Racial Stereotypes and Hollywood
ABC News put up this article earlier this month, but I missed it during the impromptu hiatus. Includes some quotes from DDK, including this one:
Kim told 20/20 he’d played at least fifty roles on television and had never gotten to kiss a woman on-screen until “Lost.” Kim says Hollywood stereotypes Asian American actors, relegating them to certain roles. “We’ve been portrayed as inscrutable villains and asexualized kind of eunuchs,” Kim says. “Even Jackie Chan in his movies rarely gets to kiss his female lead.”
“What Kate Did” screencap from Lost-Media Photo Gallery
Bravo to Lost for making strides to tear down this stereotypical wall. The Jin/Sun relationship is probably my favorite storyline on the show, and their ethnicity only adds another dimension to their love story.