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03-10-2016, 08:43 PM | #1 |
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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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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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03-10-2016, 09:11 PM | #3 |
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03-10-2016, 09:23 PM | #4 |
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03-10-2016, 09:36 PM | #5 |
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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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03-10-2016, 10:12 PM | #6 |
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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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03-11-2016, 01:09 AM | #8 |
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we love you james!
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03-11-2016, 04:59 AM | #9 |
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massive james attack on netphoria right now
Iha nation! |
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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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03-11-2016, 12:12 PM | #11 |
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you think this counted the stereotype for emasculation?
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...f0c43a7504.jpg https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...7f5794c3e8.jpg |
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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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03-11-2016, 12:21 PM | #13 |
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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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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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03-11-2016, 12:26 PM | #15 |
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Not gay. Portrayed as asexual.
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03-11-2016, 12:27 PM | #16 | |||
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Quote:
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you're stupid. i'm not engaging you anymore. |
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03-11-2016, 12:28 PM | #17 |
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So they fuck other asianasexuals?
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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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03-11-2016, 12:31 PM | #19 |
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Easily manipulated to become white man's servant
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03-11-2016, 12:32 PM | #20 |
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have you seen The walking Dead?
http://cdn.inquisitr.com/wp-content/...eggie-Baby.jpg |
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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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03-11-2016, 12:36 PM | #22 | |
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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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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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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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03-11-2016, 12:42 PM | #25 |
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slat that ass
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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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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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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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03-16-2016, 02:24 PM | #29 |
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Has Iha success?
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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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