The Legend of Billy Sing - Trailer

Well the trailer to The Legend of Billy Sing has been released and I must say I am very dissapointed.  I knew that they had cast a white actor for the role of Billy Sing and that the mini-series would be roughly based on Billy's life.  I had a suspicion that they would not mention his Chinese heritage.  And after watching the trailer, I can safely say the only thing Chinese about the Billy in this series is his last name, which is not a name immediately recognisable as being Chinese anyway.  In the trailer there is a scene where the whole family are at the table, they are all white, including the father.

Face it people, it seems one of our heroes has been white-washed.  This series is no Band of Brothers, a lot of the plot has been pulled out of nowhere.  I know it's for entertainment but the producers seem to have gone too far.  Too much bs for my liking.  Desecration is a word that comes to mind.

What's the matter, you want to make a series about his achievements and exploits but can't stand the fact that he has Chinese heritage?  So to overcome this you whitewash him and his family?

I can see a situation reminiscent of the movie Gallipoli.  Remember the scene where the British officers send the Australian troops to attack?  They were actually Australian officers.  Thing is, many Australians now take the movie version as fact.

Now the same thing will happen to the story of Billy Sing, many will take the mini-series as fact.

Gallipoli myth indeed.

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