tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post3264128749345111331..comments2024-03-04T10:20:10.154+00:00Comments on Anna Chen: Madam Miaow Says: The Orphan of Zhao: RSC casts Asians as dogs and maid in Chinese classic Madam Miaowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10237951918529887305noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-11871606941015736872012-10-28T20:56:55.886+00:002012-10-28T20:56:55.886+00:00Nicholas, East Asians are excluded from non-Asian ...Nicholas, East Asians are excluded from non-Asian roles, yet when Asian roles come up that we could play, we are excluded form them as well. I'm British and yet I'm excluded from participating in my own culture on the basis that I look East Asian. <br /><br />I was told I was too Chinese to play Lady M or Juliet, yet caucasians can play Chinese princesses. <br /><br />What's ours is ours and what's yours is ours is what we hear.<br /><br />Let's have a level playing field where there's no discrimination. White is not the default mode for universal.<br /><br />Madam Miaowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10237951918529887305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-80278842253404073922012-10-28T18:42:51.207+00:002012-10-28T18:42:51.207+00:00I find it very hard to understand the outrage this...I find it very hard to understand the outrage this has generated. Shakespeare is widely produced across Asia, in English as well as translated into various Asian languages, all without a white actor or even production member in sight. But no one ever complains. So how is this any different?<br /><br />If our goal is equality, then it is discrimination only if it cuts both ways. I personally feel that demanding Asians be given major roles just because the play is Asian in origin is tokenism at best, or racism in reverse at worst.<br /><br />So what am I missing? Did <b>more qualified</b> Asian actors audition but were overlooked?Nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09932125160749455561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-46388775864296544222012-10-25T23:40:58.433+01:002012-10-25T23:40:58.433+01:00Thank you, Resa. It's wonderful how so many of...Thank you, Resa. It's wonderful how so many of us are all pulling together on this.Madam Miaowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10237951918529887305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-87545795563027005852012-10-25T21:26:51.382+01:002012-10-25T21:26:51.382+01:00I really admire you, and I cannot believe this is ...I really admire you, and I cannot believe this is still happening. I have no words.Hunting Violets (Resa Haile)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03844308194471133943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-25541202862630965162012-10-18T17:26:04.632+01:002012-10-18T17:26:04.632+01:00"Yes, cross-racial casting is a wonderful ide..."Yes, cross-racial casting is a wonderful idea— the problem is that it's all one-way traffic." -- YES. Statement applies to ALL creative fields trying to gank non-Western forms in the name of "cross-cultural exchange."Jhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16985629384463009968noreply@blogger.com