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You are wrong about Chow Yun Fat. If you have read most of the reviews for Anna and the King and most of his movies you will realize that he is well loved by a lot of critics. I consider him as talented as Tom Hanks, although he may not have the name recognition of Tom Hanks.
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<p>Exactly. If he's as talented, why isn't he as famous as Tom Hanks? Perhaps there's a language barrier (kind of like how Penelope Cruz only gets good roles in Spanish). </p>
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Perhaps the reason that Asian men aren't bankable in Hollywood is the same reason they have less success with interracial dating than other non-asian males? Perhaps we should have laws outlawing things like personal preference as well? Then we could be one big happy family.
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<p>An easy answer to a complex problem. You do realize that "personal preferences" are subject to fleeting societal standards? If it were a static thing, then we might expect women to covet men with small *****es (Ancient Greece), or expect men to chase after chubby women (almost every other time period except now). Is that the case today? Anyway, your notion of Asian men being incorrigibly un-bankable and unpopular is refuted by the success of Lost and Survivor: Cook Islands. Daniel Dae Kim and Yul Kwon have added much popularity and sex appeal to their respective shows, and even a dork like Masi Oka (from "Heroes") has contributed much to his show's popularity.</p>
<p>But let's not get too narrow-minded on the broader issue at hand here. Lack of Asian-American representation in the media. Stop whining? Yes, I would agree. Most Asian-Americans now aren't the immigrant outsiders their parents were, and should be well-versed in American culture to have ambitions in areas like politics and entertainment. In a generation or so, we'll see where the new breed of Asians will shape their futures.</p>