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microaggressions:

At Sundance, someone criticized Justin Lin for his portrayal of Asians in “Better Luck Tomorrow,” implying that it didn’t fit the stereotype of Asians as hardworking, obedient students. 

Response: Roger Ebert got on a chair and “… went on to say that Asian-Americans should be free to take on any types of roles they choose without fear of misrepresenting the entire community.”

Edit: Here’s the video of the comments Roger Ebert made.

(Source: microaggressions)

Via Asians Not Studying
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    ——————————————————————————————————— This...plus his support
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    is awesome. He made...whitewashing in The Last Airbender film.
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    Mad respect for this man.
  7. monde-reel reblogged this from chonklatime and added:
    Ebert is basically a god amongst men. He’s seriously awesome.
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    Roger Ebert is awesome about pretty much everything except video games, and he even seems to be coming around on those...
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    I originally saw this clip in the documentary Hollywood Chinese when it aired on PBS back in 2009. I literally jumped up...
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    I agree with all of the above. Although, from another point of view, it’s good that a white film critic stood up to...
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    another reason that roger ebert is so awesome
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    This is awesome. Go Ebert.
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    “Hey, uh…you’re talented, but you don’t know how to make Asian characters.” Props to Ebert. I didn’t think he could be...
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