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Boycott Jackie Chan and Psy

Instead of condemning the regime that wreaked havoc on his family and imposed suffering and death on millions of innocent people, Chan is China’s most prominent mainstream apologist. Meanwhile, moviegoers in the “most corrupt country in the world” continue to help make Chan a wealthy man. This summer, his latest movie, Chinese Zodiac, will hit U.S. theaters. Sylvester Stallone has invited him to co-star in the next installment of The Expendables. And Chan is working on another Hollywood project involving his popular Police Story series.

Will American consumers allow themselves to be punched in the gut by this trash-talking action star? If the embrace of Chan’s new pal PSY is any indication, the answer is yes. The Korean “Gangnam Style” performer once urged listeners to “kill those [expletive deleted] Yankees . . . kill their daughters, mothers, daughters-in-law, and fathers.”

Called out on the hate lyrics, he issued a hasty apology before performing for the president and his family last month. Instead of being rejected, PSY continues to be courted by the American entertainment industry. He’ll be working with Justin Bieber’s producer and will make an appearance in a high-profile ad for pistachios during the Super Bowl.

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Boycott dirty commies? No problem!

Blake on January 18, 2013 at 6:26 PM

“Yankees” — especially those whose parents came to the United States from all parts of Asia seeking freedom from tyranny — should shun these exploitative peas in an anti-American pod. They don’t speak for me.

Asians leave tyrannies or lopsided ‘democracies’, then they shoot themselves in the foot by voting for same in the US.

Schadenfreude on January 18, 2013 at 6:30 PM

Problem:

I have a large collection of Jackie Chan movies already, well-known and obscure. Anyone here think I should pawn them? I would have no problem doing that, except that I already purchased them and the money is already in Chan’s hands anyway.

gryphon202 on January 18, 2013 at 6:33 PM

In Psy’s case that’s very easy. Darn shame about Jackie Chan.

rbj on January 18, 2013 at 6:44 PM

Michelle seems increasingly desperate for material lately.

SnarkVader on January 18, 2013 at 6:49 PM

Jackie Chan and Psy were sighted shaking in their boots… Gangnam style.

How about making a movie to advertise conservative values? Maybe adapt the screenplay from a much revered conservative novel and make it a trilogy. I’m sure it’ll end up a smashing blockbuster. It might even recoup a quarter of its budget in box office.

lester on January 18, 2013 at 6:52 PM

I have no idea who either of them are so I guess I’ve been boycotting them before it was cool.

DanaSmiles on January 18, 2013 at 6:52 PM

Asians boycotting other Asians is very anti-asian. /

portlandon on January 18, 2013 at 6:53 PM

Pretty flimsy column. One would have to assume that Jackie Chan approves of every single thing his government does just because he is pro-China, his birth country. I can be pro-U.S. but still hate some of the things my government does. “My country, right or wrong” should be universally applicable, not just to people from the US.

Psy I’m more iffy about, in part because I hate his damned music, but frankly our own gangsta rappers here in the U.S. spout more vile crap every day than the crap Psy said once almost a decade ago, and my answer is just to ignore them rather than go crusading.

AngusMc on January 18, 2013 at 6:57 PM

I don’t see why we can’t just boycott all K-pop. It’s atrocious canned dance music seemingly scavenged from the corpse of the superior urban J-pop dance scene which died 10-15 years ago, with sparkles and makeup layered on thick to simulate a lifelike appearance.

But boycotting Jackie Chan movies? Where will I go if I want to see Brent Spiner in extended fart scenes?

mintycrys on January 18, 2013 at 6:57 PM

As usual, the trolls add to the conversation by making themselves ridiculous.

SagebrushPuppet on January 18, 2013 at 6:57 PM

Boycott who and who?

UltimateBob on January 18, 2013 at 7:12 PM

Problem:

I have a large collection of Jackie Chan movies already, well-known and obscure. Anyone here think I should pawn them? I would have no problem doing that, except that I already purchased them and the money is already in Chan’s hands anyway.

gryphon202 on January 18, 2013 at 6:33 PM

I say, if you can’t enjoy them, get rid of them, better for a personal profit than not.

Anti-Control on January 18, 2013 at 7:23 PM

How about making a movie to advertise conservative values?

lester on January 18, 2013 at 6:52 PM

So what you’re saying the vapid crap these 2 put out espouses liberal values.

Chuck Schick on January 18, 2013 at 7:26 PM

Boycott who and who?

UltimateBob on January 18, 2013 at 7:12 PM

Heh.

davidk on January 18, 2013 at 7:30 PM

Michelle Malkin who regularly rants about the ‘culture of corruption’ in America wants to boycott Chan for calling America corrupt?

How about we just boycott all Asians.

..but then I’d have to find a new girlfriend :(

lexhamfox on January 18, 2013 at 7:36 PM

So what you’re saying the vapid crap these 2 put out espouses liberal values.

Chuck Schick on January 18, 2013 at 7:26 PM

No. It does seem though that you are saying the only two ideologies that exist across the globe are conservative and liberal and that everything is one or the other. Hate to break it to you but it’s a rather big and diverse planet.

lester on January 18, 2013 at 7:38 PM

Never works.

albill on January 18, 2013 at 7:39 PM

I already do, what were their names again?

tommy-t on January 18, 2013 at 7:42 PM

Somehow I doubt Michelle Malkin’s call for a boycott will do anythign but get Michelle Malkin some media attention. Sigh

Ala Pundit on January 18, 2013 at 7:47 PM

Problem:

I have a large collection of Jackie Chan movies already, well-known and obscure. Anyone here think I should pawn them? I would have no problem doing that, except that I already purchased them and the money is already in Chan’s hands anyway.

gryphon202 on January 18, 2013 at 6:33 PM

I have the same problem with the Bourne serieas.

Love those movies but now dipstick gets in the way.

davidk on January 18, 2013 at 8:05 PM

No. It does seem though that you are saying the only two ideologies that exist across the globe are conservative and liberal and that everything is one or the other. Hate to break it to you but it’s a rather big and diverse planet.

lester on January 18, 2013 at 7:38 PM

Dude, I’m sorry. There’s nothing diverse about hating America. Most of the rest of the world has serious freedom envy AND is less than honest about it. I’m sure PSY and Jackie are no exception, but to excuse anti-Americanism in the name of “diversity?” That’s one hella weak tea.

gryphon202 on January 18, 2013 at 8:09 PM

No. It does seem though that you are saying the only two ideologies that exist across the globe are conservative and liberal and that everything is one or the other. Hate to break it to you but it’s a rather big and diverse planet.

lester on January 18, 2013 at 7:38 PM

Were the one who immediately mocked conservative entertainment in response to this boycott, were you not?

Chuck Schick on January 18, 2013 at 8:20 PM

You were the one, that is.

Chuck Schick on January 18, 2013 at 8:21 PM

. Sylvester Stallone has invited him to co-star in the next installment of The Expendables.

Please please don’t make me boycott the expendables 3…i don’t want to have to do that Stallone…already not going to watch the next spiderman movie coming out because Jamie Foxx is the villan in that movie and i’m done with Jamie Foxx

sadsushi on January 18, 2013 at 8:23 PM