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CRES MAP 1: The use of language and sounds other people of ethnic minority…
CRES MAP 1: The use of language and sounds other people of ethnic minority by reinforcing the idea that minorities can be reduced to a single caricature and/or struggle to fit into Euro-American society.
SOUNDS
GONG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=459gTdzxtkk
In the Halloween Baking Championship, Karl Fong (4:00), a self-proclaimed "undercover ninja (a Japanese artifact)," has a gong sound played behind his tracks as he talks about making gum-paste ninja stars. Though, based on his dressing in his image and the Chinese graphic design, it is safe to conclude that he is a Kung-Fu style martial artist. Gongs in Japanese culture are usually used to signify the commencement of a sumo-wrestling contest. The audio engineer made a decision to disregard the reasons a gong is used and instead inserted it for
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HISTORY
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There are many styles, sizes, and sounds that gongs come in. The most well known gong sound effect in shows comes from the Chinese flat-faced Chau gongs. Originally used in ritualistic ceremonies, festivities, and clearing way for important officials Gong. (2016, April 3). Chinese Buddhist Encyclopedia, . Retrieved 08:20, September 28, 2019 from http://www.chinabuddhismencyclopedia.com/en/index.php?title=Gong&oldid=248368.
NATIVE AMERICAN WAR CRY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mqwY11cKWU
At 0:32, Tom lets out a stereotypical "Native American War Cry." As a kids show that was shown through the 2000's, this provides early reinforcement of the stereotype of Natives passed off as contemporary "savages."
Disney's "Peter Pan's" portrayal of Native Americans is the popular illustration of what Euro-America thinks all indigenous people look like and live like. The "Lost Boys" dress up in costumes and release the holler with their hand covering their mouths.
LANGUAGE
GIBBERISH
Stereotypes of Asian languages include generalizing depictions with the trailing "NG" sound (ching, ling, ming, etc.) while it doesn't exist in all Asian languages' alphabets.
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The documentary "Reel Injun," revealed that the Navajo actors in films joked around and insulted the American actors in their language, but the filmmakers did not bother to translate what they were saying accurately because they understood all Native Languages to be gibberish https://www.pbs.org/video/independent-lens-reel-injun-clip-2/
ACCENTS
USE IN COMEDY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtZjK9edXyc
This amateur comedian runs a 4 minute joke imitating the Chinese accent. Many stand-up comedians, both of and without Asian descent, adopt the "Asian accent" in their jokes.
In "16 Candles," Long Duk Dong's accent is not an imitation of any specific language but meant to encompass an entire East Asian caricature. He was used as the comedic relief in many parts of the movie.
Many teens try to emulate
the stereotypical "black teenager" by misusing African-American Vernacular English (AAVE). This type of racist humor is prevalent on social media platforms created to be humorous, but falls far from the mark. This video encompasses an example of a way that Americans are still creating narratives of other identities without firsthand experiencing another ethnicity's culture. This girl is compiling all of the exaggerated stereotypes prevalent in media to make up her own character that reinforces harmful biases and ideas. https://twitter.com/FreeTikTokMemes/status/1166024924466679808
Sofia Vergara had spent a lot of money trying to assimilate her accent when she first became an actress in the US. Now, the accent is beneficial to her characters, but she is still having to portray the stereotypical Latina who is flirtatious, loud, and sometimes dopey.
SLURS
Lee S. Roberts and J. Will Callahan's 1917 song "Ching Chong."
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