When black actors complained about too few Oscar nominations, Asian-American actors said, "We don't even have a place." ”
Japanese actress Tatsuo Okamoto
Recently, Japanese model and actor Tatsumi Okamoto was interviewed by the Huffington Post, saying that compared with black people, Asians are a minority in this circle. While black actors complained about too few Oscar nominations, Asians "didn't even have a place." Asian actors tend to be "reserved and shy," potentially creating stereotypes of "they're content with the status quo."
Tatsumi Okamoto, debuted as a model, starred in the Hollywood movie "Wolverine 2" in 2013, playing the descendant of the male protagonist's old Japanese friend, and fell in love with the male protagonist at first sight.
In the upcoming Batman v Superman, Doshi Okamoto plays Mercy, the villain Lex's personal bodyguard and secretary.
She has also participated in American dramas such as "The Strange Man of the High Castle" and "Hannibal".
As the Huffington Post points out, there are few voices from Asian actors in the debate about Diversity in Hollywood.
In order to promote the new movie, Tatsumi Okamoto was interviewed and answered questions from netizens:
How much room do you think Japanese actors have in Hollywood?
Tatsumi Okamoto said: "At this Oscar, everyone is complaining that black actors are not nominated, but we (Asian actors) don't even have 'tickets'. People don't even talk about us, they don't talk about Asian actors, they don't talk about Japanese actors or actors of other nationalities. ”
Political correctness applies only to the black community, and at the Oscars, black host Chris Locke can complain about social discrimination while making fun of Asians.
This hierarchy of discrimination is also reflected in the distribution of roles.
In Okamoto's view, Hollywood is becoming increasingly tolerant of Asian actors, but more in some fictional fantasy movies. She wanted more "realistic" roles.
"So far, I've starred in two superhero movies, and it seems easier for Asian actors, or Japanese actors, to be in this kind of fantasy movie, but I think Asian actors want more... Realistic character. ”
Tatsumi Okamoto believes that improvement can start with more diverse screenwriters, "(different) screenwriters have their own stories, from the places where they grew up, from the culture of their own people." They understand [diversity] better than out of (political correctness)...'Oh, let's diversify a little bit because it looks better that way'. ”
"We should be creators of diversity, not symbolic symbols."
"Asians are still a minority in Hollywood or in this circle. But Asian actors are also part of this circle, trying to get attention," she said, adding that Asian actors tend to be "reserved and shy," potentially creating stereotypes that "they're content with the status quo."
"It's really not just blacks and whites in Hollywood, Asians are there."
(Observer Network synthesis of the Huffington Post, etc.)
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