Why is Long Duk Dong offensive?

Alison MacAdam wrote in NPR in 2008, “To some viewers, [Long Duk Dong] represents one of the most offensive Asian stereotypes Hollywood ever gave America.” When the film came out in 1984, several Asian-American groups condemned the character “as stereotypical, racist and part of a long history of Hollywood’s offensive …

Is Long Duk Dong a real name?

Gedde WatanabeSixteen Candles
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Gedde Watanabe is 52 now. He grew up in a Japanese-American family in Ogden, Utah. His parents settled there after his mother was forced into a U.S. internment camp during World War II. “But probably most people know me as Long Duk Dong,” he confesses, “which is still hard for me to say.”

Who played long dongs girlfriend in Sixteen Candles?

Sixteen Candles is the 1984 coming-of-age film written and directed by the great John Hughes. Debbie Pollack plays the “new-style American girlfriend” to foreign exchange student “Long Duk Dong” played by Gedde Watanabe.

What is Long Duk Dong’s first name?

Long Duk Dong : Dong. Lumberjack : What’s your first name? Long Duk Dong : Long.

Why is 16 candles rated R?

Mild slapstick violence. In one scene, it’s implied that a teen boy had sex with a girl while she was passed-out drunk. Teens and sex are central, with lots of talk about body parts, much of it vulgar. Drunken sex is implied.

How old is long duck dong?

What is 46-year-old Long Duk Dong doing now?

Are 16 candles inappropriate?

Although it’s rated PG (it was released before the PG-13 option existed), this is an adult comedy with teen characters. The teens drink, have sex, and talk about birth control; in one scene, it’s implied that a guy had sex with a girl while she was passed-out drunk.

What was wrong with the sister in 16 candles?

The second character whose intoxication is used for laughs is Sam’s sister Ginny, who’s high on muscle relaxers at her wedding. She took them to deal with discomfort from her period, but clearly took too many.

What are some inappropriate movies?

The Most Inappropriate PG Movies Of All Time

Sixteen Candles (1984) Sixteen Candles is a classic, but it really doesn’t belong in the PG category.
Jaws (1975)
Poltergeist (1982)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Ghostbusters (1984)
The NeverEnding Story (1984)
Grease (1978)
Arthur (1981)