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Peter Shinkoda, the actor who played Nobu on Netflix’s Daredevil series, has made the claim that an executive from Marvel chopped the storylines for him and another Asian actor after reasoning that “nobody gives a shit” about Asian characters’ storylines. As reported by Entertainment Weekly, Shinkoda aired the allegations over the weekend during a virtual roundtable discussion for a #SaveDaredevil campaign. Specifically […]
As COVID-19 containment efforts continue worldwide, more and more people are rightfully starting to draw attention to a facet of this era that’s been previously overlooked in mainstream news’ wall-to-wall coverage of the virus. But in a New York Times piece published Monday, that issue—namely the safety fears of Chinese-Americans—takes precedence. “I feel like I’m […]
Chrissy Teigen has never been one to hold her tongue, especially when she catches wind of people being overtly discriminatory to others. At Sunday’s Oscar Awards, Parasite took home the award for Best Original Screenplay. For some reason, TV host Jon Miller, took Parasite‘s success as an attack on America. A man named Bong Joon Ho […]
According to Deadline, Marvel is “fast-tracking” Shang-Chi to be their first tentpole franchise with an Asian hero taking up the title role. The script will be penned by Chinese-American writer Dave Callaham, and the studio is currently considering a number of Asian and Asian-American directors to helm the project. Callaham’s resume already includes a couple […]
