Not Just Racebending

Yellowface http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW13UDcZDD8

What Ringer is trained in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PM-c6G9ufpk Advanced baton swirling with a sparkly toothpick

Shaolin staff techniques http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah8B-PNY0Ks what the staff techniques in the cartoon are based on.

A real "Aang" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fKbby1U1Ts What the character Aang is based on

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[BeastRider300]

2:32 LOLOLOL sooo true... I practice tai kuan do and our point system discourages actually touching someone ANYWHERE and you have a disqualification if its under the waist. but u can get double points if u manage to get a kick up to the opponent's head.

[SimKoning]

@BeastRider300 The rules are sort of like boxing... but with your feet. I have to admit, it produces some amazing kickers though, and it when it gets mixed with muay thai and boxing...

[BeastRider300]

@SimKoning true... im a 16 year old guy who can actually do a perfect split, so its not that bad.

[SimKoning]

@BeastRider300 Hey Anderson Silva credits his TKD Sabom with teaching him the footwork he still uses to win fights

[KeniLeeBurgess]

Part 2 of my response. before going out into the real world. Even today's military men at the special forces level do not have this much time.

As for Hollywood and race, this has been the situation for a long time. David Carradine was one of our first caucasian martial heros. He was an actor, not a martial artist. Personally, I do not see this as racist, but marketing to target audiences.

[SimKoning]

@KeniLeeBurgess Not racist? Really? Bruce Lee came up with the show, with the hope of being in it. The producer said, "if we put a yellow on the show, they will shut their tv off". So a show put together by racist producers for a racist audience? Caradine wasn't my hero, EVER, I though he was terrible. Instead of a Chinese accent, he sounded like someone with a mental disorder.

[Policorrectus]

@NightStalker915

First of all. Kingpin and Nick Fury are not characters with culture context like Wonder Woman (as Greek Amazon of some sort). Their RACE IS NOT THEIR DEFINING TRAIT unlike WW or characters from LotR or ATLA. Not to mention Duncan got the size and look to play Kingpin and Jackson is known for roles of this nature. Having Blacks to play them does not diminish the characters.

***Wilson "Kingpin" Fisk worked for an Italian mafia leader in his days, but he is no Italian.

[ZzIAmNOTLegendzZ]

@NightStalker915 well the kingpin thing was wack i must admit, but the nick fury being black thing was changed by stan lee himself so its ok. its hard enough for black actors to get good roles so the kingpin thing is not too big, its not like they planned to make THREE other movies.

[Sapphonouveau]

Thanks for this video - it's great to hear that it's not just us 'ethnics' who are playing the 'race card' (I hate it so much when people say that, but well...) when it comes to this issue. It helps that you brought up all the martial arts issues too - I definitely learnt something.

[KeniLeeBurgess]

@SimKoning Part 2. Generally, any stereotypical role can be viewed as racist. Chinese laundry man, Poor black southern farmer, evil fat white poliitician...

You certainly bring up good points, but don't throw the baby out with the bath water. Seperate fact from fiction. Just because they decided to cast Noel Ringer does not mean the producers are racists. Thank you agian for sharing.

[KeniLeeBurgess]

@SimKoning To the best of my knowledge, Bruce Lee did not pitch the Kung Fu tv series. He auditioned. Prior to this, Bruce Lee played Kato in the Green Hornet series and appeared in the Longstreet series. The Kung Fu tv series definitely influenced my interest in martial arts. Apart from the fighting there was usually an inspirational philosophical message. I agree Mr. Carradine skills were theatrical. Again, these are fictional stories.