Racism by The Media On China and Chinese People Is SIckening

"We see and hear all the racism every day," Yang said. "This is why I never read the newspaper or go on CNN anymore."

"They love to discriminate against us and make us feel bad. It just makes me stronger and more proud of my culture and heritage."

"I don't know why white people are like that and have problems with us. What did we do to them? I don't understand it but I guess it makes them feel better about themselves to make fun of other races."

I can't really disagree  ith Yang. Besides writing for this blog, I read a lot of newspapers and watch a lot of TV. I can definitely understand why many people of color do not trust the media.

In America, Asian actors are not allowed to be the good guys in TV shows or in movies. There is an unwritten rule in Hollywood that states that there can't be an Asian hero if the actor playing the bad guy is white.  This is why Jet Li has to play the evil Asian bad guy in his new movie while Caucasian actor Brandon Fraser plays the hero.

When was the last time you saw an Asian actor play a romantic lead in an American movie or TV show? Probably never. But we continuously see Caucasian males with "exotic" Asian females in movies, TV shows, and in commercials. 

On the other hand, you won't ever see an Asian male and white female couple in Hollywood. I guess the sexless Asian male myth is true.  Or so the media wants us to believe.

In another controversial article, ESPN's Pat Forde wrote a story last week about how the Beijing Games are now lessened and stained because an American was stabbed to death.

Why are the Olympics stained and lessened? They are not! Readers of the article were very offended by Forde's article and posted comments telling him to get out of China and basically ripping him.

The death of Todd Bachman is a tragedy, but Forde should be ashamed for trying to diss the host city of the Olympics because of an isolated incident.

All the above examples show why Asians do not trust the media. It also shows us that the media in America has a lot of work to do to regain the public's trust. These "professional" journalists and "senior" writers need to stop dissing minorities.

I've watched the Olympics daily and enjoyed seeing the great scenery and people of China.  Their athletes are entertaining and talented.  I am very impressed with their passion, intensity, and showmanship in these Games.

I can't say anything negative about them. I guess I am not made out to be a journalist  and member of the media after all.

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