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Originally Posted by willravel
Ah, but our (I'm also of European descent) ancestors haven't been subjugated for a long, long time. Asians are still treated like crap by many people (just as blacks are treated like crap, etc.). My German ancestors haven't had it hard since the Romans were invading Northern Europe. My Irish ancestors probably had it pretty crappy from the Brits, but they immigrated centuries ago. As a white male, I really can't tell you what it's like to be subjugated. Yes, I'm an atheist, but it's really not that bad.
When you suggest that people are being soft, you're playing down the fact that there still is very serious racism in our society. If you don't know what I'm talking about, name 3 movies in the past 10 years that have featured Asians that didn't use martial arts. Name one show on TV where the main character is Asian. Name an Asian American politician.
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I guess you don't know your American History because the Irish had a hard time in America, "NO IRISH NEED APPLY" was common signage in 19th century America (1850s). Many lived in shanty towns and lived in extreme squalor.
Or that you don't know your European history to know that the Germans kicked Roman ass and were never subject to Roman rule.
For your movies:
Better Tomorrow
Crash
Sideways
But lets get a little more granular since you think your point still stands.
Any movie with Lou Diamond Phillips early as 1988 and Tia Carrere 1991 almost 20 years my friend. Or did you think that Lou Diamond Phillips was hispanic because of his role in La Bamba and Stand and Deliver?
edit: Tia Carrere had the show Relic Hunter for 3 seasons 99-02, and Dean Cain had Lois and Clark for 4 seasons from 93-97.
truly I don't know what your point is but to try and make someone answer some trivia questions to diffuse and misdirect the fact that you have no idea what you are talking about and pulling things outta thin air.
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Last edited by Cynthetiq; 04-25-2007 at 05:31 AM..
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