Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Oh people, get over yourselves.

The parents also say that the "Juno" line also plays on racist Asian stereotypes in an unacceptable way.

"Could you have made that joke with any other minority?" Scott says. "I don't think so. You'd catch hell."


No, you can't make that joke with any other "minority" (nicely charged word choice there, but sorry to inform you: the issue is China's policies, and native Chinese and their children, not Chinese-Americans) because there is a grain of truth in the line they reference. And racist Asian stereotypes? Where?

I feel silly having to point out that it seems many parents who are complaining sought out China as a place to adopt children because of truths this line references; mainly, the proliferation of available children in China because of their policies and culture, and the relative ease at the time at which one could adopt. Issues, anyone? Nevermind also that this line is said by a smart-alecky teenager who is pregnant. Bitch please, this is why it's funny and also meaningful to the storyline.

Stop projecting your issues around your own whiteness/privilege/guilt and the adoption of your Chinese child from parents who probably couldn't take care of her and/or wanted a better life for her, and stop making your child a victim. Your kid will be happier for it.

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