{"id":94253,"date":"2025-09-21T23:12:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T06:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/?p=94253"},"modified":"2025-09-21T23:12:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T06:12:03","slug":"great-asian-actors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/blog\/2025\/09\/21\/great-asian-actors\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Asian Actors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week, I started my column with something I thought wasn\u2019t necessary to say \u2013 violence is never the answer.  Since then, I cannot tell you how many people have expressed jubilation at the killing of Charlie Kirk <\/strong>\u2013 a person that most of my readers could not identify in a police lineup.  Personally, I knew the name, knew some of his beliefs, but didn\u2019t give him more than a fleeting thought (if that).  The day we condone someone being killed who we disagree with is the day we put a target on our own backs.  Yes, there is some irony when one considers Kirk\u2019s own words: \u201cI think it\u2019s worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment <\/em>to protect our other God-given rights.\u201d  If he actually believed that, then perhaps somewhere he is happy.  But I don\u2019t believe in any God-given rights that result in anyone being killed.<\/p>\n

If you think Chuck\u2019s quote above was a grammatical nightmare, take a gander at Kristin Chenoweth<\/strong>.  She\u2019s been vilified by a number of gay fans over this statement regarding Kirk: \u201cDidn\u2019t always agree but appreciated some perspectives.\u201d  Talk about nonsensical (the musical).  It\u2019s ambiguous enough to mean virtually anything…or nothing.  But I believe everyone has the right to voice an opinion, and it doesn\u2019t change my opinion on her one iota.<\/p>\n

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Rarely do I mention Constance Wu <\/strong>\u2013 and there\u2019s a good reason for that.  The Crazy Rich Asian<\/em><\/strong> has joined the fray of people attacking poor Andrew Barth Feldman <\/strong>for accepting a job \u2013 like an actor nobody has ever heard of has options.  Wu feels that the role of a robot in South Korea should only be played by someone who is Korean.  Oh, sorry \u2013 correction \u2013 she actually doesn\u2019t care if the person is Korean.  She apparently feels all Asians look alike \u2013 which gave a pass to that great Asian-American actor, Darren Criss<\/strong>.  He originated the lead role in Maybe Happy Ending<\/em><\/strong> on Broadway<\/em>, won a Tony <\/em>for his performances, and appears to be about as Asian as I do while eating Panda Express<\/em>!  If Wu wants to take issue with something, perhaps start with the fact that Feldman\u2019s leading lady is his girlfriend.  Maybe that\u2019s why he nabbed the role during Criss\u2019 hiatus (it should also be noted that Criss is partially Chinese and Filipino, with nary a drop of Korean DNA).  Of course, Criss may have gotten this role not because of his alleged Asian-ness, but more likely because he has some name recognition to help sell tickets.  Well, that gives him the edge over Miss Wu, who, it should be noted, is also not Korean.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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