Comedienne Samantha Bee blamed Hollywood for anti-Asian sentiments in the United States, lambasting the industry for its history of racism toward Asians while calling for better representation.
Throughout Samantha Bee’s speech, she highlighted the many examples throughout Hollywood history in which Asians were typecast as seductive villains, prostitutes, or submissive servants. She also noted the many times that white actors (such as John Wayne, Katharine Hepburn, and Mickey Rooney) were cast to play Asian characters. One particular story was that of Anna May Wong, who was denied the lead role in “The Good Earth” due to laws forbidding non-white actors playing opposite white actors.
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