4:10AM Defamer Hollywood | Despite having received the
GLAAD Squeal of Approvalâ„¢,
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry has mostly underwhelmed critics,
one of whom wrote, “[It] isn’t just unfunny; it’s racist, sexist and homophobic – and truly unpleasant to watch.” (In fairness, we should mention that
the Village Voice review declared it “as eloquent as
Brokeback Mountain,” and included the pull-quote ready, “This sodomite had a gay old time” – sure to become the centrepiece of the movie’s print marketing campaign.) It’s not just critics who find themselves offended, however: At a TCA week promotional party for NBC’s fall slate,
Heroes‘ teleporting office worker Masi Oka disapproved of Rob Schneider’s turn as the fake-gay couple’s
slanty-eyed officiating officer. From the
USA Today report:
Oka was less thrilled with the stereotypical Japanese character comedian Rob Schneider plays in the new Adam Sandler comedy feature,
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, opening Friday.
“I didn’t agree with that,” said Oka. “It was very funny, but it wasn’t smart funny. I don’t understand why an Asian guy couldn’t have played it. You didn’t need to have the (slant) eyes and the buck tooth trying to be a ‘yellow face,’ as we call it.”
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