This cartoon was very well done and creative for something so long ago, and is quite funny. The stereotypes were commonplace back then. There is a Jello Commercial from 1958 or 1959 up here that has an Asian baby trying to pick up the Jello unsuccessfully with chopsticks, that is, until his Mother gives him a spoon! I was only five when the commercial came out, but have some memory of it. Thank you for posting this.
I mean, if they were to criticize this one for being stereotypical... At least this short got some Chinese characters right. That's “皆大歡喜 ” on the right pillar meaning "Everyone's happy"
I am actually Chinese myself and that word wasn't considered offensive back in the day and even now they still use it in some cultures, My family came from Peking modern Beijing and Shanghai and Taiwan
I find this insanely funny and it has nothing to do with my opinion about Chinese people. My respect for any people is unaltered regardless of their portrayal in comic-minded contexts.
it's a lovely tune ! The cartoon was just for fun, not hatred. There are equivalent comical cartoons of non-asian people, we don't scream racism when they show Mr. Magoo
Hah! Haven't seen this cartoon in some 40 years. Last time I saw it was at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, where it was presented as a part of retrospective of the art of animation. I remember everyone in the audience gasping at the portrayal of Chinese people - along with the mention of the word "chink." After our initial shock, we all (myself included, the partial Asian that I am) just accepted the fact that racial stereotypes were common during the 1920s-1940s. Why get offended?
1. Yes, the cartoon is racist, and that was a problem back then, in that it was one of a large number of gratuitous stereotypes of Chinese put about in the American majority culture that went along with active policies and social practices of exclusion. Now it is of historical interest, as we are into a whole new set of stereotypes. 2. It is only moderately funny and creative for Fleischer, who did much better work later on. 3. The song was a hit, and became a jazz standard, mostly for the melody, not the lyrics. What is interesting to me about the lyrics is the sub-text allusions to opium use: "pipe dreams."
In 1929 a lot of Chinese would tend to like this, as even tho it is stereotypical they would have been happy to represented at all in a society that was so closed to them. However, it is no longer that way, and a lot of the representation vis á vis "Chinatown My Chinatown" throughout history does tend to be exploitative. I'm no fan of political correctness, but I do believe it is right and responsible for Chinese-American scholars to explore and examine the meaning of this.
"Ahab the Arab" by Ray Stevens is also really hilarious despite being full of stereotypical western notions of exotic people. Both of them always make me laugh. Would looking at Asiatic stereotypes of us westerners be as funny? I never see those.
If you are going to enjoy old cartoons you have to accept that they were pre politically correct. Political correctness itself is a fairly recent phenomenon that only came into existence when the victims of stereotyping, slurs, and so on were able to protest and make their voices heard. Before the 1960s they could protest but little attention was paid to them by the people who controlled the economy and political life of the entire nation.
@guarddog22 You misunderstood the point I was making and it is not based on a "philosophy", my point is when people look at a white Americans they usually assume he is American, speaks English and has an American accent but when they look at an Asian they usually will assume they don't speak English or if they do will have a heavy Asian accent. Why can't Asians be accepted as an American just like white people in this country I didn't say Asians should give up their culture or heritage...
@guarddog22 A mailman or something is better than always being the cooks, waiters or martial arts masters in my opinion especially in movies... Asians in America should be considered the normal American just like every other citizen in the country, not just a "foreign asian guy in white man's land who can't speak English or if they do has a heavy asian accent"
If they are. But this happens to every immigrant group. The old folks from the old country continue the old ways, and the rising generation are part of the country. And tell their friends that you won’t change the old folks in a million years.
New series where I rank every single peramount pictures cartoon now I will only be doing the cartoons that have been selected from the every paramount pictures cartoon video because it’s unknown if the others below it are apart of the history. Won’t be covering other details like who made this and the name of the cartoon (you can clearly see the name in the tile) 1 - here we are the very first cartoon now firstly to start off…nothing much happens in this cartoon like most of the cartoon is all about the sing-a-long and nothing really happens there to and also the passing is very slow and what’s worse is that this cartoon has stereotypes in it so…yea. 4.5/10
@guarddog22 Maybe you just don't get around much or have a stereotype of all Asians as somehow pure, saintly and extremely intellectual. Here in central California for instance there are a lot of kids of all colors including Asians who talk to each other exactly like typical rappers. You can probably find kids like that in NYC too if you actually walk around there.
that canto-gibberish is on-point! It would've nice if they casted canto voice actors. And I don't get why they still kept their manchu braids even in america. It's like muslim women who wear oppressive burkas even in america.
@guarddog22 Not meant to be mean spirited...? Well no offense but asians were the only ethnic background who weren't even allowed in this country in like the 1860's - 1880's and a few years later finally "allowed" in but only a certain amount can come in to the country per year...
