Hollywood has finally gotten out of its phase of representing Asian culture as just plot points or settings for action films. Because now, there’s a rise in more authentic Asian stories portrayed by actual Asian casts. When Bong Joon-Ho’s “Parasite'' had an Oscar sweep and Ang Lee’s “Life of Pi” won 4 of its 11 nominations, they were big accomplishments for the Asian community- we were finally being paid attention to. With all these going on, one might seem to think that Hollywood, with all it’s racist past, is finally being inclusive- but that’s not entirely true. Because what about us, Filipinos?
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From YouTube skits to stand-ups to lead roles on comedy shows, Filipinos have been exposing international audiences to our culture through the use of humor. We see comedians like Jo Koy host Netflix specials about his mom’s tough love and how funny our family customs are in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. But it doesn’t end there because we continue to find meme-worthy content from Filipino comedians all over the world on any social media platform. We laugh because we relate and even to other communities, there is a sense of familiarity in some of our experiences growing up as Filipino. Is this finally our ticket into better representation?
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