Hayden and Ken


R they suppossed to be together in this movie cuz thats just wrong?!

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Oh thanks but I still don't think they look all that great together.

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I don't think it would look that bad for the movie. Since the Ken guy does look youngish and Hayden could look older and who knows the age of the girl she's even playing...?

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they'd make a cute couple!

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I think I would make a better couple with Hayden, by the way Im chinese too :-)
and I do think the people in here have a bias towards asians.

Besides they dont kiss, of course they dont Asian men get emasculated in the media.

Remember when Chamred first started, I think it was the 2nd or 3rd episode. John Cho guest starred as a ghost, now future episodes Ghosts' can touch and be corporial, yet John Cho who fell in love with Piper and vice versa couldnt really kiss her or touch her. She had to say "Pretend Im touching you, Pretend Im kissing you." Yep they wouldn't allow and asian guy and a white women to kiss. A few years later John Cho did get to kiss a girl, but man unless they are on Star Trek or a gangster or doing martial arts, Asian men can't be in any show or movie.

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they'd make a cute couple!


They sure would, but from what I've read, they don't even kiss, which is a HUGE disappointment for me. I'd hoped they'd at least stay true to the title, if not...more😉. Was really interested in this AMWF, she's quite the hottie!!

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Shes playing a 16 year old going onto 17.

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Thats what I meant. The age difference not the race. Don't get me started. I am SOOOO NOT RACIST! I agree with the poster above me.

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I agree with Peacefingers. I'm not racist either. Its just the age thing that bugs me.

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yeah when i first saw the plot i'm like wtf, how the freak did this happen?

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I guess it has to happen like that because of the story line. She's underage and he has to "surpress his feelings" for her. But why them 2? They look odd together. I hope they don't kiss. UGH!

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so would it be okay for all of you if his love interest was another white blonde actress in her early 20's?

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A better question for these people would be if it was a white actor in his 30's with a teenage Chinese girl, would that be more okay?

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LOL we all know in the back of ur minds that combo would be less awkward then ken and hayden....america is too brainwashed by what they are fed into their heads rather then having an open mind...but just face the facts and confess, this post would not exist if it was a white actor in his 30s with a teenage Chinese girl

nice question Ryuu...i liked how u just threw the question right back at them

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i can understand the age thing, but in hollywood, anyone can play any age. afterall, harrison ford is STILL indiana jones.

what i don't understand is the fact that "they look odd together" and you "hope they don't kiss"... i wonder why you would think that...

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but megan fox and brian austin green doesn't bother you because they're both white right?

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Thats what I meant. The age difference not the race. Don't get me started. I am SOOOO NOT RACIST!


You have no clue as to what racist really means. A lot of Americans wrongly believe that simply bringing up race in a discussion/argument makes it racist. Boy, are those people clueless!

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Hayden has played older characters before in 'Ice Princess' she played a 18 year old ice skater.

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Looks like two obscure racist jackasses just got their junk ruined.

Hell, they'd probably be much more comfortable with an 80 year old white man molesting an Asian baby than an Asian male with a white female.

Just a tip to the ones that said they're "not racist," if you use the word "look" or the phrase "doesn't look right together," dictates that there is a visual objection. If you weren't racially inept, you'd know that these types of phrases have always been used in the past to hide racist disapproving of interracial or specific interracial pairings.

As others have mentioned, both actors look to be the similar age group if you didn't already know their real ages. Therefore, everyone is fully entitled to insinuate that you're a racist.

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Isnt she 17 almost 18? Besides Ken Leung looks young. Hayden looks older than her age. It couldn't be that bad.

Its just that most people still see asian men as umm, unworthy (might not be the best word). I'm sure it would be okay if a young looking white man went for a older looking white girl.

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most people don't see asian men as unworthy, i think thats just you

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On IMDB, the reported filming dates for Lost in Translation are September 29, 2002 - November 8, 2002. Scarlett Johansson's birthday is November 22, 1984. You know what that means right??????? SCARLETT JOHANSSON WAS 17 during the filming of Lost in Translation. Bill Murray, on the other hand, was 52 YEARS OLD!

So I just want to know, did those of you who have a problem with Hayden and Ken like Lost in Translation? If you didn't have a problem with the critically acclaimed Lost in Translation, then you are definitely racist.

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LOL nice 1

i think the person who started this thread obviously used indirect racism to get his/her point across

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they never kissed and it was barely implied that he was just looking at her for feeling more at home in a distant place, hence the title...lost in translation. but yes, the thought of them is gross as well.

