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Old 03-10-2016, 08:43 PM   #1
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Default How much of James Iha's success is because he's Asian?

I am Asian-American myself so before you guys accuse me of being a racist.

When I was a teenager, obviously the pumpkins' music was their main appeal but the other thing that endeared them to my heart and why I'm still a pumpkins fan to this day is because of James Iha.

Most of you are non-Asian so you probably can't relate but I can't tell you how significant it was for me to see an Asian-American in a major band. My background is a lot like James. I grew up in a white suburb and most of my friends listened to alternative rock. There were only a handful of Asians in my high school. I only had white friends pretty much. I always felt like an outsider in many ways.

Seeing James Iha up there on stage and doing his thing and not afraid of being who he is was a major inspiration for me in life. Now I'm not a musician but just knowing that there were people like him out there helped a lot.

Also, most of the white girls in my school were never interested in dating me. They preferred white guys. Seeing James Iha as an attractive Asian male who could get girls showed me that I wasn't doomed as an Asian male.

He's also the first Asian male I've ever heard white girls call "cute." To most white girls growing up, their idea of an Asian guy was a martial artist like Jet Li or Jackie Chan who besides saving the heroine 100x never gets the girl in the end. Hollywood for some reason absolutely hates the Asian male and has targeted them for emasculation.

It was totally refreshing to see someone like James Iha counter that.

However, I'm also kinda sad that James Iha's legacy is less for his musical contributions than being one of the first Asian-American musicians who made it pretty big.

I think a big reason why he's been in bands like smashing pumpkins and APC is because of his appearance. Billy Howerdel even said in an interview he always wanted James in the band because he "looked cool." The guy looks and acts cool and has a certain quiet confidence that is often far more powerful than Billy Corgan who is also confident but talks way too much.

 
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Old 03-10-2016, 09:00 PM   #2
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100% of James' success was due to putting billys' dick in his mouth.

look how successful he's been without billy?

 
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Old 03-10-2016, 09:11 PM   #3
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Old 03-10-2016, 09:23 PM   #4
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Old 03-10-2016, 09:36 PM   #5
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I am Asian-American .
does it insult you that Billy always has a token asian in his bands?

first James
http://i.imgur.com/w7JGXxX.jpg

then Pajo
http://i.imgur.com/sX8fyBn.jpg

and now Jeff?
http://i.imgur.com/hnuVIrY.jpg?1

 
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Old 03-10-2016, 10:12 PM   #6
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100% of James' success was due to putting billys' dick in his mouth.

look how successful he's been without billy?
Look how successful Billy's been without James.

 
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Old 03-10-2016, 10:29 PM   #7
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I'm sitting down with James in CA right now showing him this thread. He does think it's pretty funny! More than anything though he just wishes people would chill and be nice to each other.

 
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Old 03-11-2016, 01:09 AM   #8
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we love you james!

 
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Old 03-11-2016, 04:59 AM   #9
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massive james attack on netphoria right now

Iha nation!

 
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Old 03-11-2016, 11:28 AM   #10
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I don't mean to cause any offense to James Iha. I hope he isn't offended by what I wrote. I'm serious when I said he's been such a big inspiration to me.

I'm just saying that American entertainment media hates Asian men for some reason. We've been targetted for emasculation. And people like James Iha are the few who counter-act this stereotype.

I know I'm probably putting a shy artist like James who prefers to work in the background on the spot here but yah, that's just how I feel.

 
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Old 03-11-2016, 12:12 PM   #11
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you think this counted the stereotype for emasculation?

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Old 03-11-2016, 12:19 PM   #12
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Let it come down was the album about James' pregnancy by Billy?
James didn't want the baby

 
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Old 03-11-2016, 12:21 PM   #13
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you think this counted the stereotype for emasculation?
It's different. I'd say that era of James' image was more adrogyny than emasculation. Lots of rock stars have done the adrognyny thing. David Bowie, Marilyn Manson, etc. I don't see it as a negative thing.

What I'm talking about Asian male emasculation by Mass Media are action movies starring Jet Li and Jackie Chan. They save the bitch 100 in the movies but never get pussy.

 
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Old 03-11-2016, 12:23 PM   #14
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They don't get the puss because they like the penis. They are closet gay come on, it's logic

 
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Old 03-11-2016, 12:26 PM   #15
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Not gay. Portrayed as asexual.

 
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Old 03-11-2016, 12:27 PM   #16
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more adrogyny than emasculation
your splitting hairs. androgyny is emasculation.

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They are closet gay come on, it's logic
That's not logic.

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Mass Media are action movies
how many action films has James starred in? none.

you're stupid. i'm not engaging you anymore.

 
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Old 03-11-2016, 12:28 PM   #17
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So they fuck other asianasexuals?

 
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Old 03-11-2016, 12:28 PM   #18
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Stop being politically correct with me.

Maybe you can explain to me why Asian guy-White Girl couples in the US are so rare but the opposite is EVERYWHERE.

 
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Old 03-11-2016, 12:31 PM   #19
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Easily manipulated to become white man's servant

 
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Old 03-11-2016, 12:32 PM   #20
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have you seen The walking Dead?
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Old 03-11-2016, 12:33 PM   #21
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She was probably raped by a man with a 12 incher

 
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Old 03-11-2016, 12:36 PM   #22
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I mentioned that show in another thread. Yes, it was done to appease Asian-American audiences as we're getting fed up with our negative portrayal.

But come on, can that Asian dude in real life score a hot white girl like her? Let's be realistic here.

 
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Old 03-11-2016, 12:38 PM   #23
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Can a basic white guy score a hot chic? Let's be real here

 
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Old 03-11-2016, 12:40 PM   #24
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No but the basic white guy who cannot score a hot white chick is able to score a hot asian chick.

 
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Old 03-11-2016, 12:42 PM   #25
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slat that ass
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Old 03-11-2016, 12:43 PM   #26
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It's not scoring, it's getting a servant
White power is a silent problem in the Asian community

 
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Old 03-11-2016, 06:28 PM   #27
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I worship Asians (boris and massage parlour babes).

Whose racist?

 
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Old 03-16-2016, 01:42 PM   #28
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one of my best friends is chinese-american, and all he does is bang white chicks on the regular. he says he prefers blonde white girls, and seems to do just fine quenching his thirst.

 
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Old 03-16-2016, 02:24 PM   #29
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Has Iha success?

 
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Old 03-16-2016, 02:50 PM   #30
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he beat jimmy and bElly as far as boning darcy was concerned, who was a blonde babe at the time.

so there you go.

 
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