Finally Got Around To Playing My Big Hero 6 DVD, And I'm 99.9% Sure That That's Baby Tadashi With Asian

Finally got around to playing my Big Hero 6 DVD, and I'm 99.9% sure that that's baby Tadashi with Asian okaasan and Asian otosan behind Hiro.

Can we please say YES to no white washing? :D

On a side note, I understand that some of you think that they could be his grandparents, but please consider how that would change the impact of this scene. Would Hiro be reunited with his entire family anymore? Is this scene as poetic or meaningful if they are his grandparents? Does it make sense to portray Hiro's grandparents over his actual parents? Does a childhood picture of Hiro's dad/Cass's husband make sense in context of the rest of the photos on the wall? Wouldn't it make more sense if was a treasured childhood picture of Tadashi, given how Tadashi loved and thought of his parents often?

Yes, I completely agree that the people depicted could be his grandparents, but it's my honest opinion that that interpretation is not as profound and revolutionary as what it could be. In context of the movie, that scene becomes much more poignant and symbolic, and, in context of the real world, Hiro would become a much more relatable figure to all Asian American youth.

For many Asians, it would be comforting to know that we don't have to be white in order to be seen. It would be comforting to know that our identities have validity beyond being white. It would be comforting to know that whiteness needn't define our lives. This may be a small detail, but it is critical in so many regards

I have never been a fan of rejecting things that aim to further representation. Afterall, nothing is perfect, and it's not constructive to the conversation. If you find that something could be improved on, bring it to focus and provide an alternative. Wallowing in discontent without any action is just as bad as complacency. That being said, this post is simply my attempt at offering an alternative lens through which we can view a beloved movie. For all its flaws and weaknesses, I still love it for what it embodies. Big Hero 6 is a movie with a lot of heart, and beyond issues of representation, its story is universal: love transcends all obstacles, and what is lost need not be forgotten.

Read my thoughts on why this matters here:

http://lewion.tumblr.com/post/110247950255/big-hero-6-and-whiteness

My thoughts on why this is possible: http://lewion.tumblr.com/post/110248339070/no-i-dont-think-hiros-been-whitewashed-at

Why we should be critical: http://sunrisah.tumblr.com/post/101423965579/an-asian-american-i-used-to-be-excited-for-big

And the importance of remaining constructive: https://medium.com/thinking-and-rethinking-race/a-response-to-why-freshofftheboat-is-not-asian-america-s-saving-grace-9ff202edd54b

Big Hero 6 Wins Best Animated Film

So happy for them. Even though I didn't watch any of the other four contenders, it doesn't take much to see how this is a giant leap toward portraying diversity on the silver screen.

Congrats to the directors, animators, producers, and all of the cast. Big Hero 6 was one of the most meaningful films I've seen in a long, long time, and I am so glad that others feel the same.

internalized racism can happen at any time, and un-noticeably so. it most often happens when a child is young. the child happens to admire or find the main character of a favorite show appealing. and the character is white. they start to develop desires like having blue eyes, straight pointy noses, corkscrew curly blonde hair, freckles, etc. when children are young, they’re usually not very conscious of racism nonetheless affiliate it with their favorite tv show. and this is why representation matters in every aspect of the world. you see posters of white models and white everything and you start wanting to change into something white– something that isn’t you. children start to realize that they can’t be models because they are not light skinned or have straight noses, because they can’t be the focus cause they’re not white and charming– that’s what they’ve learned. it’s what they’ve grown up with. internalized racism is scary because it happens without you knowing. it makes you insecure and that’s one of the main problems of PoC around the world. this is why we need PoC representation.

Reblogging so that I can keep this post somewhere safe. I know it sounds dumb, but your response within means so much to me. It comes at a good time too. For now, I’m making a promise to keep going. Thanks Christopher for being so awesome! It feels like I’m also making a promise with Piers, which makes this all the more special to me.

Resident Evil 6 interview (“Ai Se Eu Te Pego” moment), now with Portuguese translation.

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Residente Evil 6 entrevista (“Ai Se Eu Te Pego” momento), agora com tradução Português.

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Singing “Ai Se Eu Te Pego” by Michel Teló in Interview for Resident Evil 6 - (Piers Nivans) (by Christopher Emerson)

Everyday, I'll upload something from Baymax Blast, a Big Hero 6 game for iOS devices. I finally collected everything, so now it's just a matter of time for me to compile the pictures. Here's the first one!

Baymax Blast, Chapter 1

‘MythBusters’ puts the classic insult ‘You throw like a girl!‘ to the test.

The hit show “MythBusters” wanted to see if there’s a distinct difference in the way a guy throws a ball versus the way a girl throws a ball.

They put eight people in four different age groups up against each other to analyze their throws. They had the subjects throw with their dominant arm first. Then they had them use their non-dominant arm because, without practice or training of any sort, it’s sort of like you’re throwing for the first time. This is when the real results showed.

When using their non-dominant arm with zero training, the guys were more accurate, but the girls threw faster.