This week I’m talking with my friend Tasha Jun about why we need more diversity in romantic comedies. We also share a few of our favorite rom coms and talk about our FEELINGS related to the To All the Boys sequel. Halloween costume parties and Mr. Miyagi are also discussed. Enjoy!
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
- Joy Luck Club
- Karate Kid
- Hitch
- Crazy Rich Asians (the book)
- Crazy Rich Asians (the movie)
- Always Be My Maybe
ALSO MENTIONED:
- (in)courage
- High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
- Korean sheet masks
- The Couch, episode S3E3 with about musical TV shows
For our list of 20 diverse romantic comedies, click here!
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- Find Tasha at her blog or on Instagram.
- You can find me at marycarver.com or @marycarver on Instagram.
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I saw Love and Basketball when it first came out (well, I’m sure I rented it on a VHS) and it was really good. I think watching that movie was actually good for teen me to see diversity and not really think about it as diversity. I was just watching it as a movie and also since I liked basketball. So, not only do Romcoms need to show people of color that they can act in those movies, but they also help others relate to various characters of all races.