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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Masao: [QB] Psyliam: I'm of an earlier generation, so Jackie Chan wasn't known when I was a kid. However, I was occassionally called "Hop Sing" (from Bonanza), "Fuji" (from 'McHale's Navy'), "Kato" (from the 'Green Hornet'), "Kwai Chang Caine" or Grasshopper (from 'Kung Fu'), and "Kung Fu." Take it from me, it's not something that I considered flattering. I was called these names for the simple reason that I was (and still am) a Japanese-Chinese-American. I don't care if these characters are considered cool or not; to look different from all others around you and to be repeatedly reminded of it, to have everything about you except your race ignored, and to be mocked by being called the name of a fictional character who bears a superficial resemblance to you are not pleasant things. I admit, I grew up in a fairly pleasant place (Minnesota), without the racial tensions of a place like California or St. Louis (where I went to college and med school), but I did run into plenty of instances of racial prejudice, ignorance, and insensitivity. I hope you can one day understand why calling a young Asian "Jackie Chan" is not acceptable. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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