Blatant Racism

Let me preface this by saying that I was unable to finish the movie. I probably watched (endured) about 45 minutes of it, though.

The level of racism in this piece is incredibly obvious, and it is as blatant as it is subtle. The fact that they're in an urban New York and that the entire crowd is mostly white is incredibly unrealistic. All of the main characters are white, and so are their male counterparts. The 'bad guy' chasing them has, for some reason, an offensive and inaccurate 'Asian' accent, even though he clearly grew up in white America. As if being raised by Asian parents in the US will cause you to have an Asian accent. Does that even make any sense? The only commonality they created from the mother and the adopted son is that they speak in a similar dialect. China town is depicted as this incredibly 'foreign' and 'strange' place where they are uncomfortable in, and the bathroom is very dirty.

This is a movie for young, white girls. The messages that this movie sends? 1) You are attracted to tall, white men. 2) Escapism can be a fun concept for a young lady, but be sure to stay away from those foreigners because they are dangerous and can't be trusted. 3) White crowds are the norm, and you are most likely at an unnatural place or lost if you are surrounded by other ethnicities and minorities.

As innocent as these simple and fun movies should be, the messages that these movies send our young viewers, the supposed future of America, is extremely offensive and backwards. Anyone who thinks otherwise and disagrees has also been brainwashed by this culture and are, quite sadly, racists to a degree.