My #1 Gripe With Firefly (as of episode 7)

None of the actors speak Mandarin that well, and the inclusion of Mandarin alongside current commonly-accepted Chinese indicators - such as the fabrics, cut of clothing, food & use of chopsticks - don’t reflect a great familiarity with the either Chinese or the diaspora cultures. What’s more the inclusion of Mandarian and these signifiers are annoying because Joss Whedon (as much as I enjoy his work) didn’t see fit to give anyone remotely Chinese a speaking part (as of episode 7.)

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  1. tronlives reblogged this from whatfreshhellisthis
  2. hybridelectricbabies reblogged this from megachiropteran and added:
    That and they used traditional characters rather than simplified, which are only used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan....
  3. twelvefootmountaintroll reblogged this from whatfreshhellisthis
  4. megachiropteran reblogged this from whatfreshhellisthis and added:
    Yep. I think there may possibly be a pair of “villains”/shady dudes who give Mal a hard time about their tendency to run...
  5. whatfreshhellisthis reblogged this from xtremecaffeine and added:
    Yeah, the fact that there are no Chinese people especially/even among the wealthy and influential nobs and snobs is and...
  6. xtremecaffeine reblogged this from ginnungagapvin and added:
    There are Chinese people - but they only show up in the background. Plus the level of integration seems skewed for that...
  7. ginnungagapvin reblogged this from existentialcrisisfactory and added:
    I just want to posit this one unlikely but possible reason to why there is Chinese culture without Chinese characters....
  8. grrspit reblogged this from existentialcrisisfactory and added:
    THIS SO MUCH! Sorry kids, but Joss Whedon being awesome (which, in my humble opinion, is debatable) does not excuse that...
  9. existentialcrisisfactory reblogged this from xtremecaffeine and added:
    This is something that really bothers me about the show. I totally get the idea that Chinese culture and language would...
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