{"id":2231484,"date":"2024-04-27T10:08:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T14:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-report-whines-about-api-representation-in-entertainment-heres-why-thats-absurdly-stupid\/"},"modified":"2024-04-27T10:10:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T14:10:34","slug":"new-report-whines-about-api-representation-in-entertainment-heres-why-thats-absurdly-stupid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-report-whines-about-api-representation-in-entertainment-heres-why-thats-absurdly-stupid\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest Report Criticizes API Representation in Entertainment: Why It&#8217;s Completely Absurd"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-report-whines-about-api-representation-in-entertainment-heres-why-thats-absurdly-stupid%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2231484&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-issues-multiple-corrections-for-article-falsely-claiming-900000-u-s-children-have-been-hospitalized-for-covid-19-during-pandemic\/\" title=\"New York Times Issues Multiple Corrections For Article Falsely Claiming 900,000 U.S. Children Have Been Hospitalized For COVID-19 During Pandemic\">article discusses<\/a> a recent \u200creport critiquing Asian and Pacific Islander (API) representation\u2064 in Hollywood, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gloomy-unappreciated-joe-biden-staffers-eying-the-exits\/\" title=\"Gloomy, Unappreciated Joe Biden Staffers Eying the Exits\">citing dissatisfaction<\/a>\u200b among API consumers in film and television.\u200b The author, Bryan Chai, shares his perspective on\u2064 the issue and questions the emphasis on\u2064 representation, highlighting the global diversity \u2062in \u2064entertainment options beyond Hollywood&#8217;s \u2064influence. The report also addresses consumer willingness to \u200cinvest more in\u200d authentic representation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/entertainment\/\">  Entertainment <\/a>  <\/p>\n<h2>New Report Whines About API Representation in Entertainment: Here&#8217;s Why That&#8217;s Absurdly Stupid<\/h2>\n<p> <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/bchai\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/bchai\/%20\"><span>Bryan Chai<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   April 27, 2024 at 5:24am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Full disclosure: As an Asian man who grew up in Hawaii, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-literal-asian-american-born-pacific-islands-blasts-woke-aapi-nonsense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I had never heard<\/a> the acronym \u201cAAPI\u201d or \u201cAPI\u201d (Asian American or just Asian-Pacific Islander) in my life before 2020, and I despise using it.<\/p>\n<p>With that being said, that tidbit also especially qualifies me to opine on this topic: According to a new survey from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mckinsey.com\/featured-insights\/diversity-and-inclusion\/from-margins-to-mainstream-asians-and-pacific-islanders-in-hollywood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">McKinsey and Co.<\/a>, Hollywood is really butchering it with Asian consumers in a number of ways.<\/p>\n<p>The survey was conducted in 2023 and McKinsey claims to have \u201csurveyed 1,000 API consumers in the United States to learn about their perceptions of representation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One key discovery about the way that Hollywood is hurting its Asian demographic? A perceived lack of representation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur survey found widespread dissatisfaction among API consumers: less than 30 percent of respondents believe their racial and ethnic identity is authentically represented in film and television,\u201d McKinsey claims.<\/p>\n<p>First of all, 1,000 API consumers isn\u2019t all that much. Hawaii alone has roughly half a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-football-analogy-to-explain-democrats-election-cheating\/\" title=\"A Football Analogy to Explain Democrats' Election Cheating\">million people<\/a> who claim to be either Asian or Pacific Islander.<\/p>\n<p>Second of all, this is such a weird narrative to peddle.<\/p>\n<p>Try as I might, I could not find anything at McKinsey discussing the representation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-choice-to-lead-dojs-civil-rights-division-melanin-endows-blacks-with-greater-mental-physical-and-spiritual-abilities-video\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Choice to Lead DOJ\u2019s Civil Rights Division: \u201cMelanin Endows Blacks with Greater Mental, Physical and Spiritual Abilities\u201d (VIDEO)\">white people<\/a> in Bollywood, which seems like a related issue, no?<\/p>\n<p>Or, if you want a more relevant issue, what about white representation in Japanese manga (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-superheroes-super-anymore\/\" title=\"Are Superheroes \u2018Super\u2019 Anymore?\">comic books<\/a>) \u2014 a medium that has lately been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/another-industry-falls-wokeness-japanese-manga-dominates-us-comic-book-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">outselling<\/a> some comic book heavyweights like DC and Marvel \u2014 these days?<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you think representation matters in entertainment?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The answer is obviously that white representation doesn\u2019t matter in Bollywood or manga because representation is grossly overrated, period.<\/p>\n<p>If something is entertaining, I do not care if it features <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jackie-chan-responds-viral-image-sparks-concern-among-fans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chinese actors<\/a>, white Canadian actors, black Swedish actors or neon green actors.<\/p>\n<p>The idea that a viewer or fan can only relate to a character if they share the same skin tone or ethnicity is ridiculously reductionist and demonstrates an astounding lack of imagination.<\/p>\n<p>Want to know a random character I loved as a rambunctious pre-teen? HK-47 from the Star Wars game \u201cKnights of the Old Republic,\u201d and that thing was a droid. But because HK-47 was so well-written, with its dry humor and cold pragmatism, it was a character that resonated with young me, and it had nothing to do with \u201crepresentation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More so, even if you are terminally challenged in the imagination department, you do know that Asian countries have their own film scene, right? You can just as easily indulge in that extensive filmography instead of badgering a stubborn Hollywood.<\/p>\n<p>Another major issue with the report: By the report\u2019s own admission, Asian folks just don\u2019t spend that much on entertainment. The report then presupposes that that\u2019s a deficiency Hollywood has to fix, instead of making any commentary on the stingier nature of most Asian cultures (speaking from experience, here).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSurvey results revealed that half of respondents would be willing to spend more money and time on film and TV if their experiences were represented more authentically,\u201d the report argues further.<\/p>\n<p>This is again where sample size torpedoes the entire argument. Even if all 1,000 people surveyed affirmatively said that they would spend more money \u201cif their experiences were represented more authentically,\u201d that\u2019s not all that much.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s certainly not enough to move any industries.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of that industry, to be clear, Hollywood is not without its extensive, extensive issues. The industry can be as vile and as unscrupulous as any and is riddled with problems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRepresentation\u201d just really isn\u2019t one of them.<\/p>\n<div id=\"author-info-44778\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/bchai\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44778\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44778\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44778\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44778\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Bryan Chai has written news and sports for The Western Journal for more than five years and has produced more than 1,300 stories. He specializes in the NBA and NFL as well as politics.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Bryan Chai has written news and sports for The Western Journal for more than five years and has produced more than 1,300 stories. He specializes in the NBA and NFL as well as politics. He graduated with a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Arizona. He is an avid fan of sports, video games, politics and debate. <\/p>\n<p>  Birthplace <\/p>\n<p>  Hawaii <\/p>\n<p>  Education <\/p>\n<p>  Class of 2010 University of Arizona. BEAR DOWN. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  Phoenix, Arizona <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English, Korean <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Sports, Entertainment, Science\/Tech <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent report, concerns were raised about the representation of Asian and Pacific Islander communities in the entertainment industry. 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