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Re: A couple stupid SW questions...
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Tue, 13 Jun 2000 16:34:12 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, James Simpson writes:
> Ah...the venerable & eternal SW race card debate. I don't think Lucas meant
> any harm by drawing on the stereotypes; that is, I don't think that there
> was any malicious intent. I realize that many folks will say that the
> Nemoidians didn't sound Asian at all, but I admit that I have a hard time not
> feeling like their voices are some kind of corny rendition of the voice
> dubbing on old campy martial arts movies. I actually find the Watto
> stereotype amusing...he doesn't have to be associated with any particular
> ethnic group.
I read that the Nemoidians were criticized for sounding too "middle
eastern," which I didn't perceive at all. From the first time I heard JarJar,
though, I couldn't help seeing decades-old stereotypes of the finest step-and-
fetch-minstrel-show kind. As for Watto, the same actor was in Gladiator, in
basically the same role(!), and he spoke with almost exactly the same accent.
No one raised a fuss about it there, I suppose, because it matched the
perceived historical "flavor" of the region.
What bothers me isn't the presence or absence of racial issues in Star Wars
(which were so roundly criticized), but rather the fact that the Taco Bell
dog, a spokesdog for some Star Wars merchandise, has spoken in a stereotypical
"Mexican" accent, and no one complained at all! Why the double standard!?
> Please, Lucas, don't direct another movie.
He can direct the visuals, as far as I'm concerned, but someone keep him
away from the character direction!
Dave!
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| (...) I think you must have missed but that dog has been roundly critisized by the Mexican American community. They have repeatedly asked for the adds to be pulled and Taco Bell keeps coming back with some other lame excuse as to why the dog is not (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) Ah...the venerable & eternal SW race card debate. I don't think that Lucas meant any harm by drawing on the stereotypes; that is, I don't think that there was any malicious intent. I realize that many folks will say that the Nemoidians didn't (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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