An Asian American activist group is calling for an awards boycott of the film “Licorice Pizza” over its use of a fake Asian accent.
, some critics and people on social media blasted the movie for its depiction of racism without any pushback from its characters.
The filmmaker responded: “I think it would be a mistake to tell a period film through the eyes of 2021. You can’t have a crystal ball, you have to be honest to that time. Not that it wouldn’t happen right now, by the way. My mother-in-law’s Japanese and my father-in-law is white, so seeing people speak English to her with a Japanese accent is something that happens all the time. I don’t think they even know they’re doing it.
“If there are no consequences, scenes like this can almost glorify this behavior,” Yuen said. “You’re not laughing at [Higgins’ character] because he’s making fun of someone else; you’re either laughing with him at the expense of Asians, or you’re going to be upset as a viewer.”
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