What do you think about blackness/blackface cultural performance in Northeast Asian countries?

a.) What do you think about blackness/blackface cultural performance in Northeast Asian countries?
b.) What do you think about reactions from (local) Chineses about blackfaced performances? Do you agree? or not? and why?
d.) How nationalism is articulated to reinforce/justify racist representation in Northeast Asian countries? Do you think it is a problem? if you do, why? or why not?
e.) Finally, As media consumers, how can we be more culturally aware and responsible? Discuss what concrete actions we can take?
Submission requirements:
a.) The weekly reflection should not be longer than 350 words.
b.) You need to include one or two examples as quotes (e.g. memorable scenes from audio-visual materials assigned here) in the reflection.
c.) Do not include the introduction or conclusion. Clearly write answers/thoughts/opinions to questions listed above.

STEP 1 – WATCH DR. ZHAO DING’S VIDEO: (Attached)

STEP 2 – WATCH ALL YOUTUBE VIDEOS BELOW:

1.) What Do The Chinese Think Of Black People (Blackface) | ASIAN BOSS: https://youtu.be/YsJWGTmJU94
~8:00 (Chineses’ reaction to blackface performance) + 8:00~ (An black-identified foreign personal’s interview about the show)

2.) “Blackface Parody in South Korea” – What’s trending (2020): https://youtu.be/Fnye1TsRFrk

3.) “Blackface TV ‘makes Japan look ignorant’ – BBC News (2018): https://youtu.be/AMNf0S1nBF0

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