Representation of Asian Women in Films

The portrayal of some Asian characters in films as docile, submissive or even as a threat to American society causes dangers to a lot of Asian people in reality. Edward Said also points out that these assumptions about the East and Eastern people strengthen "a web of racism, cultural stereotypes, political imperialism, dehumanizing ideology…". Some Western film producers or writers inadvertently employ Orientalist ideas by stereotyping Asian characters in Hollywood films. For example, Muslims are often represented as terrorists; the Indians are lazy;
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