Unfortunately, the positive and educational messages are marred by inappopriate language, especially by the parents. I have concluded that Fresh Off the Boat is an entertaining vehicle for many Asians raised in America, and for the non-Asian it could be a cross-cultural education. Much of this show I found to be very humorous. And much of what I didn't experience but is featured on this show, I have witnessed myself in my Orange County neighborhood, such as the Chinese Learning Center after-school.
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This would be a good watch to discuss racial issues, but probably with slightly older teenagers who have a better handle on what sort of behaviours they know is acceptable and unacceptable.Īs an American of Chinese descent, I can honestly say that much of what is depicted in this TV show about the Huang family and their experiences is accurate,although with a comic twist instead of the more sobering reality of being different. I feel it is dangerous territory to be allowing children to sort their problems out with violence, and thus I would prefer to avoid imparting this message on impressionable younger kids. While Eddie's negative feelings are completely warranted, his parents actually seem to encourage this response rather than discuss what other less violent approaches Eddie could have taken to the situation. This seems to 'normalise' his bad language and rude attitude towards his mother at a young age.Īnother very problematic behaviour is Eddie's violent response to being called a 'chink'.
The mother reprimands him just once at the start, but he simply ignores it and continues to do it in front of her for the rest of the episode, without her mentioning anything about it. One of the main behaviours I would not want my students bringing back home to their parents is the consistent swearing that Eddie does throughout the pilot. the behaviour of the main character, Eddie, is completely inappropriate at multiple points, without being properly addressed by his parents, making it seem acceptable.
While the issues around racism, mainly from the Asian perspective are especially poignant (while remaining lighthearted about it), especially as an Asian-Australian myself. Upon watching the pilot, I realised this would not be a good idea. As a teacher consolidating an English unit on narratives from the Asian perspective, I was thinking of showing some episodes to my grade 7 students.
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