True or false. “Like Leung and most other working
Asian American actors, Shen has played roles with
questionable morals -- thugs, gangsters, even murderers.” We have no right to
insist on character. Character is simply
given to us we portray it. True or false. “A racially
Asian man with mental illness is automatically associated
with violent shooting sprees because Asian craziness is a factor of
one’s skin color.” More of the same. I am disconsolate not because of
but instead of the alternatives. Our killer for example
channeling character soaks it up on a Tuesday afternoon scrutinizes the paper that is
no longer paper if not also news. Headlines are
too many places. In Oakland for example
in New York with digital camera for fat chance his best friend online saying
he’ll send some enticing pictures. Same guy
different year not much working out but the wrinkles on forehead
true headlines. “Seeing one black man dunk a basketball or rap a song
is proof positive that all black men are capable of such feats.”
Even fictional ones. Sleepy eyes on everything ripped from the headlines.
My favorite character is a loser. I am enticed.
