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Seeing as how there's so much hurt, anger, and frustration going around LJ lately due to racial insensitivity, I thought I'd try to cheer people up a little.

Before I go any further, let me say that I'm white, white, and more white. Irish, German, Scotch, English, Dutch, and a tiny bit of French. I could not be more white if I tried. For the most part I'm mainly attracted to white and Asian men, but that doesn't mean I don't find men from other backgrounds handsome as well. So in honor of hot non-white guys everywhere, I thought I'd share some of my favorites with all of you.


Chiwetel Ojiofor Most commonly known in fandom as the Operative from Serenity. Currently in Talk to Me with Don Cheadle, also in Children of Men, Kinky Boots, and Love, Actually, amongst many others. Of Nigerian decent, but British all the way, which makes for a great voice.


Adam Beach Canadian member of the Ojibwa Nation. Got rave reviews for his role in Windtalkers and Flags of Our Fathers. Also speaks to First Nation kids regularly as a motivational speaker.


Daniel Dae Kim South Korean. Currently on Lost, also was on Angel as Gavin Park. Cheekbones!


Javier Bardem Spanish. This guy is an amazing actor, very intense, and ruggedly handsome. I think of him as the Spanish Clive Owen.


Jesse L. Martin You've seen this guy everywhere. Law & Order. Rent. Ally McBeal. He's great. Love him.


Kal Penn Best known as the Kumar half of Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (which is awesome!), but also has shown his acting chops recently in The Namesake. American born, but of Gujarati Indian descent. His real name is Kalpen Suresh Modi.


John Cho The Harold half of Harold & Kumar. Also was the guy who chanted "MILF! MILF! MILF!" in American Pie. He's another South Korean.


Gael Garcia Bernal Rocketed to fame in Y Tu Mama Tambien. He's TINY, but adorable. Also looks good in drag. Mexican.


Oded Fehr From Israel, also lived in Germany and France. Most famous as being Ardeth Bay in the Mummy movies, and being the real gigolo in Duece Bigelow: Male Gigolo. Was recently a terrorist in The Cell.


Ludacris Rapper first, but has shown he can really make it as an actor after Crash and Hustle & Flow. I find his smile completely irresistable. Also, born in Champaign, Illinois.


Brandon Lee Son of Bruce Lee, and died far too young. Half Chinese, half caucasian.


Marc Dacascos My favorite multi-ethnic actor. He's Filipino, Spanish, Chinese, Irish, and Japanese, and all-around lovely. Plus, he's a crazy martial artist who speaks a bunch of different languages. Rock on.

So there you are. I hope you've enjoyed your eye candy for the day. Hooray for lots of ethnicities and races and hot guys everywhere!

Date: 2007-08-01 08:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] xica-s.livejournal.com
Kal! Oded! Luda! Gael! Chairman Kaga's "nephew"!

*faints*

*drools*

*dies*

Date: 2007-08-01 08:59 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sunbrae.livejournal.com
*ded by Oded*

*and Gael*

Thye're all gorgeous. Thanks for the pic spam!

Date: 2007-08-01 09:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] abby20.livejournal.com
I haven't heard anything about racial insensitivity on my flist; that's upsetting. That said, from one painfully white woman to another, I love your list. My love for Gael Garcia Bernal knows no bounds -- pretty, smart and incredibly talented. Yummy.

Date: 2007-08-01 11:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sunbrae.livejournal.com
It's pretty disturbing. (http://www.journalfen.net/community/fandom_wank/1098854.html)

Date: 2007-08-01 11:13 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] abby20.livejournal.com
Thanks, I went looking through friendsfriends and got the gist of it, but I hadn't seen the actual wank report. Absolutely hideous.

Date: 2007-08-01 09:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fizzball.livejournal.com
I'm reasonably confident the hurt, anger, and frustration is because everyone on LJ is 12 years old.

Date: 2007-08-01 09:56 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sparkymonster.livejournal.com
And has nothing to do with the emotional pain and hurt of people in your own community defending racist terminology? Good to know.

Date: 2007-08-01 10:13 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] xica-s.livejournal.com
I'm reasonably confident that this is the most offensive thing I've read all day. Cheers!

Date: 2007-08-01 10:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] eee1313.livejournal.com
You know, sometimes you should take the time to look into things before you comment on them. While I know you think LJ is, for the most part, stupid and most of the people here have the maturity of 12-year-olds, the fact of the matter is that words hurt whether you're 12 or 65. And I have some friends who were geniunely hurt by something that was said online, and I did this as a way to cheer them up, not to have others comment and make them feel worse.

I know you don't know what was going on behind the scenes, but you may want to consider that being snarky is not always appropriate, especially when you don't know the depth of the hurt feelings I already made mention of. And when it insults other friends of mine as well.

This isn't meant to stir up shit between friends (because I consider you, and the two commenters above my friends). But be aware that commenting like that in such a blanket gesture can very well insult people I care about, and I'd prefer if my friends don't insult each other on my journal (whether the insult was intended or not).

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Date: 2007-08-02 04:35 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fizzball.livejournal.com
well said. I've since checked out the post on starkeymonster's site, and she's 100% right about what's going on on that community.

Sadly my opinion of LJ may actually be worse since learning of DD's existence, but feel free to take it to me elsewhere about that; I'm linked-to on the sidebar. I wouldn't start trouble in eep's home, and shouldn't here, and for that I apologize.

Date: 2007-08-01 10:00 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bigboobedcanuck.livejournal.com
I'm using my Gaius Charles icon in solidarity. *g*

Oh, Brandon Lee. How I loved him.

Date: 2007-08-01 10:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] missrachael.livejournal.com
Wait, what's the kerfuffle about?

Date: 2007-08-01 11:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] eee1313.livejournal.com
Check out [livejournal.com profile] starkeymonster's LJ for the rundown.

Date: 2007-08-02 02:52 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tiaralynn.livejournal.com
My favorites:

Mmmmmmm...Mohinder...(played by Sendhil Ramamurthy)… my favorite "mundane" Hero


Grant Imahara, my favorite geek… other than my husband of course.

And, of course, Santiago Cabrera — Isaac from Heroes, you'll remember :)

And yummy Jesse White. And I'm REALLY digging Kal Penn with the glasses.

Dunno where this came from, but I love a good excuse for yummy boys.

Date: 2007-08-02 03:14 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jasminelily.livejournal.com
You are cool.

Date: 2007-08-02 03:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fava-bean.livejournal.com

Mmmmmmm...lovely. So many pretty men.

I'll see your Kal, Gael, Luda & Mark

Date: 2007-08-05 06:34 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jennlavigne.livejournal.com
and raise you a Don Cheadle, Ami James (from Miami Ink - he's Israeli), Lenny Kravitz, Taye Diggs & Wentworth Miller. I know there are some I'm forgetting...

Jenn

Date: 2007-08-09 12:53 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] adjrun.livejournal.com
Man, I love you. You've got Chiwetei AND Adam, both of whom I adore. Plus a lot of the other guys on this list.

I think the only major omission is the guy in my icon. :)

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