Mae West "I'm an Occidental Woman in an Oriental Mood.."

[cocaine3443]

Speechless.

[ColdChicago]

she playing a great guitar... could do it all.

[georgieonmymind]

would love the ukulele tabs for this :)

[jonathan1stewart]

Timeless blues.

[IdaSputum]

Dig that spunky guitar -- the 1st & top cougar of all time.

[soulsurvivor2001]

@IdaSputum Ida, Mae was seeing a black boxer named William Jones. When the landlords of her building told her blacks weren't allowed on the property she BOUGHT the building. How GREAT does one have to be in the sack to have someone BUY A BUILDING so you can come and go as you please?

[IdaSputum]

@soulsurvivor2001 - What a GREAT story, LOVE IT! Mae should have been president!

Aint nobody allowed to lay theIr stupid nasty rules on Mae and HER friends! Not in HER 'effing building! I think the landlords whole sick concept pissed Mae off and she acted more on principle against such a gross insult to humanity, regardless of the fact that Williams Jones must have been silky heaven and thunder!

My Oh MY! (sigh).

But i think she'd have done same if he'd had no teeth & one eye.;)

[sexboywonder]

again, WHY are you talking about OTHER movies?

its irrelevant

[soulsurvivor2001]

Sadly most of the gay men I know in REAL life possess the intellectual ability to know that my POINT is that Hollywood in it's "Golden age" was a bit backward in the way it treated people of color. I was giving SUPPORTING facts. You were obviously NOT on your HS degate team. Not a slight on Ms West as evident of her "friendship" with boxer William "Gorilla" Jones. You just like to fight. It must be a SHEER JOY living with you.

[sexboywonder]

LOL

look in the mirror pal

[soulsurvivor2001]

The crucial difference between the two of us good sir is that I ADMIT I'm a jerk. :-) Have a great Christmas. As a fellow film buff, let me recommend Lena Horne's classic "Cabin in The Sky." You might like it.

[sexboywonder]

Besides to mention the obvious which is, why if this actor is NOT "Asian" and is Portraying " an Asian" the racist part is ?

remember this was the thirties, much less immigration from Asia , and - intercontinental transportation was not like today.

sorry you cant call everything Racist just because you feel like it.

[soulsurvivor2001]

LOL! So after the railroads were completed all the Chinese went HOME? There were NO ASIANS in California in the 1930s? Kindly explain the Chinese exclusion act of 1882? You know when the US tried to COMPLETELY halt the flow of Chinese immigrants? How is a white guy in yellow-face any different from one in black-face? I'm amazed that your defense for this is to pretend that everyone doing it MADE it acceptable or simply that it didn't happen at all.

[soulsurvivor2001]

talented lady...racist bit...Hollywood's "Golden age" Those have to be some of the MOST pissed off looking Asian cats I've EVER seen.

[sexboywonder]

racist becuase they wear traditional costumes or what ?

[soulsurvivor2001]

Not a slight on West but on Hollywood at the time. There are Asian extras, but the character paying close attention to her near the end of the bit is a fat white guy with stuff on his eyes to make him "Look" Asian. Kind of like the Charlie Chan flicks. Every character in the film could be Asian EXCEPT the brilliant leading man. A room full of Asian men watching West sing, but the one she'll end up talking to is a white guy made to "Look" Chinese. Racist.

[sexboywonder]

sorry but what the HELL are you talking about- i didnt CAREFULLY watch the WHOLE film yet but i saw almost all and i saw Asians in traditional costumers and I did NOT see anybody with fake eye make up- one of her love interest's has over plucked eyebrows i noticed tho but it looked good.

i think you are taking it too far with the use of the word " racist"

and as for said statement about Hollywood at the time. the films are reflective OF the times as previously discussed.

[soulsurvivor2001]

(sigh) Go to 1:21 in this vid. You HONESTLY think the portly guy with the Fu Manchu is Asian? His hair is slicked back and there are some latex bits over his eyelids. Its the same type of makeup they used for all the actors who played Charlie Chan and that Marlon Brando used in Tea House of August Moon. Was it common practice? Yes. Does that make it or white actors in blackface any less racist? No. Deal with it. Any way, aren't we here to admire a film Icon NOT trash the film industry's past?

[sexboywonder]

yawn- where do you get these fantasies from? his eyes are not modified with latex., he doesnt look FAR EAST ASIAN, he looks more far west Asian, Arab or TURK- Also considered ASIA-

but appears to be wearing Eyeliner, which is not extraordinary in such films or when one is portraying an Asian-

Really, its not Racist. its you

[soulsurvivor2001]

LOL! So the guy in traditional Chinese clothes...is TURKISH/Arab? I guess Alec Guiness & Anthony Quinn were Arabs too because they played them in Lawrence of Arabia right? Warner Oland played Charlie Chan in most of the films done when this film was. I took FILM classes taught by Garth Jowwett PhD, Moya Luckett PhD & others who guided me from D.W. Griffith & Chaplin to Stone & Jarmusch. "I don't know nuthin' bout birthin' no babies" & Hollywood wasn't racist. Keep romanticizing if it helps you.

