Sterotypes

Lotus Blossom/ China Doll relates to other Asian American stereotypes because of the way the media has portrayed them to the audience. For example in the films or TV series Asian American have the same roles which are either detectives, nerds, involved in the mafia, martial arts experts, wise, easily picked on, or prostitutes. These stereotypes are negative.

Although each stereotype has its own different concept they all relate because this is the way Asian Americans are being labeled to society. Disappearing this idea from the audience is difficult because of the media;it displays false informatin that could lead into a wrong interpretation. An example of how an Asian American is easily picked on and has an incredible ability in fighting is in the film The Spy Next Door an action, adventure and comedy film directed by Brian Levant released in January 15, 2010 starring Jackie Chan as an international spy. His girlfriend’s children constantly harass him and a sudden twist comes when Jackie Chan has to return as a spy to protect his new family and uses his gadgets and abilities in defeating the villain. However in contrast to this in the film Better Luck Tomorrow tries’ to depict the opposite of these stereotypes. For instance it demonstrates how a group of four high school students are involved in committing felonies such as creating cheat sheets, drug dealing, stealing computer parts, fighting and killing. These actions stirred up what traditionally is seen because this film was unique in the way it depicted a different version of Asian Americans. In the beginning it seemed as a traditional film because it showed how most of them are hardworking students involved in school activities, but the twist came when they began getting involved in committing crimes and never getting caught. My first expectation was that the film was going to be based on Asian Americans who were hard working students who tried fitting in but never getting involved to the extreme of killing someone.

The article 6Asian Stereotypes From Film and TV by Jericho breaks down the different types of Asians that appear in films are Yellow Peril, they are Asian men who try to destroy the western civilization. Charlie Chan a detective who has brought a positive stereotype due to his intelligence and heroism. Dragon Lady is evil, hyper-sexualized and deceitful. Lotus Blossom (China Doll) is known for the most demeaning characterization of Asian females as it reinforces the idea that Asian women are subdued and subservient toys meant to be played with and tossed aside by white men. Nerdy Asian are shown how they are shown how they are always good in mathematics and science. Idiotic Goofball is known as the most offensive of stereotypes due to how many films add an Asian character as comedy relief such as broken English and goofy mannerism (Jericho 1). This quote depicts how Asian Americans are viewed because of the media.

In conclusion all these stereotypes connect because they can lead to negativity. Having a certain expectation on someone can affect them because not everyone is the same and should be judged the same way. Although there might be positive stereotypes according to others but not everyone sees it in that manner.