What if you plan a business trip and all you want to really do is…do business? It might be difficult when the country you’re traveling to is Thailand. A new video sketch by the 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors. Writer: Michael Chih Ming Hornbuckle Featuring: Michael Chih Ming Hornbuckle Greg Watanabe Camera/Editor: Eric Ignacio Locations Manager: traci akemi kato-kiriyama concept editor: Peter Wong www.18mmw.com *****FROM GREG WATANABE******* In an effort to respond to some of the negative comments about this sketch, I offer an explanation (note, I didn’t write this sketch): This piece is primarily about how some people’s view of Thailand is distorted by it’s reputation as a destination for sex tours. There are many reasons how this came to be, none of them are Thailand’s per se. The US military is probably the most to blame. Clearly, as the sketch itself points out, there are many other aspects of Thailand to be proud of. As an Asian American, the fetishization of the Asian female is a familiar topic. The view of Asian or Asian American females as sex objects is both an issue of sexism and racism. On a national scale, the stereotypical view of Thailand as a destination for exotic prostitution is an issue of de facto military occupation and economic colonization. For me, this piece is about the stereotypes of Thailand and unfair and hypocritical treatment it receives from other countries.
04
May 2010
Category: About Thailand
Tags: 18MMW, Presents, Thailand
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@MookThaiChilla I agree, I hope you are having a good time in Australia!
Holy crap, so many head-chopping comments from from viewers, so many ‘asian-americans’ lost their identity comments—fine, let me tell you foreigners something–nobody, not jews, not asians of any stripe nor europeans of any stripe, maintain the old country’s identity past one generation, if a euro told a white american that he’d lost his ‘italian or irish or german’ identity he might get punched, not because it isn’t true but for the idea that he shouldn’t adapt to his new country.
this video is lame, not funny at all. im not thai but love thailand and i am sick of people associating the country with sex. Those people who do are seriously small minded. if i had it my way, like burger king, i would round them all up on horse back an shoot em!
ALOT of westerners think like that though about thailand
@holysh1tdubs
Now, this one is funny.
Its called Comedy, I’m Russian, if somebody went out and made something like this except saying something about Russia, i would not get all pissy about it. If it was funny i would even laugh about it. Its not like any person thats making something funny about Thailand is out to get you.
I’m Thai, and I’m proud to be Thai. Now I’m studying in oversea and anyone who knows that I’m from Thai never look down me like this vid. I can’t stand. I wanna cut all F**kin HEADs of people who think like this vid out. If you think it is joke, JOKE in my meaning is not meant to look down any countries, any people or any racism….
@shadowjsw Thanks for comment. But, I don’t think Thai people feel like that way.
Where these guy live? I want to go and cut their neck!!! It’s not funny jerking Asian American? You have no culture and lost your own Asian identity.
@Pueng41 It’s a parody buddy, it’s meant to make fun of the stereotype
It is a pity that the producer is a uneducated and pessimistic person. You do not know anything about Thailand. If you call yourself “the citizen of First world Countries”, you should know that “Thailand is not called Third World countries” any more. You look down on Thai people with your pervert view. If you really know Thailand, you will know that Thai people are generous. Thailand is the land of smile. And, the parents teach their daughter to be virgin until they get married.
This video was produced based on bad intentions of the producer, as a result, it has no value what so ever. Try something more intelligent next time.
Without proper background, jokes are hard to get. And that’s why most Thai people, including me, don’t get it. This just appears as a lame, ineffective joke to me, no matter how hard I’ve tried to grab what you guys said (e.g. satire). Sorry to say that.
splendid reflection hypocritical intention.
It’s very satirical, and I think a lot of people out there don’t get satirical comedy. There are enough “tells” in this clip that gives that away, but, for example, go check out The Onion’s channel, and there are tons of people there who are fooled by the satire and take it far too seriously. Granted, there are forms of satire that do not work, but I think this clip on Thailand shows it’s making fun of the belief that Thailand’s all about sex.
This is satire. This video lampoons those who view Thailand as being all about sex.
I didn’t said that sex isn’t a good thing. I just saying that I don’t want people to see Thailand only in that vision. I want people to see other things too.
sex is a good thing buddy. stop being a vagina. im from bkk, couldnt give 2 shits when people say its the sex capitol of the world. stop being a defensive little girl.
I hate this kind of video. Don’t judge things that you don’t really know. I live here at Thailand. Yeah I have to admit that most of our country is poor but not all of it. Bangkok is a very civlized place in some area. But there’s only ONLY 3 small street that are name for prostitute street actually it’s not a street it’s a soi(a smaller street) and each are about 600 metre long. Don’t judge things you don’t know. How would you feel when somebody tell you that your country have nothing but sex.
Excellent & so much truth in it. For a comedy sketch it really is pretty balanced. It does show both sides (with and without spice), so good job 18mmw.
oh and you haters…don’t forget (also) good stuff like Nikons are made there too! (and why are the haters so hung up on a little sex anyways)
LMAO! Wow! Sex sex sex sex sex!
THIS IS COMEDY PEOPLE! stop taking it so dam serious lean to laugh this video is awesome.
hell, i hate that attitude and Thailand DO has business that NOT ABOUT SEX. you cant be good business man if you just have one-sided seeing. that why that man just being a booking clerk
Dirty minds see dirty things.
aw….that’s rude