Dirty Old Man
Master Roshi, most
frequently known as Turtle Hermit, is
a perverted martial arts instructor
that lives on a small island and the inventor of
the Kamehameha technique. Master Roshi is an example of
the wise old man stereotype. He does not have the same personality as the rest
of the other wise old men stereotype. Master Roshi is humble, knows
martial arts, although don't be fooled by his appearance. In one of the episodes of Dragon Ball Krillin, the second martial arts student, asks Master Roshi to teach him martial arts and hands him a bag full of adult magazines. Master Roshi is thrilled and with no hesitation agrees. In the Dragon Ball series
Master Roshi teaches his pupils martial arts and teaches his lessons in a more
meaningful and serious manner, however that doesn't stop him from being a
perverted old man. The next serious, Dragon Ball Z, Master
Roshi is mostly seen gawking women in an immoral behavior. Master Roshi's
hobby is looking at adult magazines and trying to flirt with women dramatically
younger than him. Master Roshi's personality partially breaks the wise old man
stereotype because most of the time he is always seen in episodes relaxing,
watching adult TV, and is always joking around. Master Roshi's personality can
negatively and humorously affect the Asian American wise old man stereotype
because people can begin to assume that old Asian men are unethical. In
addition, people can also lose respect for the wise old men. Dragon
Ball originated from Japan meaning that other ethnic groups could
become ignorant and believe that Japan's TV shows that the Master Roshi is an
example of an Asian wise old man. This can adversely impact the Asian culture
because Master Roshi's personality can easily become a major representation to
viewers that are unaware of what Asians actually are leading to ignorant
thoughts toward the ethnic group. For the audience members, Master Roshi is a wise old man that should not be looked up to because he lacks morals.
I agree to your idea of media's portrayal of an Asian American people. Even though old men are people who should get respects and the children should be able to rely on them. And in the media, they portrayed him in wrong way whom watches "sexual" magazines and shows. And like you said, the kids can lose their respect toward the old men in real life.
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