@guarddog22 They seemed distant cause White Americans distanced themselves from Asians with sentiments like "ugh they're so "foreign" why are they coming in to "our" country!?" They forgot everyone in this country came from immigration, hell if anyone should feel "their" country is flooded with foreigners it's the Native American Indians...
Country was set up by several groups, mostly from the British Isles, and that set the template for all future immigrants You don’t want to overdo it. That is how the Mexicans lost Texas.
@hanchiman That's why the Harold & Kumar movies are the coolest, those movies portray regular guys with no focus on their ethnicity. The fact they both are Asian has nothing to do with the story in the movie(nor are there any stereotypical jokes about Asians from non-Asians regardless if they were meant to offend or if the script writer unintentionally thought the stereotypes were not stereotypes). It's refreshing to see the main characters of a movie are not always Caucasian by default.
@coolcat6651 - - "Political Correctness" wasn't an Invention - it Is a recognition of past predjudices and ignorance. I do agree that the sense of humor found in this sort of comedy has been lost - and that is a Good Thing. Consider yourself as the subject of ridicule and constantly made fun of... Consider yourself. Don't get me wrong - there is humor we can all share within the confines of race - but it is when we Ridicule that it is an evil part of our thinking. Walk a mile in their shoes
Well, I'm pretty sure this was supposed to be mean-spirited on at least some level. Making fun of a group of people/treating their entire existence as a joke = mean-spirited.
Such a very beautiful song with a great melody and very good lyrics. One of the best songs ever written and one of my favorites.
what is the song called? like the melody
This cartoon was very well done and creative for something so long ago, and is quite funny. The stereotypes were commonplace back then. There is a Jello Commercial from 1958 or 1959 up here that has an Asian baby trying to pick up the Jello unsuccessfully with chopsticks, that is, until his Mother gives him a spoon! I was only five when the commercial came out, but have some memory of it. Thank you for posting this.
Thanks for remembering those fun Jello commercials with,"Chinese Baby."I haven't seen them since c.1960,but I fondly remember them.
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I mean, if they were to criticize this one for being stereotypical... At least this short got some Chinese characters right. That's “皆大歡喜 ” on the right pillar meaning "Everyone's happy"
I am actually Chinese myself and that word wasn't considered offensive back in the day and even now they still use it in some cultures, My family came from Peking modern Beijing and Shanghai and Taiwan
I find this insanely funny and it has nothing to do with my opinion about Chinese people. My respect for any people is unaltered regardless of their portrayal in comic-minded contexts.
I'm Chinese and I loved how over the top it was :D
I'm Asian-American and I didn't find it particularly offensive. It looks bad now because times have changed but back then it was just humor.
@@josiah566 THIS IS WHAT I MEAN
Finally someone who isn’t so easily offended
it's a lovely tune ! The cartoon was just for fun, not hatred. There are equivalent comical cartoons of non-asian people, we don't scream racism when they show Mr. Magoo
Mafia 1 Chinatown ... amazing moments .
This is great! Productions like this helped me form my world view. :)
The first publicly available Paramount sound cartoon.
Table flipping, never knew the trope is so old.
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It’s pretty good and funny.
This is the same artist that created Popeye The Sailor Man. There were also many stereotypes there.
Go figure. Seymour Kneitel.
Hah! Haven't seen this cartoon in some 40 years. Last time I saw it was at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, where it was presented as a part of retrospective of the art of animation. I remember everyone in the audience gasping at the portrayal of Chinese people - along with the mention of the word "chink." After our initial shock, we all (myself included, the partial Asian that I am) just accepted the fact that racial stereotypes were common during the 1920s-1940s. Why get offended?
We should go back to then. Everyone was happier
@@purromemes7395 I'm sure we all feel that way. I suppose for some it can be tough to grin and bear it.
@@purromemes7395 I agree.
Did he make a film like this called Hymie Town?
Times change. I like egg rolls and don't find this offensive whatsoever.
Quite a nice tune though. (:
1. Yes, the cartoon is racist, and that was a problem back then, in that it was one of a large number of gratuitous stereotypes of Chinese put about in the American majority culture that went along with active policies and social practices of exclusion. Now it is of historical interest, as we are into a whole new set of stereotypes.
2. It is only moderately funny and creative for Fleischer, who did much better work later on.
3. The song was a hit, and became a jazz standard, mostly for the melody, not the lyrics. What is interesting to me about the lyrics is the sub-text allusions to opium use: "pipe dreams."
In 1929 a lot of Chinese would tend to like this, as even tho it is stereotypical they would have been happy to represented at all in a society that was so closed to them. However, it is no longer that way, and a lot of the representation vis á vis "Chinatown My Chinatown" throughout history does tend to be exploitative. I'm no fan of political correctness, but I do believe it is right and responsible for Chinese-American scholars to explore and examine the meaning of this.
Good study of Chinese immigration in Cali is “ Bitter Melon”.
Bro said 福 when get stabbed in the ass.
