#asian edit

[shesnake]

“Monkey Man” was shot and completed in 2021, and Netflix soon after acquired the rights for around $30 million, but it’s been on the shelf for three years and they‘ve all of a sudden decided to get rid of it? What gives? It turns out, according to an in-the-know source, that it was the portrayal of a fictional right-wing Hindu Nationalist character in the film that worried Netflix about their future dealings in India. And even though they had paid more than twice the production cost, they decided to give the film back to the producers, which is what caused the long delay. Universal and Peele eventually took a particular liking to the film, so much so that they suggested possible editing changes and delayed the release until what they thought would be the right date. It’s as simple as that. In the end, it was all about politics and optics for the streaming giant, especially since India has become the current top growth market for Netflix. Co-Founder Reed Hastings has mentioned that a majority of the service's next 100 million subscribers would most likely come from India.

Universal/Jordan Peele's "suggested possible editing changes" in question:

#monkey man #dev patel #jordan peele #film #i have to laugh!!!! #also have read some south asian critics on twitter saying the way it's edited renders the politics of the film vague and incomprehensible #i'm still looking forward to it of course but it's just a shame!!

[5mcsinatrenchcoat]

To whomever it may concern: Karlach without make up (and with scars). Bless the modders.

#bg3 #listen I can easily see Shadowheart spending an hour every morning to do her make up and Lae'zel's is arguably warpaint #but with Karlach? a soldier in survival mode who also can't sit still for five minutes? #yeah nah #also abscence of eyeshadow kinda makes her asian features even more obvious #let it be known I restricted myself to ten screenshots but actually I have a whole folder by now. #also I can't quite figure out if she still has eyeliner on or if her lashes are just that nice abdbtbtbtb #EDIT: MODS ARE NAMED IN THE REPLIES SECTION

[walrus150915]

"Ballister..."

"Whose goddamn white baby is that"

#SORRY #JDJAJKRKKEKKWKKDEKKWKSMW #nimona #nimona meme #nimona shitpost #nimona's a white kid adopted by two asian men god save her #im saying this as an asian guy #edit: realized i wrote who's instead of whose #sry english isnt my first language 😭

[writingwithcolor]

Diversity Win: Is "Crazy Rich" POC Representation Necessarily Empowering?

sodapopsculptor asked:

I’m writing a story with two sets of protagonists: A trio with a Black girl, a Latino, and a Vietnamese-American boy who all come from middle-upper class to ridiculously rich families, and a pair of white working-middle class sisters. They’re all heroes of this story. I’ve seen way too many rich white people and poor poc people in fiction, and I’m kinda getting sick of it, but I’m worried that by having the poc kids be rich and the white girls not so much, I’ll be reinforcing the idea that poc somehow rule the world. The only time the rich kids use their status as leverage is when the Asian threatens to sic his cop dad on a bully (race unstated but I imagined him as white) picking on a freshman, and during the Black girl’s birthday party, when she pays the biggest jock there fifty bucks (And later says offhandedly that it was just what she had in her pocket) to chase off a creep hitting on her.

OP, have you ever seen the “diversity win!” meme before?

I understand that your motivation for these narrative choices is to give POC a chance, if you will, to be the rich characters. But it is evident from this ask that you have not asked yourself what this entails. I want to ask you to critically examine the race and class intersections you’re creating here, as well as these kids’ roles in oppressive systems.

You explain that these rich POC are heroes and only have righteous reasons for leveraging their power.

But is your Black girl character aware of the potential disciplinary and/or legal consequences her jock accomplice might face while she has the resources to keep her hands clean? Are you?

Is your Asian character aware of how much of an abuse of power it is to “sic” a cop on someone, and the sheer amount of harm a criminal record or incarceration does to a juvenile with behavior issues? Are you?

So you want to put POC in positions of power for #representation.

Does it resonate with the group you’re representing?

Do you research and portray the unique ways race, ethnicity, class, and majority vs. minority status come together?

Or are you putting these characters in oppressive hegemonic roles for the sake of a power fantasy, on behalf of a group you're not even in?

To your question, you're not reinforcing the idea that "POC rule the world" because such a generalized belief does not exist. Instead, you're reinforcing:

The idea that society has “winners” and “losers.”

The idea that the problem with disproportionately powerful people is the lack of “equal opportunity” as opposed to the power imbalance to begin with.

The idea that those in oppressive positions of power need only have the right intentions to justify their use of it.

To be clear: that is not to say that you can't have jerk aristocrat billionaire millionaire crazy rich POC. Evil or mean rich characters are fun! I have some myself! You can even have rich characters who are gentle-hearted and well-intentioned, but you have to know the ways in which they’re privileged and decide how aware of that your characters are. That’s no problem.

But if you think that wealthy and powerful POC would have the same values and priorities as their poorer counterparts, you’re deluding yourself. There’s a reason why the quote “power corrupts” exists. There’s a reason why no matter where you look on the globe, there are historical dictators and tyrants.

