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@LATimes. Karaoke monster. Carrying the banner a quarter mile at a time.
Mar 23, 2022 6 tweets 4 min read
Are LICORICE PIZZA’s anti-Asian scenes subtle, racist, or a clumsy misfire? Opinions & viewing experiences vary. And PTA’s failure to meet criticisms has only made some Asian Americans more frustrated, “as if we’re invisible and our voices don’t matter.” latimes.com/entertainment-… Jenn Fang of @reappropriate spoke with me about these LICORICE PIZZA scenes, and why using these Asian female characters merely as a plot device places the film in a long and troubling Hollywood lineage. latimes.com/entertainment-… Image
Dec 19, 2019 4 tweets 2 min read
Me watching #CATSmovie: WHY human faces and human hands? Why so small? What is Judi Dench’s fur coat made of? How do they poop? How did I get here? Why so boring? Who is responsible for this? What hath cat-manity wrought True story: I got home after seeing CATS and couldn’t look my own cat in the face for a good hour or two