Margaret Cho
One idea that I though about during our discussion in class was the clash between conservative Koreans and homosexuality that was bought up in the Margaret Cho episodes. In California the right for homosexual to marry has been taken away and one of the reasons that it failed was the big turn out of minority voters. And in California there are large amounts of Asian populations and as we learned in class they typically don’t accept homosexuality. So I found this very relevant to what we talked about in class. Also I found it interesting that her show failed, and as I said in class I think her show was before her time and that people back then weren’t interested in her show and weren’t really used to diversity in tv, I am not saying that much has changed, but I think that if this show was shown now it would be far more successful due to the success of people in the show business like George Lopez. It is also very interesting that we see this theme over and over again in the lit we read in class, that is struggle of 2nd generation of Asian America how they really don’t fit into American or Asian culture . we saw this Margaret Cho and how she really wasn’t accepted into the Korean Community.
November 14, 2008 at 11:47 am
I never really thought about it, but I think you’re right- her show was probably ahead of it’s time. Recently there have been a lot more shows driven by comedians of different races. I wouldn’t be surprised if her show probably got lost between Friends and Seinfeld. I also don’t get why the show had such a huge following in the beginning, but then died out anyway. Maybe the Asian consultant wasn’t such a good idea.
November 14, 2008 at 4:46 pm
I think that you make a good point about the show being before it’s time. Today’s TV is full of shows with a diverse crowd of people. I don’t know about everyone else, but when I watch TV I don’t really pay attention to the race of the characters, I had to really think about it to see it.
November 15, 2008 at 6:00 pm
It interesting that you linked Margaret Cho’s episode to the things we discussed in class about homosexuality and Asian Americans. Perhaps this was one factor…that the majority of minorities do not support homosexuality…that set her back in being “accepted” by her fellow Koreans. It’s a terrible thing to think about…that she has to fight to push away discrimination not only due to her race, but her sexual orientation as well.
March 3, 2011 at 1:31 am
Margaret Cho, is accepted in mainstream American society. Plus she knows she is Korean. She doesn’t hide her Korean ethnicity ( There is big difference).