Jimmy Wong, who stars as Ling in Disney’s live-action “Mulan,” is calling out popular streaming series such as Netflix’s “The Umbrella Academy” and Amazon’s “The Boys” for featuring prominent Asian characters that have barely any dialogue. “Suicide Squad” actress Karen Fukuhara stars in “The Boys” as a mute superhero named Kimiko, while Justin H. Min is featured in “The Umbrella Academy” as a super-powered ghost named Ben.
“Least favorite acting thing I’ve noticed during pandemic binge watching: incredibly sexy and good looking Asian actors playing characters with barely Any dialogue because it’s supposed to be…mysterious?” Wong wrote on Twitter.
While fans replied to Wong noting there are reasons why Fukuhara and Min’s characters don’t have much dialogue, Wong said the characters are two examples of a larger trend of near-silent characters of color. The actor directed his followers to a Twitter thread...
“Least favorite acting thing I’ve noticed during pandemic binge watching: incredibly sexy and good looking Asian actors playing characters with barely Any dialogue because it’s supposed to be…mysterious?” Wong wrote on Twitter.
While fans replied to Wong noting there are reasons why Fukuhara and Min’s characters don’t have much dialogue, Wong said the characters are two examples of a larger trend of near-silent characters of color. The actor directed his followers to a Twitter thread...
- 10/19/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire Television
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