Once again, Hollywood is being accused of whitewashing — and rightfully so!
Matt Damon‘s new movie called The Great Wall is essentially about how a white man needs to come in and save China… and needless to say, Twitter is NOT having it!
While attending last night’s premiere, comedian Jenny Yang started the sarcastic hashtag #ThankYouMattDamon to address the white-savior message of the film.
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The funny writer said:
THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU’VE DONE TO SAVE THE CHINESE PEOPLE, MATT DAMON. #THEGREATWALL pic.twitter.com/o4WlEHtAma
— Jenny Yang 👲👲👲 (@jennyyangtv) February 16, 2017
Matt Damon taught me how to use chopsticks. #thankyoumattdamon
— Jenny Yang 👲👲👲 (@jennyyangtv) February 16, 2017
Asians on Twitter quickly took note and started sharing funny stories of how The Martian star taught them about their own culture:
.@jennyyangtv matt damon bought me all the sat prep books & paid for the exam fee #thankyoumattdamon
— Wendy 🌙 ECCC L14 ⭐️ (@AngrygirLcomics) February 16, 2017
Matt Damon taught me how to make Kung Pao Chicken
#ThankYouMattDamon pic.twitter.com/apR3yH3N2t
— DJ Sapien (@DJ_Sapien) February 16, 2017
Matt Damon takes off his shoes — and puts on slippers — when he enters Your house. #ThankYouMattDamon
— Angry Asian Man (@angryasianman) February 16, 2017
Matt Damon figuring out how to save China. #thankyoumattdamon #thegreatwall @jennyyangtv @angryasianman @ConstanceWu pic.twitter.com/GX20yBdtx8
— Melissa K. (@melissjk) February 16, 2017
Forget Mulan, Matt Damon is the only one who could save China #thankyoumattdamon
— Lily Luo (@LilyLuo930) February 16, 2017
Matt Damon introduced me to boba #thankyoumattdamon https://t.co/rIdxIgjUUR
— Shanna Choung (@ShannAwesome) February 16, 2017
Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson are my favorite Asian couple. #ThankYouMattDamon
— Andrew Nguyen (@andrewnguyening) February 16, 2017
“I’ve heard a great deal about you, Matt Damon” #ThankYouMattDamon pic.twitter.com/MuOwprZdYf
— jes tom🦄 (@jestom) February 16, 2017
#ThankYouMattDamon for helping Indiana Jones navigate the Temple of Doom. #TheGreatWall pic.twitter.com/hSyM47sr4j
— Kristina Wong ❄️ (@mskristinawong) February 16, 2017
Matt Damon immigrated to a country where he didn’t know anyone or speak the language so I could have a better life #thankyoumattdamon
— Teresa Wang (@tewang32) February 16, 2017
Every Chinese character tattoo actually says #ThankYouMattDamon
— J. Torres (@jtorrescomics) February 16, 2017
#ThankYouMattDamon For inventing China pic.twitter.com/BKF4My9CjL
— Mackenzie-JA (@kfmcken) February 16, 2017
Can’t wait to watch The Great Wall, so I can learn about how my ancestors were saved by Jason Bourne. #thankyoumattdamon
— Notorious H.I.M. (@notorioushim) February 17, 2017
#thankyoumattdamon for explaining what diversity is in hollywood pic.twitter.com/wTb7znyYV4
— bushy brows (@Pantoran) February 16, 2017
Clicks the #ThankYouMattDamon hashtag and sees my Asian brothers and sisters holding it down pic.twitter.com/fohsPOgzQj
— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) February 16, 2017
Putting the Asian in Caucasian #ThankYouMattDamon
— Paul Tanner (@Paul_Tanner_) February 17, 2017
The list goes on and on and on! Yasss!
[Image via Legendary Entertainment.]
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