Why aren't there more well-known Asian actresses?

[Argent_Towers]

@Lisa-go-Blind

I haven’t read the novel, but in the film Maya is the name of Virginia Madsen’s character.

You’re right, sorry. Her name is Terra in the novel. No mention whatsoever is made of her ethnic background.

[Crocodiles_And_Boulevards]

What about that guy who played Spock?

[Sir_Rhosis]

Uh, is this a whoosh? If not, then Leonard Nimoy is American, of Russian Jewish descent. He is not Asian.

Did you mean Sulu? George Takei is also American, of Japanese descent.

In any case, neither are actresses.

Sir Rhosis

[Crocodiles_And_Boulevards]

@Sir Rhosis

Uh, is this a whoosh? If not, then Leonard Nimoy is American, of Russian Jewish descent. He is not Asian.

Did you mean Sulu? George Takei is also American, of Japanese descent.

In any case, neither are actresses.

Sir Rhosis

Hehe, sorry, actually I’ve never seen the series. I just remember one of the prominent actors was Japanese American.

[Oslo_Ostragoth]

@Argent Towers

Also, yeah, Indian women count in this category now that you’ve brought it up, but I really meant Chinese/Japanese/Korean/Filipino/Vietnamese et al.

We can’t say “oriental” any more?

[Argent_Towers]

Sure, we can say it. I’ll say it. Oriental, Oriental, Oriental. I think some people dislike this term (my girlfriend, for one) but other East Asians on this board have said that they don’t mind it.

It’s considered an “antiquated” word by most Americans, but I don’t know why “antiquated” equals “offensive.” If I went around calling bathrooms “water closets,” I’d get looks of bemusement at most, but if I went around saying “Negroes” I would make people angry.