Wong in a statement saying she had “successfully portrayed her character” with “professional performing techniques and sophisticated handling of role-playing.” It all boiled down to a clapback that asked: What’s the big deal? Some accused critics of crying racism without understanding the full context of the plot, which, they argued, portrays Ms.
Others declared it a matter of creative autonomy. Wong’s performance and her efforts at a Filipino accent. Many viewers of the show - which first aired in 2019 and which also has elements of romance and drama - jumped to its defense. To others, the brownface portrayal was another example of colorism rearing its ugly head.īut another strain of reaction began bubbling up. To some actors, it was an all-too-familiar dehumanizing and undignified representation, a reminder that minority performers are often locked out of roles that purport to portray people like them. To many Filipinos in Hong Kong, it was a twinned mockery - racism and classism. The footage quickly became a flash point of debate.
“That morphed into feeling really angry and morphed further into feeling disappointed.” “I was really shocked,” said Izzy Jose, 27, a Filipino performer and educator in Hong Kong.
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