“West-Indian accent”? I though Jar Jar was supposed to sound Creole. And previously in this thread his accent was described as resembling Jamaican. This is really why the Jar Jar criticism confuses me so much. People can never agree on how exactly he is offensive. Also this is literally the first time I’ve heard mention of Jar Jar’s “buttocks”, and what does that have to do with Indians?
Also when was “crafty Japanese trade villains” ever a thing? I’ve heard people make ‘yellow peril’ comparisons, but apart from the accent (which the voice actor based on Philippino I belive) there’s not much about them that resembles any Asian cultures. Not that I’m aware of at least.
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Well, sure but the point is that Jar Jar sounds decidedly stereotyped in that fashion. Be it Caribbean or Jamaican they all have a very noticeable trait that is very much human being of color.
That’s a bit of an odd statement. They are all ‘people of colour’, yes, but Indian, Jamaican and Creole are three very different cultures with noticeably different accents. I fail to see how Jar Jar can be a stereotype of all three at the same time.
The trade federation have very obvious, thick Asian accents with large slitted eyes…they walk around like Geishas with their hands folded in front of them. I took the “crafty” in that phrase to just illustrate they were stereotypes that were cast as villains. Nothing more. Yellow peril certainly would fit that stereotype.
Bulbous fish-eyes hardly make them look Asian. “Walk around like Geishas”? That’s a really weird comparison. can’t say I’ve seen a lot of Geishas walking around, but that’s not a comparison I’d ever make. The Neimoidians are meant to be cowardly fish-men that walk around nervously with their hands in an awkward manner.
As I said, the Jar Jar stereotypes are an amalgamation of these different cultures. Sorry if I wasn’t clear. Geisha was what I thought of first when I watched them walking, heads bowed, hands clasped in front. They obviously have Asian accents. This is not a vague comparison but quite glaring. They also pronounce their I and R in a way a cliched Asian person would talk English.