Ken Jeong's accent joke
Hardest I've laughed in theaters in YEARS.
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MovieChat Forums > Crazy Rich Asians (2018) Discussion > Ken Jeong's accent joke
yeah funny but a bit of a sour undertone
As I'm sure he's experienced growing up Asian in America, people "hear" his accent even though he doesn't have one.
I've known lots of Asian Americans with zero accent who still get asked where their accents come from. Or worse, get "complimented" for speaking English so well.
Oh yes America is so racist to Asians! They are only rich powerful and affluent here. Oppression!
Lecture us white man about how racist white people are in America.
His bad accent acting was hilarious.
Not sure why a rich kid from Singapore would travel across the pacific to attend Cal State Fullerton. They wouldn't. Why couldn't they have him saying he went to UCLA or USC if they thought Stanford would sound too elite?
It's not uncommon.
I live in Hawaii, where there are several schools that cater to rich kids from Asian nations that are fairly low quality institutions in every other respect (though they have EXCELLENT facilities & amenities)
For them, it's like "study abroad" where they mainly go to have fun and experience the exotic, decadent American culture.
They also go to meet potential mates among their fellow students, a way to socialize away from home with other kids whose families are as rich as their own.
I don't know rich parents here even commit crimes(See Felicity Huffman) to get their kids into a better school.
A kid can socialize and network and have fun at a more prestigious school.
Of course they CAN have fun at UCLA. They just don’t care that much.
Their “pedigree” is based on wealth, not lineage or education.
Modern Asian cultures (excluding Japanese) don’t really look down on “nouveau riche,” in part because they don’t have a lot of “old money” to begin with.
Japanese however are VERY conscious of pedigree and social status, to the point where they admire a near-broke lawyer over a multi-millionaire entrepreneur.
As for the Felicity Huffman thing, that was an distinctly American phenomenon.
“Buying your way in” to a place like USC or Harvard takes at least a million a year in donations starting with your kid’s birth (and of course you make them all in the kid’s name).
She and her fellow “conspirators” tried to cut corners and get in “cheap.”