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These discussions are often interesting. As a digression from whitewashing portrayals for a moment, consider that The Last Samurai was much better received in Japan than it was in the U.S.:
http://ijaps.usm.my/wp-cont… similarly, the Japanese response to "The Mikado" hasn't been that of feeling offended: http://en.wikip

These discussions are often interesting. As a digression from whitewashing portrayals for a moment, consider that The Last Samurai was much better received in Japan than it was in the U.S.:
http://ijaps.usm.my/wp-cont… similarly, the Japanese response to "The Mikado" hasn't been that of feeling offended: http://en.wikip

21 is indeed a crime and an injustice. But Tony Mendez is cool with Argo.

21 is indeed a crime and an injustice. But Tony Mendez is cool with Argo.

Like Fidel Castro?

Like Fidel Castro?

I always thought Toy Story 2 was dumb solely for the Buzz Lightyear-Emperor Zurg Empire Strikes Back moment. It just seemed so hokey a callout to such an over-homaged film and reveal that I just couldn't take the movie seriously afterwards.

I always thought Toy Story 2 was dumb solely for the Buzz Lightyear-Emperor Zurg Empire Strikes Back moment. It just seemed so hokey a callout to such an over-homaged film and reveal that I just couldn't take the movie seriously afterwards.

If Gaeta can survive his accused as a traitor phase then so can Aqualad, dammit!

If Gaeta can survive his accused as a traitor phase then so can Aqualad, dammit!

I don't see how Arsenal could possibly join a group Lex Luthor is on unless his bionic arm contains mind control implants.

I don't see how Arsenal could possibly join a group Lex Luthor is on unless his bionic arm contains mind control implants.

Kaldur is literally the Gendo Ikari of this version of the DCverse.

Kaldur is literally the Gendo Ikari of this version of the DCverse.

Well, it's got "sports" in the name.

Well, it's got "sports" in the name.

Come to think of it, John Cho and Gabrielle Union got pretty close in the short-lived FlashForward, as well. So congrats for NBC for finally catching up to ABC, I guess.

Come to think of it, John Cho and Gabrielle Union got pretty close in the short-lived FlashForward, as well. So congrats for NBC for finally catching up to ABC, I guess.

The sad thing about the cold open is that it probably included the first on-the-lips kiss on American network television between an Asian male and, well, any woman, much less a white one. And it was all a sham.

The sad thing about the cold open is that it probably included the first on-the-lips kiss on American network television between an Asian male and, well, any woman, much less a white one. And it was all a sham.