Popular appeal of Bruce Lee to black audiences

[Drunken Monk]

Originally Posted by The Dragon

Lee's appeal isn't new either. None of his contemporaries have had the lasting impression on their genre: not Jimmy Wang Yu, not Chen Sing, Ti Lung, David Chiang, etc.

The fact he had appeal goes without saying. He still does. I've known people who, in the 2000's, saw "Enter the Dragon" for the first time and thought Bruce was absolutely incredible. He was a unique performer without a doubt.

But I suppose I'm a Bruce Lee devil's advocate. Not without reason, however. I do think he;s attributed with far too much.

[xianzai]

Originally Posted by The Dragon

Point one, very true, also add the fact he wasn't around long enough for us to tire of him.

Thanks, and agreed. Kind of like James Dean; both are frozen in time at their peak.

Lee's appeal isn't new either. None of his contemporaries have had the lasting impression on their genre: not Jimmy Wang Yu, not Chen Sing, Ti Lung, David Chiang, etc.

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Originally Posted by Drunken Monk

But I suppose I'm a Bruce Lee devil's advocate. Not without reason, however. I do think he;s attributed with far too much.

He certainly wasn't around long enough to do that much himself. He made some movies & TV shows, created a martial arts style (or derivative of a style, if you prefer), and advocated a philosophy and certain training methods.

But as a symbol, I think he had and continues to have much greater impact.