> vimhlub,
>
> there is 'entertainment' value, but i don't agree with you that the
> viewer 'thinks' these malicious and domestic violence acts are
> entertaining outside of a movie. i think you need to relax and put
> things in proper context. what's the difference between these hmong
> movies and any other western/eastern movies with the same elements?
>
> you talk about how nom phaj gave his wife a beat down, yes, that is
> true and did happen in a scene in a movie. but, in the same movie, in
> a different scene, did you not see the consequence of nom phaj lub
> siab phem? koj tsis pom nom phaj cry like a txiv dev 'maiv puv os maiv
> puv es....' what about the 'moral of the story' in these movies? you
> know, in all these hmong movies with such scenes, at the end, all of
> the characters perpetrating the violence and evil are met in kind with
> kev ncaj ncees los sav.
>
> my father hates us watching nom phaj and dr tom because my father is
> nom phaj + dr tom put together; he always wants another wife; he
> always use his fists and legs as resolutions to disputes; everyone
> else is dumber than he is; he can't stop macking on young girls
> (younger than my age; peb niam 4 is 18, kuv ces txwb yuav luag 30
> xyoo).
>
> it's not that these movies are creating problems, but they are more a
> reflection of the problems and vices that already do exist in hmong
> society, in particular hmong american society (although the settings
> may take place in thailand/laos).
>
> i say, get all the skeletons out of the closet and let artistic
> expression paint the picture as vividly as can be. these scenes are
> not without merit themselves, and although you may disagree with their
> mockery and satire, at least they dare to penetrate inward to initiate
> and engage dialouges concerning the hmong life. how many Ph.D., MD or
> JD hmong scholars/professionals do you envision having the artistic
> freedom to bring the vices and pains of the hmong life under the light
> of scrutiny?
>
> On Nov 9, 11:49 am, vimh...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>
>

>> Lately, I am stupified by the support Hmong people give to stupid
>> Hmong movies made by stupid Hmong producers and actors/actresses.
>> Nowadays, Hmong movies continually put down Hmong customs, beliefs,
>> practices, and culture, yet Hmong continues to partake in and pay for
>> those put downs. Examples: Nom Phaj continues to beat and abuse women
>> in his movies, yet people think that's entertaining. Dr. Tom
>> continues to molest young Hmong girls movie after movies, yet Hmong
>> continues to give him money to produce more of the same disgusting
>> violations; others (too many to name) poked fun at Hmong "ua neeb",
>> "hu plig", and other beliefs/practices, yet Hmong continues to consume
>> those junks more than they eat rice.

>

>> Are Hmong too stupid to understand that they are paying for the
>> destruction of their own culture and beliefs? You would never see
>> such support in other cultures. Examples: try making mockeries of the
>> Buddha, Jesus, or Mohammed and see what you get from the Buddhists,
>> Christians, or Muslims.

>

>> Stop being stupid. Stop supporting stupidity. Stop supporting Nom
>> Phaj, Xab, Dr. Tom, etc. Stop supporting Hmong movies...until they
>> wise up.

>

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