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...Lethal Weapon series, in Ransom and in Signs, Gibson was the loner battling impossible odds. He seems to feel that way about The Passion, which should be ready for Easter 2004. A conservative in reflexively liberal Hollywood, and a devout Catholic in an industry whose products often mock religion, Gibson senses opposition to his film. The star, who had kept the set closed to the press before allowing TIME to visit this month, was angry that friends and relatives, including his 85-year-old father, had been pestered by an unidentified reporter preparing a story on The Passion. He suspects...
...suitcase and a boom box. Then, just as Khyentse Norbu calls "cut," a van speeds toward the set, forcing the tractor to lurch off the narrow road. The van stops, only inches from the camera, and discharges a monk in a yellow parka. "Career change," mutters Khyentse Norbu in mock fatigue, then strides purposefully toward the van to exchange greetings with the visitor. The monk rushes up to meet him, and bows low. Khyentse Norbu touches him lightly on the head and nods, and the monk drives away contentedly. Seconds later the director has reclaimed his radio and is telling...
Last month, Tony Bruno of Fox Sports Radio aired recordings of an interview with Shaquille O’Neal, center for the L.A. Lakers, to its nationwide audience. Asked his opinion on Yao Ming, the rookie center for the Houston Rockets, O’Neal derisively taunted in mock-Chinese, “Tell Yao Ming, ‘ching-chong-yang-wah-ah-soh.’” Far from condemning this inappropriate remark, Bruno found O’Neal’s comment amusing, inviting listeners to call in with jokes on this topic...
...black man, it would have caused an explosion of outrage. Had Yao Ming been black or Hispanic, no one would have dared to broadcast such racial taunts over national radio for fear of widespread backlash. Why then does American society find it acceptable, and even humorous, to mock an individual of Chinese descent? Evidently, Americans hold a double standard with regard to political correctness. A standard that denies basic respect to Asians in America...
...leaving a store not long ago when he stopped to chat with one of the many senior citizens who work as greeters. They are a fearless lot, and the old gent teased the boss with a question: "Did you give everyone a big raise?" Scott returned a look of mock horror. "Are you kidding me?" he said. "This is Wal-Mart!" --With reporting by William Boston/Berlin, Neil Gough/Shenzhen and Rita Healy/Denver