Admin Saovaluck wrote on 28
th Oct, 2013 at 2:09am:
Larb Dip wrote on 23
rd Oct, 2013 at 4:58am:
You even shot down "The Princess of Laos" because she didn't fit in with your stereotype of how a Lao princess should materialize. You should know, right? because you claim to have connections to the bygone aristocracy and the King of Laos is supposedly your great Uncle.
"The Princess of Laos" is a natural reaction for any typical Laotian watching the movie or trailer, and not just those that have connection to the Lao Monarchy. I'm not saying that the black princess actress is a right or wrong choice, but if you're going to play a black African as a Lao Princess then you're asking for controversy.
If Thais watched a movie based around a Thai princess and the actress used was a black African woman, do you think there's not going to be any reaction among their people?
Now you're starting to sound as radical as BHK. Perhaps you're forgetting your own Viet extractions? According to BHKism, your ethnic diversity doesn't make you "pure"; "you cannot call yourself Lao".
Isn't that "black African women" Lao too? She even has royal blood. What makes you any more Lao than her? Aren't you part Viet?
If anything, her playing the role of a Lao princess is more accurate than when the Thais use Chinese actresses to misrepresent their monarchs. Don't tell me it's because she's black. Aren't there dark people in Laos?
Miss Lao/Russian is declared most beautiful woman in Laos for 2013 and no one objects. The "princess of Laos" plays herself in a movie and is crucified. Hmmmm..........interesting.