TMC
04-21-2016, 01:38 AM
http://www.vox.com/2016/4/19/11441502/unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt-race-season-2
As Alex Abad-Santos points out, Fey has a history of painting "Asian people, specifically Asian women, as crappy characters.” Following the Season 1 Dong controversy, Kimmy Schmidt is now being criticized for trying to be ironic with the fake outrage group Respectful Asian Portrayals in Entertainment, or “RAPE.” “The members of RAPE are portrayed as idiotic and ignorant,” says Abad-Santos, "complete with an on-the-nose acronym. One of them actually vanishes into thin air when she can no longer find something to be offended by. The plot feels like a pointed, ironic response to anyone who has criticized Fey's past projects for being lazy and racist.” PLUS: Kimmy Schmidt is part of the sitcom pushback against “PC Culture." (http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/apr/19/unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt-pc-culture-tina-fey-south-park?CMP=edit_2221)
As Alex Abad-Santos points out, Fey has a history of painting "Asian people, specifically Asian women, as crappy characters.” Following the Season 1 Dong controversy, Kimmy Schmidt is now being criticized for trying to be ironic with the fake outrage group Respectful Asian Portrayals in Entertainment, or “RAPE.” “The members of RAPE are portrayed as idiotic and ignorant,” says Abad-Santos, "complete with an on-the-nose acronym. One of them actually vanishes into thin air when she can no longer find something to be offended by. The plot feels like a pointed, ironic response to anyone who has criticized Fey's past projects for being lazy and racist.” PLUS: Kimmy Schmidt is part of the sitcom pushback against “PC Culture." (http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/apr/19/unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt-pc-culture-tina-fey-south-park?CMP=edit_2221)