[sexboywonder]

UR ON A MISSION BUT

you seem overly eager to prove your point and wiling to modify the truth, starting with what i said. this is good opportunity to claim that your reading comprehension skills sucks, but its clearly more of an effort to manipulate the truth and a situation to feed your deamons

*shrughs*

what ever.

[soulsurvivor2001]

"Occidental" = Western or European "Oriental" = anything Asian or of the east. In essence this song is saying " I'm a western woman in an 'Asian' mood for love" Whatever an "Asian mood" is. BTW princess, "skills" the way you used it in that insult is a collective noun, you didn't need to use an "S" as the end of "suck." Conjugate baby! Let's just agree that Hollywood's "Golden age" is a treasure trove which we can all enjoy even if it's for different reasons. I grow weary of arguing with you.

[sexboywonder]

You are wrong on so many levels,

I was already weary of arguing with you before

congraddys you did not win the debate but you at least succeed in sucking the life out of your opponent

HONK HONK!

ITS READING COMPREHENSION SKIILLS;

NOT SKILL; SORRY ASK AN ENGLISH PROFESSOR THIS IS NOT MY JOB

BY THE WAY your allusion to McDaniels famous line about "birhin no babies" reminds me of the fact that she won the best supporting actress role IN NINETEEN THIRTY NINE

[soulsurvivor2001]

You're right honey. I only have film profs and text books to back up my argument. I'm COMPLETELY wrong. BTW you HATTIE MCDANIEL didn't deliver the famous "Birthin' no babies" line I eluded to it was BUTTERFLY MCQUEEN! Let me guess the black characters in Birth of a Nation were played by black actors right & Warner Oland never played Charlie Chan? If you insist on being a condescending film hag then AT LEAST get your facts straight. Watch the Marx Bros. Animal Crackers, you could use a laugh.

[sexboywonder]

You Keep Tying this Charlie what ever Chan Story of yours into THIS Mae West movie - doesn't work I saw a black lady pick her nose and eat it on the subway the other day, she stunk too. therefore, ALL BLACK PEOPLE pick their nose and eat it.

Therefore, what ever your drama story about Charlie Chan is, fills the complete history of Hollywood. HONK! HONK!

& calling people condescending seems to be projection on your part but then again if you study film projection should be ... oh nevermind

[soulsurvivor2001]

Peter Lorre played JAPANESE detective Mr. Moto in the films of the same name.

Nils Aster played CHINESE a Chinese General in The Bitter Tea of General Yen

I also imagined all the non Asians who played Madame Butterfly or the fact that the FIRST actress in the title role in Miss Saigon in 1989 were white. Yeah, all in my imagination right?

[silvar68]

@soulsurvivor2001 Whats the problem with Mae West? The song clearly says "Im an occidental woman..."

[silvar68]

@soulsurvivor2001 I love the Marx brothers! Such sarcastic and sharpie comments about the society of their times!

[silvar68]

@soulsurvivor2001 I also like the scene in which Harpo, surrounded by africanamerican people, play a beautiful melody

[EmpressJudge13]

Mae West was a bona fide class act! Sexy, poised and just this side of over-the-top ... I love her and always will.

[Thunderstormwitch]

It's interesting to look back here at the star quality Mae West had. Although it may sometimes appear she is over the top, it doesn't come off as forced like some of our present icons. She was believable in a movie star way that was arguable sometimes camp and yet pure artistic genius. My hope is that she will never be forgotten. Time of course will tell.

[RMS1103]

Mae the Great!..Thanks.

[bblaxx]

ever notice all the songs mae sang in her 30's films were blues. first white blues diva--janis, move over

[sexboywonder]

true- nothing is new - new is just a marketing concept

people danced naked in the jungles with bongos and drums centuries before hip hop and mini skirts and simply put it means the same thing

sexy time, party party.

nothing special its just the execution each time that makes us see it as fresh

[sameegrl]

That was really cool, had never seen that clip of her. Sigh, there was only one Mae!

[paolabrachovideos]

She's a demon. she knows how to do. fantastic

thanks for posting

[Missytetra]

My very favourite Mae West film, and my very favourite song! Thank you very much for uploading this piece of history for me ^____^

[ASOBEtrainer]

My Pleasure

[lawrence1295]

Oh Honey, I want the hat !

[pookypoo77]

yes this is one of my favorite tunes of her, have this on CD :)

[rialtobaby]

To me this clip is pure deification! Totally delicious, thanks a million for posting it!

[ASOBEtrainer]

My Pleasure.. Thank you for commenting

[Mikado69]

Sorry, I forgot to rate it!

[Mikado69]

Mine, too, for whatever reason. This has always been one of my favorites among Mae's many songs.

[allofthetrash]

one of my favorites

[ASOBEtrainer]

Thank You... Mine too