Boycott "Absolute Power"

[Anonymous Poster <anon@saigon.com>]

>***************** PLEASE FORWARD IMMEDIATELY!!! ***********************
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>                                        BOYCOTT "ABSOLUTE POWER"
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>The new Clint Eastwood movie "Absolute Power" portrays Asians and African
>American characters in negative racial stereotypes.   The portrayal of the
>Asian character, in particular, is degrading and insulting.
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>The only Asian character in the movie is a short, wobbly, nerdy waiter, who
>speaks broken English with a thick acccent.    This character is labled
>"Chinaman" by one of the leads in the movie (played by Ed Harris), who is
>the chief police investigator and a "good guy".    The line with this
>derogatory term is used for the purpose of generating a big laugh from the
>audience.  At the screening I attended, it did.
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>As walked out of the theater, and all I could think of was the number of
>young adults who were at the screening, who heard the rest of the audience
>laugh, and laughed along.
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>Please do not let our silence encourage the continuation of racial
>stereotypes by Hollywood and the media.   Please take one minute and
>forward this message now!


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