Rush Hour: An Unexpected Image of Black and Asian Solidarity

The first 1,000 people to use the link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/qualityculture08231 Thanks to @FDSignifire for joining me for a conversation, you can check out our full discussion over on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/qualityculture In this video, I break down the racial humor in Rush Hour and discuss its impact regarding Black and Asian Americans, especially considering the fact that many Black and Asian Americans still enjoy the films. Sources: It's Still a Guy Thing: The Evolution of Buddy Movies | LA Times https://web.archive.org/web/20121010210637/http://articles.latimes.com/2001/oct/09/entertainment/ca-54963 ‘Rush Hour’ Angers Some Asian Americans | Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1998/09/26/rush-hour-angers-some-asian-americans/45271f09-80ea-47c8-9984-5440e22f4eea/ Let your boys be a little foul-mouthed. It might help them bond. | Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/parenting/2023/03/09/boys-insults-empathy-bonding/ The history of tensions—and solidarity—between Black and Asian American communities, explained | Vox https://www.vox.com/22321234/black-asian-american-tensions-solidarity-history Embattled Korean Grocers Wait Out Racially Charged Boycott | Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1990/05/15/embattled-korean-grocers-wait-out-racially-charged-boycott/03958efa-241b-4b17-962f-0190b5761a68/ In 1968, These Activists Coined the Term 'Asian American'—And Helped Shape Decades of Advocacy | TIME https://time.com/5837805/asian-american-history/ The real reasons the U.S. became less racist toward Asian Americans | The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/11/29/the-real-reason-americans-stopped-spitting-on-asian-americans-and-started-praising-them/ Affirmative action divided Asian Americans and other people of color. Here's how | NPR https://www.npr.org/2023/07/02/1183981097/affirmative-action-asian-americans-poc Some Asian Americans say affirmative action ruling used the group as ‘pawns’ | NBC News https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/asian-americans-say-affirmative-action-ruling-used-pawns-rcna91861 Meet Edward Blum, the Man Who Wants to Kill Affirmative Action in Higher Education | ACLU https://www.aclu.org/news/racial-justice/meet-edward-blum-man-who-wants-kill-affirmative-action-higher#:~:text=Blum%20is%20not%20a%20lawyer,in%20that%20case%2C%20Bush%20v Civility in The City by Jennifer Lee 0:00 Intro 2:50 1) An Asian Guy & Black Guy Walk into a Buddy Movie 17:14 2) Contextualizing Rush Hour 26:02 3) Breaking Down the Narrative