"Ahab the Arab" by Ray Stevens is also really hilarious despite being full of stereotypical western notions of exotic people. Both of them always make me laugh. Would looking at Asiatic stereotypes of us westerners be as funny? I never see those.
If you are going to enjoy old cartoons you have to accept that they were pre politically correct. Political correctness itself is a fairly recent phenomenon that only came into existence when the victims of stereotyping, slurs, and so on were able to protest and make their voices heard. Before the 1960s they could protest but little attention was paid to them by the people who controlled the economy and political life of the entire nation.
But, this was really cute.
gnikcohs communist china chairman Mao coined PC
Reflected popular opinion, not ordered by some elite. It was popular opinion that changed.
that aged well...
Oh herro prease herro!
@guarddog22 You misunderstood the point I was making and it is not based on a "philosophy", my point is when people look at a white Americans they usually assume he is American, speaks English and has an American accent but when they look at an Asian they usually will assume they don't speak English or if they do will have a heavy Asian accent. Why can't Asians be accepted as an American just like white people in this country I didn't say Asians should give up their culture or heritage...
They should remember it - and remember also that that is no longer their primary identity.
So this was music video before music video was a thing
@guarddog22 A mailman or something is better than always being the cooks, waiters or martial arts masters in my opinion especially in movies... Asians in America should be considered the normal American just like every other citizen in the country, not just a "foreign asian guy in white man's land who can't speak English or if they do has a heavy asian accent"
If they are.
But this happens to every immigrant group. The old folks from the old country continue the old ways, and the rising generation are part of the country. And tell their friends that you won’t change the old folks in a million years.
The Pokémon Mienfoo And Mienshao
People evolve. this is very funny.
Is this where Louis got inspiration?
New series where I rank every single peramount pictures cartoon now I will only be doing the cartoons that have been selected from the every paramount pictures cartoon video because it’s unknown if the others below it are apart of the history. Won’t be covering other details like who made this and the name of the cartoon (you can clearly see the name in the tile)
1 - here we are the very first cartoon now firstly to start off…nothing much happens in this cartoon like most of the cartoon is all about the sing-a-long and nothing really happens there to and also the passing is very slow and what’s worse is that this cartoon has stereotypes in it so…yea. 4.5/10
i prefer the u.m&m tv print
Is this anime?
Yes
@@kempeitai449 Billy219 Says No.
@guarddog22 Maybe you just don't get around much or have a stereotype of all Asians as somehow pure, saintly and extremely intellectual. Here in central California for instance there are a lot of kids of all colors including Asians who talk to each other exactly like typical rappers. You can probably find kids like that in NYC too if you actually walk around there.
that canto-gibberish is on-point! It would've nice if they casted canto voice actors. And I don't get why they still kept their manchu braids even in america. It's like muslim women who wear oppressive burkas even in america.
Alot would keep them for the cultural importance they had. And some probably just liked the look.
Old photos say they did.
Controversial Mend, Here!
@guarddog22 Not meant to be mean spirited...? Well no offense but asians were the only ethnic background who weren't even allowed in this country in like the 1860's - 1880's and a few years later finally "allowed" in but only a certain amount can come in to the country per year...
How many, and why, is the basic question.
Wow
Beware of the presentist fallacy. Such is a gross sin of our times.
@guarddog22 They seemed distant cause White Americans distanced themselves from Asians with sentiments like "ugh they're so "foreign" why are they coming in to "our" country!?" They forgot everyone in this country came from immigration, hell if anyone should feel "their" country is flooded with foreigners it's the Native American Indians...
Country was set up by several groups, mostly from the British Isles, and that set the template for all future immigrants
You don’t want to overdo it. That is how the Mexicans lost Texas.
@hanchiman That's why the Harold & Kumar movies are the coolest, those movies portray regular guys with no focus on their ethnicity. The fact they both are Asian has nothing to do with the story in the movie(nor are there any stereotypical jokes about Asians from non-Asians regardless if they were meant to offend or if the script writer unintentionally thought the stereotypes were not stereotypes). It's refreshing to see the main characters of a movie are not always Caucasian by default.
Bing Chang dong lung ting
@coolcat6651 - - "Political Correctness" wasn't an Invention - it Is a recognition of past predjudices and ignorance. I do agree that the sense of humor found in this sort of comedy has been lost - and that is a Good Thing. Consider yourself as the subject of ridicule and constantly made fun of... Consider yourself. Don't get me wrong - there is humor we can all share within the confines of race - but it is when we Ridicule that it is an evil part of our thinking. Walk a mile in their shoes
You are wrong, hopefully you’ve come around in 9 years. Slurs are funny
Well, I'm pretty sure this was supposed to be mean-spirited on at least some level. Making fun of a group of people/treating their entire existence as a joke = mean-spirited.
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Tong war.
This happened, and it is no use pretending it did not.
This was one of the more racist thing that I've seen today
Hope you get out more.
This is so racist
I know isn’t it great
Come to croatia