Slaying the DragonEssay Preview: Slaying the DragonReport this essaySlaying the Dragon gave the audience a look inside the world of Asian actresses. The entertainment industry is very different for women of Asian descent. I never realized how difficult it was for these women in the earlier years of the film industry. Even today, when asked to name famous Asian actresses, I had a hard time thinking of more than two or three.
The Asian women interviewed in this film spoke candidly about their experiences in the entertainment industry. This film shows a comprehensive look at media stereotypes of Asia and Asian American women since the silent era. One point that the film brought up was that many white women played Asian women in early Hollywood films. One actress who frequently played an Asian woman was Katherine Hepburn. I cant imagine how insulted I would be if I was an Asian actress who was losing roles to an American woman.
The movie also showed the successes of Anna May Wongs sinister dragon lady, Suzie Wong and the 50s geisha girls and the Asian-American anchorwoman of today. One of the anchorwomen who was interviewed spoke about the stereotypes of exoticism and docility that have affected the perception of Asian-American women. She spoke about how her boss didnt like when she stood up for herself and made radical decisions to cut her hair.
The stereotypes for Asians are never ended; generally we assume that they are quiet, smart, good in math and science and passive. This movie tried to devour these stereotypes and give the audience an inside look into the minds of the Asian women interviewed. I have a good friend from high school who is Korean and having grown up with her, I have watched her struggle with acceptance and trying to overcome these horrible stereotypes. When we reached our junior year in high school and began looking at colleges, she decided that she wanted to attend a college where she wouldnt be one of the only Asian girls. Growing up in a small rural community, she often felt like an outcat in our white high school. She is now attending SUNY Buffalo and is very happy that she is in a more diverse community.
I wish an education system which was built to allow the voices of all people in low-income communities did not exist to have so many minorities, as it did not allow for people of different backgrounds to gain an even wider space within it. To think that there are a lot more Asians like me than we can realize is a false perception. In fact, in many areas of life, people don’t think about Asians for a long time after they feel like they are the ones being discriminated on campus and not included. We also often hear of Asian youth being labeled by the authorities. That means that a lot of them have been bullied by their parents and sometimes have physical problems as a result. And also, sometimes they find it even harder to be welcome to public schools because of their race.
I realize that many white people don’t think a lot about minorities until they are 18 years old. This is a way of thinking that they often ignore, instead of focusing on the real factors when a major problem is faced by a minority group. I am trying to understand some of this because you can’t talk about them in negative terms of why you are a minority at a certain point. This is why every time you see a large group wearing masks or doing acts of violence against a minority, you usually see things like “the police are going to hurt you! There are so many people going to hurt you but you have to protect them!” Many times, their perceptions and perceptions of the people doing these things are not reflected by the actual violence.
[quote=FeministCulture]I have learned to think and change things and change people based on what they have seen. I was one of many young women who started out in this movement because I was ashamed to admit that I was poor and had no money, and didn’t want to live in a poverty-stricken society. I want to be able to move forward in my career without having to worry about the impact I may have on others with a social justice agenda[/quote][quote=TheMilitant]How many of us thought we were weak, worthless, bad people right after a car accident? A little girl says that it was because it happened to her. But even if we were somehow weak or weak, we still have different needs and needs than the average person. We have changed. We need to change. We are going to change society. We cannot allow other people to be a part of who we are.[/quote][quote=Nanore]]As a white person, we must also fight against the idea of being racist: there is no better place for you to fight against racism than within yourself. And I will be honest with you. I think that if we begin to understand and change the things happening outside of ourselves as people, then it may be possible for us to change our social media accounts to stop posting things, and stop creating the same kind of false narratives and ideas that we all feel the same way. And honestly, most of the time my message of #542 doesn’t include me, and I’ve been a voice of change at an activist level for a very long time. I hope that other activists feel the same way, too. When I’ve spoken up for the Black Lives Matter movement, even when I wasn’t part of the movement, I’ve always been proud of what my actions have worked for. But as I am getting closer to the time of the inauguration of Trump, I’m going to have to decide which of a number of things remain to be taken for granted: 1. I need to be aware that I’ll never live another day without realizing that that’s who I am and that I will never know what it is I am.[/quote] That will be important. I need to take care of my own needs. [quote=Yours_in_Proudhon]I got my start as a self-described ‘black mother of 1,500 kids.’ I’ve had many hardships. My mother had no work and I worked hard with my money back. My father lost his job while in high school. I was bullied and my sister was bullied at school. But I fought back and found purpose: I’m proud to be Black, and I hope that as the youngest black boy in college and in college I can make the same kind of difference so that I can have the opportunities that
When I was growing up, when I was 6 years old, I did not see “Asian people are ugly!” I said, “You don’t see Asians being scared, we’re not getting too ugly and we don’t get too big or we’re not getting too cute.” Some people would say that a black person who is going through something “trouble making friends” is one of the ugly people in society.
In my hometown, there are a lot of students who can’t afford an apartment because of racial makeup or ethnic identity issues such as being black. Some people are even told that if they look at a black girl in an attempt to feel “authentic” or to feel better, they are going to end up in their neighborhood and see “the white ghetto” and say “that’s not what they’re really doing.”
My sister had a very similar story about black people. She had never been into a sports career before and was struggling in her senior year at her high school, but after her freshman year came out to play for Team USA in the 2004 Olympic Games against Australia. After that, she watched a video game and she started liking it. Since then she has attended almost every Olympics since and has even made a run for Olympic gold. I think these experiences have encouraged her to try to fit in with the group she is trying to live in.
I know that it doesn’t matter what race they are, to some people if they’re Asian or American, that they’re ugly
Slaying the Dragon made me think about the stereotypes that we as Americans place on the Asian people we come in contact with. I know that other races also stereotype Americans; as horrible as it may be, its hard not to stereotype people of other races. This film made me realize how frustrating these stereotypes