrary anyways. It's basically everything east side of europe. There's a reason Nips, Chinks, and asiatics sometimes use the term 漢字文化圏 instead of whole fricking Asia
I want to frick Janna
Can't believe Disney still remembers Penn Zero...
I miss that show.
probably not so much "remembering" as it is "grasping for straws"
It's always been weird to me that they include Willow in this when she's not even from Earth.
She's asian-coded.
Is this the first time in 45 years that Disney acknowledged pepper ann?
Is Hawaii located in Asia? Also why did they include Willow?
According to Dana she is part Korean despite being from another realm.
Is she part muggle or is she from Magic Korea?
How can that fat owl b***h be asian when she is from another dimension?
Since May is almost over why don't Cinemaphile flood the catalog with Asians like they do with blacks and gays?
Because no one is outraged by Asians.
Aapi month is a meme
this isn't spammed by esg corporations so it doesn't bother anyone
We literally had more Asian comics in May than black comics in February.
Because they're weebs and have yellow fever so it's ok
Godzilla loves Asian chicks
Hiro is the only cute one
Wait
What ethnicity is Karmi even from? I know the norm was to joking call her a paki when the show was running, but do they ever specify?
She's american
Indonesian
Hey! Where is Molly and Darryl McGee!?? They are Thai-American!
I'm so disappointed.
It was mission critical to have Chyna rep so sorry, Jake and his grandpa took priority
So are the rest of them, dipshit
Willow's not Asian though. She's an Elf native to Hell.
Where's Molly McGee?
she's a half breed. doesn't count.
Well, amusingly Jake is a hapa too but I guess Disney literally couldn't think of any other Chinese characters in their library considering his show is also fricking ancient by now
>Disney literally couldn't think of any other Chinese characters in their library
Would it have looked bad to pull from the same show twice?
They were happy enough to use two from PaF
and FOUR characters from BH6
well then I guess it's because frick her. 🙂
But so is Hiro.
Anne fills their Thai quota and she's not a hapa
Jake Long is a happa.
>disney following the one drop rule
based?
Why is Baljeet here?
Because he’s Indian and they needed to pad the number of characters in the image
Is that the chick from Pepper-Ann? She was Asian?
that's a guy. and I thought he was black.
Milo is Hawaiian.
Could have just said "minorities that ren't hispanics and nigs".
I cant wait for the day we get a bruneian or singaporean MC or sidecharacter
>High School show
>Class Prez is a Singaporean transplant queen bee that has implemented caning for various offenses
>Teachers and staff are too afraid to intervene
No lah
And why the frick Bruneian? They have a population of like 12
Hundred thousand
You Bruneian or what?
I stayed in Bandar once. There's no culture. The whole country seems to revolve around only two things
>Dumbass sultan gave the whole caliphate away to some British dude he liked
>Dumbass prince spent stupid money on stupid things that are now falling apart because they cost stupid money to maintain and he got put in prison or something
I spent half of my life here.
I miss Candy so much.
Stacychads, RISE UP.
These are the characters that i'm familiar with...
>Anne Boonchuy
>Baljeet Tjinder
>Gloria Sato
>GoGo Tomago
>Hiro Hamada
>Jake Long
>Lilo Pelekai
>Sashi Kobayashi
>Willow Park
Disney names their Asian characters the same way black media always have white characters named "John Smith" and "Patrick Johnson"
White people are named that, though.
>this reminded me Janna is a flip and not a gypsy
Fricking horseshit
Lars from SU is also a flip
>Black History Month
>Asian Heritage Month
What divisive and racist nonsense. How patronizing it is to be of Asian or African heritage. Asian and African History is American History.
As a straight white make, I wouldn’t complain about a little patronization once in a while. Blacks and Asians sure as shit aren’t
you're patronized every single day, sweetie.
It's still divisive and racist as Hell. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Eui0Nwlqlz8
That reminds me of a Baháʼí follower said the same thing. He argued that why he as a black man, should celebrate being black one month out of the year. He could be doing celebrate being black everyday or nPot at all.
Well, it is. But Americans can't help it.
Where’s Marcy?
She's for autism awareness month.
they forgot the kid from up
He just has down's
Ah yes, I forgot about the hidden purple people of the Philippines.
She's supposed to be Japanese
how did that homie sneak in
>New asian-focused action show
>Of course it's about ancient kung-fu magic and muh Journey to the West
This feels incredibly stereotypical and borderline racist, is it really so hard to have an asian-american in a story that DOESN'T revolve around their traditional asian roots? They can never "just be asian", their entire story has to constatly focus on the fact that they're asian with a magnifying-glass. Give me a character of color where their race has absolutely no impact on the plot.
what even is asian-american culture besides drinking boba tea?
protecting your shop from rioters
Disney couldn’t adapt the original American Born Chinese because of the funny yellow character that it hit too close to home. So instead they made it about supernatural powers just so the mutts won’t b***h about it.
It’s a shame because the original graphic novel was both funny and informative.
I find it funny that a decent number (probably over half) of Disney “Asians” are half white or some various breed, like there has to be white in them for them to be accepted