If you want bratty rich POC who lack regard for the consequences of their actions, because you want bratty rich characters, great! If you want them because it would be uplifting or empowering representation? You’re doing it for the wrong reason.

~ Rina

I fully agree with Rina, and truly want to emphasize the last paragraph.

If you want bratty rich POC who lack regard for the consequences of their actions, because you want bratty rich characters, great! If you want them because it would be uplifting or empowering representation? You’re doing it for the wrong reason.

I don't think you need to aim to subvert or purposely make all the BIPOC rich and powerful and the white people poor and suffering. Add diversity and include upper class rich and class privileged BIPOC, sure thing! And you can avoid your fears of intentional subversion message by including rich and powerful white characters as well, even if they're not the focus of your story. Just their existence helps. You could also include middle-class characters of Color as well.

More reading: Black in upper-class society

~Mod Colette

#class #upper class #capitalism #POC #creator responsibility #asks #representation #wealth #privilege #subverting tropes #intersectionality #crazy rich asians #last edited 1/8/24

[riinasawayama]

in the mood for love (2000), dir. wong kar wai

#in the mood for love #wong kar wai #wong kar wai edit #asian cinema #maggie cheung #tony leung #film #edit #upl #got this off twt if anyone knows the original editor let me know ! #the hits

[ohshinytrinketsmine]

I had wayyyy too much fun making this hehehe~

The Sign, Ep 9

#the sign #the sign the series #the sign bl #the sign phaya #phaya #phayatharn #bl drama #bl series #bl shows #thai bl #thai drama #thai series #asian lgbtq dramas #asiandramaedit #bl edits #bl gifs #usershinygifs #phaya x tharn #tharn x phaya #i mean what i mean u.u #so much fun this set was ehehehe #so what if i have to wake up in 3 hours #hmmm thinking about it nagas are (or atleast tharn/wansarut) is capable of healing injuries #so if tharn inherited that gift in this life then it'd make sense to rush out of the hospital to go to him #ik it's done through simple contact but imagine if they need a *special* kind of contact for tharn's healing powers to work hehehe #but ofc we can't have good things in canon sigh

[peachyypanda]

A splash of color for your day 🐠

──★ ˙ ̟ twitter ⊹ reddit ⊹ of ̟ ˙★──

#me #fun with edits #paag #fantasy #spank me daddy #hornyposting #asian #chinese #sexe #spicy content #onlytease #girls who twerk #cutie with a bootie #cutie w a bootie #peachyypanda #colorpop

[zyafics]

𖥔 ࣪ ᥫ᭡ꗃ⋆࣪. rafe cameron + his south asian! gf 𖥔 ࣪ ᥫ᭡ꗃ⋆࣪.

— based on this ask right here ✧

#rafe cameron #rafe cameron moodboard #rafe cameron concepts #rafe cameron edit #rafe cameron fluff #rafe cameron aesthetic #rafe cameron x female reader #rafe cameron x reader #rafe cameron x you #rafe cameron x y/n #zya's moodboards #rafe cameron x south asian!reader #zya's rafe cameron moodboards

[hiromicota]

Earlier today, Paizo announced long awaited books for their Asian inspired continent Tian Xia. Unlike many other companies attempting projects that large, Paizo went out of their way to hire damn near every Asian TTRPG writer in the business.

 I’ve worked on ~100 books & games. I’m often the only Asian on a project. It’s rare to have more than 1 other Asian on a book with me.

The Tian Xia books?

There were like 40 of us! 😲

I’m really glad that Paizo took the time to do this right. 💚

Players are going to see what a difference that level of representation makes when they get their hands on Tian Xia & see the massive diversity of Asian cultures & experiences reflected in the books.

I’m not just talking about countries or ethnicities; there’s also different stories of identity — diasporic groups, immigrant experiences, people reconnecting with their heritage, refugees, people finding & making places of belonging, … The sheer breadth of Asian experiences and identities represented in Pathfinder’s Tian Xia team and in our books is astounding. 

This is why representation matters.

#pathfinder #pathfinder 2nd edition #pathfinder 2e #tian xia #ttrpg #paizo publishing #paizo #asian representation #representation matters #asians represent #roleplaying games #lost omens

[khaotunq]

TYPECAST: First Kanaphan edition

#first kanaphan #the eclipse #moonlight chicken #blacklist series #wolf series #only friends the series #not me the series #wake up ladies #my gifs #my edits #mine: first kanaphan #mine: typecast #userjamiec #tuserhidden #tuserrowan #tostrangers #idk if any usertags will work bc of how far down they are? but #should i use the edit tags instead of the show names? #i don't wanna use bl source or asian lgbtq~ tags bc they're not all bls #i don't fuckn no how to tag thisssss #i am in DISTRESS #i was about to say presented without further commentary but then i did my alt texts #sorry about that. #i lost my mind making this set btw #nobody's allowed to ask chiara about it #i have khaotung drafted but i have to go download a bunch of episodes to gif some of the characters #u better believe i have typecasts written for a bunch of these boys but lord knows if i'll ever do em #i didn't do kim because 1) i haven't watched the shipper and 2) i just have him described as 'dead' because i think i'm funny #i didn't do f4 or astrophile either bc i haven't watched them and don't intend to

