Members GregNYC Posted February 1, 2011 Members Share Posted February 1, 2011 http://blog.angryasianman.com/2011/01/bold-and-beautiful-fan-who-really-hates.html I recently heard from actress Stephanie Y. Wang, who has had a recurring role as "Madison" on The Bold and the Beautiful for the last five years. I'm not much of a soap opera watcher, so I wasn't aware of her work, but she did pass along a very interesting message... Last week, she received this ridiculously racist bit of hate mail from a B&B fan named Rumar who appears to be really unhappy with what Stephanie's character ("people of your type and other foreigners") is up to on the show: steph wang: i think what makes me sick in this world, is people of your type and other foreigners. you try to get in the way of having more black-white couples not only on b&b, but on tv itself. that's what makes it hard to like your type, it really disgusts me. after what both groups have been through, for decades, it seems to me that people of your type, always seem to prevent that. sure in real life there's couples like that exists, which puts a smile on my face. there's certain things in life that irritates me, and your ethnicity is one of them, it gives me this uncomfortable feeling in my stomach, just looking at your type. what i'm saying right now, i don't regret, nor should i. it'll never qualify to an apology, this nation will be so much better, if tv can have more black-white couples, just like in real life. but people of your type, gets in the way of that and messes it all up. to be more blunt, i'm proud to feel this way, and i love expressing it, with joy. bold and beautiful fan: rumar s. south hill, vriginia I think it's pretty clear that the sender is an idiot, as someone who is compelled to write to an actress on a freaking soap opera about his hangups over Asians getting "in the way" of black-white couples -- both in TV and in real life. I'm not so sure he has a firm grasp on reality. But you go on hating in your sad little world, dude. (Thanks, Stephanie.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MontyB Posted February 1, 2011 Members Share Posted February 1, 2011 Obviously, the writer of that letter is a bit touched in the head. Hmm, kind of reminds of some overzealous fans of a certain black and white couple that didn't work out in the past few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marceline Posted February 1, 2011 Members Share Posted February 1, 2011 Good on her for sharing that letter. If more actors were open about the hate mail they get like that maybe the canvas would look a little different today. Of course its going to be someone like that who ends up on Oprah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Eric83 Posted February 1, 2011 Members Share Posted February 1, 2011 Pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shadow Posted February 1, 2011 Members Share Posted February 1, 2011 Yes it does The Ignorant Fool must be a memver of the infamous BF/WM fanatic group! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bellcurve Posted February 1, 2011 Members Share Posted February 1, 2011 I wish we had more Asian-Americans, not only in daytime TV, but on television as a whole. It makes me sad that the last show that attempted to do something so groundbreaking was Margaret Cho's All American Girl. And the network royally fucked that show over by completely overhauling it and getting rid of her entire family(except for the funny aunt). I mean, I was like 9 or 10 at the time, so my recollection of the show(and how funny it was) is somewhat vague, but I remember watching every week. And then, all of a sudden, I watched and her entire family was replaced. It was weird. Anyway... I doubt it. These fans are the ones who share the agendas of the people in charge of the shows. You know it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members R Sinclair Posted February 1, 2011 Members Share Posted February 1, 2011 Yes. The disparity exists due to the fear of getting these exact letters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marceline Posted February 1, 2011 Members Share Posted February 1, 2011 I remember how much I loved Det. Lisa West on OLTL. They teased her with Hank Gannon but it didn't really go anywhere then she just vanished and of course we know what happened with Asian Blair. Don't get me started on AMC's track record: An Li, Henry *shakes head* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cheap21 Posted February 1, 2011 Members Share Posted February 1, 2011 Its ridiculous. She is barely even on and merely a plot point. I cant beleive someone is crazy enough to go after her. I feel bad for her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Money Posted February 1, 2011 Members Share Posted February 1, 2011 Nothing new. If she's a recurring character receiving this type of trash, the hate mail networks received when they paired interracial relationships on YR and OLTL was unprecedented. It's even more pathetic when execs give into the hate instead of taking a stand. Good luck to the actors who portray Justin, Donna (and Marcus). The actress will be in for a very rude awakening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MoTheGreat Posted February 2, 2011 Members Share Posted February 2, 2011 I bet the same person talking about that black & white love. Is going to write the girl who plays Dayzee a nasty letter soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MontyB Posted February 3, 2011 Members Share Posted February 3, 2011 Yep. That tired group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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