Comments on: ATR 88 – What Harold and Kumar says about race and gender

By: Trent

Trent — Wed, 28 May 2008 17:43:31 +0000

Just found you guys – and I’ll be going to your archives as time permits. I love the show, both radio and video. As a Caucasian man dating a black woman (she has two biracian children from a marriage to another caucasian), these issues are near no tme. I’d like to give my perspective on one item, though – the ‘grape soda’ scene from ‘Harold and Kaumar’ was funny to me, that the racist agent assumed the black man he was interviewing would be affected by the offer (and pouring out) of the soda – the revelation the man was a doctor – who was hanging out in street clothes playing basketball because that was what he enjoyed – just made it funnier. So I was most definitely laughing AT someone – the racist cop. At the same time, I remember a shot with one of the black men in the background reacting according to stereotype, and I found that funny, too – that there ARE people who live up to stereotypes, and that we all too often buy into that fallacy -

By: Janel

Janel — Wed, 21 May 2008 04:13:25 +0000

Thanks for coming back!!! I love this podcast!

By: Anuj

Anuj — Sun, 11 May 2008 05:01:42 +0000

Follow-up: I didn’t know there was a stereotype that we Asian men were meek, submissive, and not in control of our romantic relationships. Thank you for bringing that to my attention.

By: jen*

jen* — Thu, 08 May 2008 03:21:07 +0000

Carmen,

You were thinking of when H&K were in the convenience store and confronted by those racist dudes who said ‘Thank you, come again’ to Kumar.

When H&K get to steal the racist dudes pick-up truck, as they peel out of the parking lot, Kumar yells out to the dudes, ‘Thank you, come again!’ It really was gratifying.

But I don’t think I’ll be seeing the sequel.

Welcome back!

By: deb

deb — Wed, 07 May 2008 02:08:01 +0000

^Word.

By: Anna Clark

Anna Clark — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:50:33 +0000

I’m so glad you’re back!