austin_tycho | (no subject)

So, we're watching the first evar Babylon 5 movie thing. I've never seen it before. They had this Asian chick, and after she was all space-shippy she went to her scroll-and-bamboo decorated quarters and played the flute. They might as well have put a big flashing sign over her head that said 'LOOK! SHE'S ASIAN!' So I made a snort of disgust and said "That's such a stereotype! She should be playing the bagpipes!"- the bagpipes being the least Asian instrument I could think of off the top of my head. Then Eric does me one better and says "...or the banjo." Yeah, I know Asians have something like a banjo, but of course we're imagining the banjo, and her playing 'Turkey in the Straw' or somesuch.