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FacebookIn The Hot Chick Maritza Murray portrays, “Ling-Ling”, a girl who is half African-American, half Korean-American.
After an ebonics-laden exchange of compliments with her African-American friends, she is immediately embarrassed when her Korean mother arrives with her forgotten lunch of kimchi and bulgogi (staple Korean dishes). “Out of all the Korean liquor stores, why did my father have to walk into that one?” Among other troubles, her mother is calling her “Ling Ling” which is a Chinese, not a Korean name. Similarly, the mother is wearing Chinese, not Korean, traditional clothing.
Again, in a shop of African antiques, “Ling Ling” expresses her pride in being an African American but, once again, is immediately ashamed when her Korean mother shows up. The stereotype is reinforced when the mother exclaims that “Ling-Ling” had walked right past the nail shop without stopping to greet her.
In short, the stereotyping, and even truly ignorant stereotyping, makes this otherwise vapid film truly repugnant.
