Word: tyson
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...Asian audiences by acting tough. In 2001's blockbuster romantic comedy My Sassy Girl, she outdrank and verbally abused her meek onscreen boyfriend, all (more or less) in the name of love. In person, you don't get many of the withering glares, emasculating insults?and certainly not the Tyson-like uppercut?that Jun displayed on screen. Instead, you meet someone who politely waits for you to order lunch. In real life, it turns out, Jun isn't that sassy...
...There are a very small percentage of African Americans who are lucky enough to make it to college, let alone the Ivy League, let alone Harvard,” Tyson said. “I think that with the privilege comes an extra level of responsibility...
...Melvin said Tyson’s criticism ultimately boiled down to artistic disagreement, and that he wished Tyson had e-mailed the Eleganza executive board prior to submitting her letter to open lists...
...Tyson, who included advice in her e-mail for the students about protecting their futures—particularly, by avoiding recordings of such performances—said her primary goal in writing the e-mail was to help students as much as possible...
...honestly care about these students. If you must insist in behaving in a sexually exploitative fashion, at least don’t tape it,” Tyson said. “My intent with this letter was not to change Eleganza policies, it was really to try and reach out to Eleganza performers...