Race And Stereotypes Of A Malaysian Film By Yasmin Ahmed

Race and Stereotypes Issues in Malaysia Sepet (2004) is a Malaysian film by Yasmin Ahmed. The film explores a humorous and romantic method about some of the issues in the Malaysian communities. Issues such as race and stereotypes are known as the most significant topics. In the film we are introduced to a Malaysian young girl named Orked who falls in love with a Chinese young man named Jason. One of the negative race related incidents in Sepet was when Orked s mom told her husband that Orked has a Chinese boyfriend, and he instantly responded to this information by referring to Jason as â€Å"a Chinese dyke. Orkad’s father felt shocked and disgusted by the idea of his daughter dating a Chinese young man. Another incident that raised some red flags was a scene with Jason s friend Keong. Keong told Orked that he plays the piano. Orked was surprised because she didn t know Chinese men had the talent for musical instruments. He replied by saying not all Chinese are cheats and not all Malays are lazy. These stereotypes are the result of racial differences in Malaysia which lead into racial tension among its people. This sheds some light on the negative problems in Malaysia and the two problems that’s noticed the most are race and stereotypes. Malaysia is a multicultural diverse country that has developed ethnic stereotypes towards each other from Indians to Chinese and even the Malays. One of the stereotypical incidents in this film is when