# Token chinese **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [November 23, 2024, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/token-chinese/1010635 "2024-11-23T01:03:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/token-chinese/1010635/61 "2024-11-23T17:22:27Z")
Oh come on, OP - I mean, Eric likes the Chinese! > [@Jihi](#): > > I like Bergman movies! Yeah, ikr? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/qYV-SiRsSco/hqdefault.jpg "SCTV spoof of Ingmar Bergman's Persona") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYV-SiRsSco&t=84) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Fw4ylHuBOVk/hqdefault.jpg "De Düva / The Dove (1968)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw4ylHuBOVk) ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/token-chinese/1010635/62 "2024-11-23T17:48:48Z")
Don’t forget this one: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Mqv_qYBgEk0/hqdefault.jpg "Silent Strawberries - The Muppets") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mqv_qYBgEk0) ---
**Author:** ![Banquet\_Bear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banquet_bear/32/373_2.png) [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/token-chinese/1010635/63 "2024-11-23T18:38:22Z")
…the OP is talking about movies like _Meg 2: The Trench_ that was a joint American-Chinese production that featured actors like Wu Jing and Shuya Sophia Cai. Which…isn’t a problem. I’m a big fan of Korean, Japanese and Chinese TV shows, and I think its fantastic that they get the opportunity to be seen by a new audience. And I’d much rather movies got funding and people in the movie industry keep working than not. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/token-chinese/1010635/64 "2024-11-23T18:53:00Z")
> [@Odesio](#): > > But there is a sinister side. If you want to do business in China you’ve got to partner with a Chinese company, and the government only allows a certain number of foreign movies in. Of course you have to submit your script to Chinese censors who will approve of or ask for changes to be made. There’s a reason the The Ancient, a Tibetian character in the comic, was changed to a Celtic character played by Tilda Swinton in the Dr. Strange movie. There’s also the issue of Chinese authorities banning LGBTQ content from movies, which has led many Hollywood movies to pre-emptively censor themselves. > [@Odesio](#): > > I don’t really blame the Chinese government for this. I blame Hollywood producers who are feckless and willing to kowtow to a terribly oppressive government just so long as they can make a buck. Feel free to blame both. It’s not like there’s a limited amount of blame to go round. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/token-chinese/1010635/65 "2024-11-23T19:13:40Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > OP is heading to… OP will hopefully return to poo corner. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/token-chinese/1010635/66 "2024-11-23T19:42:26Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > OP will hopefully return to poo corner. I am forbidden to post in foreign languages, so you will just have to pretend that, “When the OP steps into poo corner, he will at last be home.” is written in both Mandarin and Cantonese. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/token-chinese/1010635/67 "2024-11-23T19:51:06Z")
> [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](#): > > I am forbidden to post in foreign languages Generally if there is an accompanying translation, I don’t think the mods mind. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/token-chinese/1010635/68 "2024-11-23T20:01:43Z")
> [@Odesio](#): > > I blame Hollywood producers who are feckless and willing to kowtow to a terribly oppressive government just so long as they can make a buck. _The Meg_ was the first movie where I caught on to this, but it didn’t really bother me. (What _ **did** _ bother me was the stupid little dog…and they don’t get a pass for naming it after the one in Jaws). ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/token-chinese/1010635/69 "2024-11-23T20:02:17Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > His movies caused hundreds of artsy New Yorkers to suffer major depression so I hate him with the white hot passion of 1000 suns. The cure for this depression is one viewing of _De Duve._ All better. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/token-chinese/1010635/70 "2024-11-23T20:52:43Z")
Now that I think of it, wasn’t “Token Chinese” the follow-up single by The Vapors? ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/token-chinese/1010635/71 "2024-11-23T21:05:35Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > wasn’t “Token Chinese” the follow-up single by The Vapors? Very close; “Tokin’ Chinese” was an ode to Asian cannabis. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/token-chinese/1010635/72 "2024-11-23T21:33:57Z")
> [@Loggins](#): > > Today, the chinese have taken over Hollywood. I heard that the Chinese are eating all the cats and dogs in Hollywood. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/token-chinese/1010635/73 "2024-11-23T22:05:35Z")
> [@Odesio](#): > > I don’t really blame the Chinese government for this. I blame Hollywood producers who are feckless and willing to kowtow to a terribly oppressive government just so long as they can make a buck. I thought it was kind of lame how Amazon’s Fallout TV show carefully avoided any mention of China (when there are quite a few mentions of China in the video games). ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/token-chinese/1010635/74 "2024-11-23T22:16:03Z")
I prefer my provocive very thinly sliced and wrapped around a perfectly ripe black fig. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2024, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/token-chinese/1010635/75 "2024-11-24T00:28:16Z")
Y’all are provicival maniacs. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2024, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/token-chinese/1010635/76 "2024-11-24T00:52:22Z")
…in scandinavia, they are eating all the cats and dogs is _scandinavia_. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2024, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/token-chinese/1010635/77 "2024-11-24T02:25:25Z")
Wait! There’s still more space dust on this book. _How to cook hunanese._ Well, if you were trying to make Serak cry, mission accomplished. /s ---
**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2024, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/token-chinese/1010635/78 "2024-11-24T03:10:45Z")
Does Ingrid Bergman get any grudging support from the Scandinavian haters? She plays a missionary in China in Inn of the Sixth Happiness, as part of the Swedish invasion of China via Hollywood, so it’s even up now. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2024, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/token-chinese/1010635/79 "2024-11-24T03:15:20Z")
> [@Loggins](#): > > The chinese are the enemies of the West. And they’re fighting us with movies? ---
**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2024, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/token-chinese/1010635/80 "2024-11-24T04:27:22Z")
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