The Devil Wears Prada 2 is still a week or so away from general release in theaters worldwide, but is already sparking backlash in some Asian countries over a minor character supposedly playing into racial stereotypes about Asians.
On April 16, the main 20th Century Studios account tweeted out a short clip from the hotly anticipated sequel to 2006’s The Devil Wears Prada, featuring Anne Hathaway’s Andy Sachs interacting with her new assistant Jin Chao, played by Helen J. Shen.
In the clip, Jin explains to Andy how she came to be her assistant, and after misreading Andy’s hesitance and feeling like her boss might have wanted someone else, Jin fires off her credentials. “If you don’t want me, you can interview someone else. That’s totally fine,” Jin says. “I did go to Yale, 3.86 GPA, lead soprano of the [Yale singing group the Whiffenpoofs], and my ACT
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