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Just a tip to the ones that said they're "not racist," if you use the word "look" or the phrase "doesn't look right together," dictates that there is a visual objection. If you weren't racially inept, you'd know that these types of phrases have always been used in the past to hide racist disapproving of interracial or specific interracial pairings.


Just another clueless poster who has no idea what racist really means.

Hell, they'd probably be much more comfortable with an 80 year old white man molesting an Asian baby than an Asian male with a white female.


Eyebrow-raising attempt to compare. How the hell do you jump from people's normal tendency to preserve their own race into further generations and generally not mix with other races to old white men molesting Asian babies? You've got serious issues!



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They're both good actors!

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exsqueeze me? what has EITHER done to show themselves as a good actor/actress? one is not considered good because they did a good job in one movie. the closest thing to a good job you can credit Hayden for is when she was younger for her role in Remember The Titans, but even then she wasn't stellar or anything. just adequate. the truth is, the reason America frowns on all of this age difference stuff is that they don't want to admit their attractions for fear of repurcussions or flat out exile from friends and family as a "pervert" or "pedophile". that's not to say that there shouldn't be rules to protect those underage from predators, but recent reports have shown that teenage girls age 14-17 are more predatory than boys of their same age, and believe you me they will certainly use that to their advantage with a male or female they determine are attracted to them at any age.

Hayden is a pretty face with a nice body. period. well, by American standards anyway. her looks are why she's plastered on TV commercials and teeny-bopper flicks. this film is a romantic comedy. the recipe calls for an attractive man and an attractive woman with some sort of deficiency that should keep a relationship from formingt hat the two eventually overcome in some fashion. they are, in fact, perfectly cast. what we will find out is can either of these actors play a comedic role? do they have timing and can they generate chemistry? whether they are meant to have a romantic entanglement is besides the point.

and yeah, GREAT example. i certinaly don't remember reading any posts like this on Scarlett or Bill's boards when Translation came out, or on Jessica or Bruce's site when Sin City came out (though granted she wasn't under age, but there is a substantial age difference). Age means nothing where true love is concerned. the only thing that should require consideration of age is motivation. a man or woman seeking to start a relationship with an underage child simply because that is who they are attracted to, the minors need to be protected. an actual relationship that was not sought but just developed over time, there shouldn't be any issues with. i do agree with prosecution of the older party for any sexual relations with a minor though, no matter how the relationship formed, unless parents consented to a marriage of the two, as did the minor.

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Haydens so hot! XD

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some ppl mite giv me crap for this but i fink shes da hottest celebrity =DD wel dats with all da make up on n stuf.. u nvr no dese days what dey actually look like

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its pretty simple, just put me in the movie instead of Ken and its all good cause i'm 18 :) but i defenitly wont go get in touch of my roots... id just stay with the hotie. And i'm also white so its good for the racist ppl to so everyone wins.

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Um, 'don't look good together' could mean AGE DIFFERENCE. I mean, a little six year old doesn't look good with a 90 year old man.

And yes, it could mean looks too.

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Ken looks as young as Hayden, i bet you couldn't tell either of their ages just by looking.

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It sounds like you have something against interracial couples. This isn't an age thing because ken looks as young as Hayden, and there are tons of movies with a young female actress with an older male lead. I can't believe people are still so narrow minded about these kinds of things. I bet if it was an old white guy with a young Chinese girl no one would say anything.

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god people are so gay , Hayden and ken will rock this movie will pwn end of story



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I bet if it was an old white guy with a young Chinese girl no one would say anything.


...another deranged poster.

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Has anyone seen this movie yet...if not, wait till it comes out before you start JUDGING!!!

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haydens stil hot

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Until Hayden hit 35, then she will not loot as hot!

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do you have something against interracial couples. i mean its just a movie but u have to try and understand what the plot is. and just to let u know he'll have another love interest when he goes to shanghai.


i agree to the other person's opinion, hayden and ken dont look good together, i think they could of found a more attractive asian actor,
im asian and i dont have anything against interracial couples. i just think for the good physical-attraction for onscreen chemistry, they could of found a much more attractive asian actor.

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Ken looks OK from a number of views but i think the opening close-up scene killed it for me.

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in the real world just like the "MOVIE" hayden is 18 just like the movie and shes also dating her co-star Milo Which in Fact is 30 years old just like the movie, and in the real world peopel can date whoever they want my ex was white and i'm asian whats the big deal??? well there shouldn't be any unless you were racist end of story

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whats the big deal??? well there shouldn't be any unless you were racist end of story


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