Comments on: Zhang Ziyi, geishas and the New Cold War order in Asia http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/11/16/zhang-ziyi-geishas-and-the-new-cold-war-order-in-asia/ Korea... in Blog Format Sun, 6 Jul 2008 23:00:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Lawrence http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/11/16/zhang-ziyi-geishas-and-the-new-cold-war-order-in-asia/#comment-25521 Lawrence Sun, 11 Dec 2005 23:29:18 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=2138#comment-25521 Who cares brain-dead with 19th century mind and hatred. The art needs the mind of freedom, which they don't have. The only depressing point is that there are possibly 13 billions of them. Who cares brain-dead with 19th century mind and hatred. The art needs the mind of freedom, which they don’t have. The only depressing point is that there are possibly 13 billions of them.

]]> By: kushibo http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/11/16/zhang-ziyi-geishas-and-the-new-cold-war-order-in-asia/#comment-25520 kushibo Thu, 17 Nov 2005 09:25:40 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=2138#comment-25520 Good for Zang Ziyi for taking the role, her critics be damned. Who cares what critics say. You can't please everybody all the time. If it isn't this set of people with bullhorns, it's the other set. Good for Zang Ziyi for taking the role, her critics be damned.

Who cares what critics say. You can’t please everybody all the time. If it isn’t this set of people with bullhorns, it’s the other set.

]]> By: snow http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/11/16/zhang-ziyi-geishas-and-the-new-cold-war-order-in-asia/#comment-25519 snow Thu, 17 Nov 2005 07:25:14 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=2138#comment-25519 Good for Zang Ziyi for taking the role, her critics be damned. Actually it took some courage for her to do it, if she imagined what kind of fallout might come of it from extremist nutbars on all sides. Good for Zang Ziyi for taking the role, her critics be damned. Actually it took some courage for her to do it, if she imagined what kind of fallout might come of it from extremist nutbars on all sides.

]]> By: Ray http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/11/16/zhang-ziyi-geishas-and-the-new-cold-war-order-in-asia/#comment-25518 Ray Thu, 17 Nov 2005 02:04:52 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=2138#comment-25518 don't mind me. testing this typepad thing. don’t mind me. testing this typepad thing.

]]> By: Simon World http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/11/16/zhang-ziyi-geishas-and-the-new-cold-war-order-in-asia/#comment-25522 Simon World Wed, 16 Nov 2005 23:35:41 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=2138#comment-25522 <strong>Daily linklets 16th November</strong> Its that time of year again: the Weblog Awards 2005 have begun, and theres a Best Asian Blog category. Which means we need to start talking about the Asian Blog Awards for this year. While oft-mentioned, MeiZhongTai has actually gone through... Daily linklets 16th November

Its that time of year again: the Weblog Awards 2005 have begun, and theres a Best Asian Blog category. Which means we need to start talking about the Asian Blog Awards for this year. While oft-mentioned, MeiZhongTai has actually gone through…

]]> By: Mark http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/11/16/zhang-ziyi-geishas-and-the-new-cold-war-order-in-asia/#comment-25517 Mark Wed, 16 Nov 2005 20:31:53 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=2138#comment-25517 Perhaps she accepted the role because the compensation package was enough to her liking? Perhaps she accepted the role because the compensation package was enough to her liking?

]]> By: tangent Shenzhen http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/11/16/zhang-ziyi-geishas-and-the-new-cold-war-order-in-asia/#comment-25516 tangent Shenzhen Wed, 16 Nov 2005 19:06:40 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=2138#comment-25516 People who want to feel insulted will always find ways to feel insulted. Here there is mention of Chinese being insulted by Zhang playing a 'prostitute.' Aren't the Japanese at the same time insulted that a foreigner, Zhang, was chosen to play an 'artisan' in one of Japan's most revered professions--a role that no non-japanese could possibly understand well enough? Doesn't matter to me. Zhang Ziyi is hot and long as there is a bedroom scene with her in it, I am happy. Although the babe in 'The Last Samurai' would have been a fine choice too. I also think Arthur Golden got undue crap from the Geisha he used for background info. People who want to feel insulted will always find ways to feel insulted. Here there is mention of Chinese being insulted by Zhang playing a ‘prostitute.’ Aren’t the Japanese at the same time insulted that a foreigner, Zhang, was chosen to play an ‘artisan’ in one of Japan’s most revered professions–a role that no non-japanese could possibly understand well enough?

Doesn’t matter to me. Zhang Ziyi is hot and long as there is a bedroom scene with her in it, I am happy. Although the babe in ‘The Last Samurai’ would have been a fine choice too. I also think Arthur Golden got undue crap from the Geisha he used for background info.

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