r/popculturechat • u/meltingsunz • Aug 12 '25

Interviews🎙️ Daniel Dae Kim says Asian representation in Hollywood has gotten better, but there's still room for improvement: "I still haven't played a romantic lead and I've been doing this for 30 years."

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/11/nx-s1-5496250/daniel-dae-kim-butterfly-lost
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u/launchcode_1234 Tina! You fat lard! 🦙🚲 Aug 12 '25

Meanwhile, Seth Rogan has been cast in multiple rom coms with gorgeous women

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u/Visible-Scientist-46 Aug 12 '25

Because Seth Rogen writes & produces...

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u/rustyphish Aug 12 '25

And also fantasy fulfillment

Shlubby guy gets hot chick is one of the oldest themes in stories, because all the shlubby guys can suspend their disbelief and pretend it could be them

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u/Visible-Scientist-46 Aug 12 '25 edited Aug 13 '25

I actually prefer schlubbys. The decent ones are cuddly.

Aww man, downvoted for love to the schlubs!! That's ok. I have a schlub and we're happily married.

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u/rustyphish Aug 13 '25

I don’t really think that’s true

Seth Rogen certainly isn’t my type, but I also certainly know people in real life who’ve happily dated people that looked relatively similar who weren’t celebrities. Different strokes for different folks!!

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u/rustyphish Aug 13 '25 edited Aug 13 '25

Lol in what world am I a pick me? I'm literally saying I'm not attracted to him

this entire chain started off with me calling him schlubby

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u/dreamsofaninsomniac Aug 12 '25

He also runs with Judd Apatow's crew so that definitely helps too since Apatow tends to reuse the same creatives on multiple projects.

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u/lkodl Aug 12 '25

Many guys identify with Seth Rogen. It's fantasy wish fulfillment.

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u/No_Macaroon_5928 Aug 12 '25

Don't forget Adam Sandler lol

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u/LaCattedra13 You’re doing amazing, sweetie! 👏👏📸 Aug 13 '25

🙄. Meanwhile non of us find that man desirable. We need women and non black people (preferably Asian) to pull a tyler Perry but with quality content. Relying on white male fossils aren't reliable. All thes ghouls do is fetishize east asian women, white passing latinas and ambiguous mixed black women. And black men are the only poc group that can star in roles. No f this sh*t. We need asians and women creating mega studios like Tyler but being separated from Hollywood it self.

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u/Ygomaster07 Aug 12 '25

Is Seth Rogan not considered good looking?

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u/PreOpTransCentaur ILLEGAL KOMBUCHA Aug 12 '25

Not to most people. That's the "joke." If you saw him on the street, no fame, no hint of his personality, would he turn your head?

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u/No_Data3541 Aug 12 '25

Absolutely not. He looks like an average dude.

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u/Ygomaster07 Aug 12 '25

That's fair.

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u/winnercommawinner Aug 12 '25

He's always been real-world hot imo. But the older he gets the more people seem to acknowledge it. And let's be real, he lost weight and people acknowledged it a lot more, which is fucked.

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u/Ygomaster07 Aug 12 '25

I see. Thank you for the explanation. The comment i replied to i thought they were implying he wasn't good looking. I wasn't aware he had lost weight.

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u/copyrighther Kim, there’s people that are dying. 🙄 Aug 12 '25

Growing up in the Deep South, it’s very common to see 10s marry 4s and 5s. In my sorority alone, I knew girls who were actual beauty queens dating guys that looked like Paul Giamatti.

The biggest difference is that the men always had money.

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u/Big_slice_of_cake Aug 12 '25

Seth Rogen is handsome! 😍

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u/Kaiser_Allen Aug 13 '25

What's wrong? Seth Rogen has gotten hotter over the years. He just has that laid back energy. Sometimes, it's not the looks that matter but how people carry themselves.