Asian Americans protest The Goods at Paramount

The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) and Media Action Network for Asian Americans (MAANA) protested in front of Paramount Studios in Los Angeles on Friday. (See their statements here and here.) The protest was centered around a scene in “The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard” where Ken Jeong’s character is a victim of a hate crime. The scene was promoted in the trailers for The Goods. Paramount has apologized and are pulling scene from the trailer. However, the scene remains in the film. Paramount is also offering to discuss the scene with Asian American leaders.

Paramount Pictures is also responsible for the production and casting of “The Last Airbender” film.

Asian Americans protest The Goods at Paramount

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