[madeleineengland]

Bro same

- ALICE IN BORDERLAND [2x05]

#alice in borderland #alice in borderland s2 #ryohei arisu #aguni morizono #japanese tv series #asian series #niragi #kuina hikari #alice in borderland season 2 #netflixedit #japanese tv #asian tv series #kuina #my edit #mood #lol #lmao #aguni #arisu

[pbnmj]

i deserve a spider-woman nepal..... miles doesn't have to be the only teen spider with a terrible bisexual mentor (enter my own sketches of the world's most annoying spiderperson, who i fling towards pavitr, complete with a design that's subject to change)

#geeta methodically puts on all her jewelery before going out as spiderwoman <3 u cant fight crime if u are not cute #spidersona #of sorts? i think but everyone should have expected this from me. there was no way sony was going to give me spiderman india #and not receive spiderwoman nepal (THE KATHMANHATTAN JOKE IS TOO EASY) in response #im tackling south asian unity one spidersona at a time! #pavitr prabhakar #spiderman #my art #also ofc one specific mention to demigod-of-the-agni who inadvertently triggered my actual posting of geeta #who was just supposed to stay in my psd files forever..... #mythic mumbattan au my beloved. hindu mythology my beloved. genuinely so so cool to see and it enabled me being self indulgent on this blog #for some extra context: im very much still workshopping her and me and my nepali friend were drawing her tgt #as in she would say something and i would hurriedly scribble/sketch it down #and then i kept kinda building on it. ofc i could not resist being inspired by the comics noirverse #so here she's also gifted her powers by a goddess (durga!!!!!) and almost works w her like a much less deranged moon knight. yeah... #don't look too closely at these pls . the design/sketching/etc is kind of everywhere #edit: forgot to adjust colors so theyre up again and a little more vibrant nyeow....

[enananhearts]

HATSUNE FUCKING MIKU?????

#edits ♡ #i dont fucking know why i made this her face is so fucking funny i couldnt not #prsk #pjsk #proseka #project sekai #shinonome akito #akito shinonome #vivid bad squad #vbs #vivibasu #tags over im gonna rant now. they did her SO FUCKING DIRTY WIT HTHIS FACE ITS SOOOO FUNNY IM LOSING MY SHIT #convinced me to look at more than just leakers on twt and. oh my god. the memes. eveyr opst has this fucking screenshot #its chaos. its insanity #i follow a bunch of east asian artists and ive seen like 80 doodle recreations #please fucking please let this be more than a 24 hour long joke please i need this to live on forever

[harbinger-archives]

Commander Shepard? Garrus Vakarian.

I romanced Garrus in my first playthrough and now in my second playthrough, I noticed that there's just something funnily romantic about the scenery between their first meeting. LIKE-

These are their POV's when they first saw each other:

The way Shepard's red complements with the cherry blossoms and Garrus infront a fountain, sparking that adventure that Shepard is looking for at the start of her story - there's just something poetic about it. 🤣🤣

and I love it even more because there's some genuine irony, that the ME developers never expected Garrus to be so popular and the end product of it all turned out to be more like a romance story between them by the fans. 🤣 I love them both sm!! Their 🔴🔵 chemistry is just so perfect. 🙏

#Its like a scene out of an Asian Drama istg 🤣 #Its not even in an office or somethin its in a freakin park like hall for leisure and dates- Thats just the vibes of how they met #me1 #commander shepard #female shepard #shepard #garrus #garrus vakarian #shakarian #legendary edition #femshep #mass effect trilogy #Bioware

[rubyjnee]

#icons #jennie icons #jennie kim icons #icons jennie #jennie kim #jennie layouts #jennie #jennie edit #blackpink #blackpink icons #gg icons #kpop icons #kpop #twitter icons #random icons #girls icons #asian icons

[ohshinytrinketsmine]

I don't want you to be lonely any more. At least, you can try opening your heart and getting to know me. I'll try it out. But I don't know if it will work.

Pit Babe, ep 6

#pit babe the series #pit babe #alanjeff #alan x jeff #bl drama #bl series #bl shows #thai bl #thai bl drama #thai drama #asian lgbtq dramas #asiandramaedit #asianlgbtqdramas #bl edits #bl gifs #LOOK AT THEM #they are so so so eeeee #they are so adorable #my beloveds are so adorable 😭😭😭😭😭 #so i experimented with my gifs a bit this time #it looks pretty rough but i love it so much! #the time spent was worth it #usershinygifs