Jackie Chan No Samuel L.To the editors:
A recent edition of "Puck Willoughby" (Gallery, Sept. 21) gave Jackie Chan as an example of an ass-kicking Asian male in the media which should silence all protest from those who think that Asian males are routinely portrayed as "nerdy" and "emasculated."
This is a deceptive message! For one thing, Chan is a comic foreigner, not a real action hero like Samuel L. Jackson. For another, when was the last time anyone heard him described as sexy, or even attractive? Chan is also Asian, not Asian-American, a distinction that is entirely neglected in the strip but is central to many. Until you can find several good counterexamples and not just one bad one, the stereotype unfortunately still stands.
Heidi K. Kim '01
Sept. 21, 2000
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