Warrior is based as mentioned on Bruce Lee's original writings and has only been made doable as a project in current times because studios have started to move away from the inherently prejudiced perceptions of the past. Unfortunately, the recent pandemic has sparked similar underlying prejudices in certain areas and brought them to the surface once more. As a result, hate crimes towards east and southeast asians have tripled during this period. Stop Asian hate is now a global campaign that has grown out of the need to highlight the unfortunate rise in this area and take action against its spread.
Bruce Lee had to face and battle prejudice and racism for most of his life. The fact that he is not alive to see his work come to fruition and the difficulties now faced by the Asian community mean that Warrior is not just another program. It is not by chance that the protagonists within Warrior also face these exact same issues. The quote "Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it" comes easily to mind.
It's significance with regards to culture, past and present day therefore should not be underestimated. Only through education and empathy can we seek to change what we are currently seeing as a negative trend towards a specific group of people. We cannot and should not allow racism to impact on any one in any shape or form.
We continue to need your help to ensure that the people who have the power to initiate change see the value in taking on this piece of Martial Arts history as their own. Share this petition today, garner what support you can and let the decision makers know how much love there is globally for WARRIOR and the messages it inherently carries!!
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Asian Cinevision (in collaboration with a number of Warrior supporters) have set up the following campaign which you can also get involved with. They are calling on WarnerMedia to greenlight additional Warriorepisodes on HBO Max
In order to get the message to WarnerMedia and AT&T, they are trying to raise $25,000 to buy advertising space in the Oscars edition of the entertainment trades. Their ads will be a direct request to Jason Kilar, CEO of WarnerMedia, to walk the walk and renew Warrior.
They are asking fans of the show, supporters of #StopAsianHate, and allies of the Asian American community to join them in this effort.
Please use the link below to learn more about the campaign and how you can make a donation towards it.