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Gedde Watanabe Says He Didn't Find His “Sixteen Candles” Role Long Duk Dong Offensive at the Time...
People via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe Japanese-American actor, who was born and raised in Utah, says he was just thrilled to see they...
Sixteen Candles' Gedde Watanabe On Why He Wasn’t Offended By Stereotypical Role As Long Duk Dong
CinemaBlend via Yahoo News· 2 months agoGedde Watanabe as Long Duk Dong in Sixteen Candles. Japanese-American actor Gedde Watanabe had a...
‘Sixteen Candles’ Actor Gedde Watanabe Says He Didn’t Think Long Duk Dong Role Was “Racist”
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo News· 2 months agoOver the past couple of decades, John Hughes’ Sixteen Candles has been seen in a new light, with...
‘Sixteen Candles’ Star Gedde Watanabe Didn’t Initially Realize Long Duk Dong Was a ‘Stereotype’
Indiewire via Yahoo News· 2 months ago"It didn’t really occur to me that it was a stereotype, because there wasn’t really anything out...
Gedde Watanabe Says He Didn’t Consider His ‘Sixteen Candles’ Character ‘Long Duk Dong’ Racist When...
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 2 months ago“Frankly I was like, this is a good job, and I’m going to get paid more doing one week in this movie...
Gedde Watanabe didn't consider his “Sixteen Candles” role racist at the time
Entertainment Weekly via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe actor played foreign exchange student Long Duk Dong in the John Hughes flick. Plenty has been...
Remember Jake Ryan from “16 Candles”? You Won't Be Surprised to Know His Daughter Is a Gorgeous...
People via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMichael Schoeffling, the actor who played Jake Ryan in the 1984 teen comedy, may have left Hollywood...
Molly Ringwald’s Honest Quotes About Making Peace With the Problematic Nature of ‘Sixteen Candles’
Us Weekly via Yahoo News· 2 months agoForty years after its release, Sixteen Candles has an undeniable place in the pantheon of American...
19 Movie Moments From The '80s Gen Z Would Eviscerate Today
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 1 year ago1.In Earth Girls Are Easy, when Mac uses his love touch to make the police officers fall in...
What Michelle Yeoh’s wins at the Oscars mean to Asian American women like me
TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt's not always easy for Asian Americans to pursue their creative passions. That's why Michelle Yeoh...