Representation of Asians-Med 4

Representation of Asians in ‘Goodness Gracious Me’

http://youtube.com/watch?v=vFL0w1ruiCM

The link above has been taken from the comedy sketch show ‘Goodness Gracious Me.’ A married Asian couple have received their son’s A level results. The father reads the results which are all A’s in every subject, however in one subject he gets a B. This grade is not bad, however this suggests that Asian parents want their child to get all A’s. This show satirises Asians as they all want their child to get good grades and go onto the best university (this is shown when the mother tells the father that their son is going to do medicine at Cambridge). Also the scene includes many stereotypes and labels which have been attached to Asians.