OMG! I stumbled across this site by accident but, having read various coments by Simon6071, I really just had to post my own views here. Firstly, is it really any surprise that the Karate Kid is not being released in China or Hong-Kong? They ban anything that is considered remotely subversive or perceived to be against Chinese interests. Take Avatar, for example - that was pulled ( despite the fact that if you look very, very carefully, you'll note that there are no Chinese people being bullied, by blacks or otherwise). Yes, the Karate Kid does come off as being racist but in both ways. Yes, Smith does beat up some Chinese kids and comes off superior, although I guess that the plot kind of demands it - but, as a black person who taught English (and therefore lived and worked) in Beijing for 9 months, I can tell you that the Chinese are incredibly racist themselves - not just against blacks, but also whites and other 'gaijin' - as well as against other Asians (natives from Tibet being the most well-known of these, but those from Macau and Taiwain also suffer). Secondly, whilst I agree that there appears to be a lack of Asian on Black crime in the US, do you really assume that it does not occur? White-on-black hate crime still takes place with alarming regularity, yet this too is ignored. The focus is too often upon black-on-black, or black-on-[insert race here] crime - and I agree that black criminals do nothing to help the image of their communities. Yet it is simple fact that minority and underprivilaged groups frequently lash out at others, particularly when fighting and competing for simillar (and often limited) resources. Despite their grumblings, white Americans are in a relatively privileged state in the hierarchy of the US. It is an ethnic group that suffers comparitively less than any other. I'm not saying that blacks can't do well (the success of Obama and Colin Powell disprove that), and nor am I condoning or excusing black-on-Asian violence (far from it). I'm just saying that, far from purely being a racist thing as you appear to claim, it's actually a social thing. If the social esteem of both groups could be raised (particularly blacks, who have the lowest rates of access to higher education out of ANY racial group in the US), then perhaps they could work together. At the moment, it benefits white America to have all other racial groups at each other's throats. Personally, I'd argue that racism is NOT the major reason to boycott the Karate Kid 2010. The major fact is that the film itself is crap, with very few redeeming features. Jaden Smith isn't a bad actor - and complaints that he only got the part because of Mommy & Daddy overlook the fact that Tori Spelling's ENTIRE CAREER is thanks to her dad. However, for a kid's film the violence is gratuitous and morally offensive, particularly the scene where Jackie Chan (an adult and coincidentally, simon6071, ethnically Chinese) beats up a group of children. I'd also point out that, as a child of the 80s, the original trilogy was kitsch, but fun. Hillary Swank's version sucked; but this new one is really pointless, worthless and will probably not stand the test of time in the same way that Pat Morita's and Ralph Macchio's teacher / student relationship has. Finally, I'd like to hold up your own bile-filled rants as proof of your own racism and shout "J'accuse". And I'll state here that any reponse you might make to this post will be ignored. I'm secure in who I am, thank you, and I will not tolerate hate in any of its guises - whether it be from my own ethnic group, from some white-power inbred, from the Chinese storekeeper's who refused to serve me in Beijing, nor from some small-minded, big-mouthed imbecile with a computer and access to the internet. Over to you.

The Karate Kid (2010)
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The Karate Kid (2010)
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