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Rich Knight

I Know This Isn't Really Brought Up Often About The Karate Kid Movies, But I Love The Diversity In Them

Ben Wang's Li Fong standing in the middle with Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan behind him with NYC behind them in Karate Kid: Legends.

I love all of the Karate Kid movies (And might even love the recent one the most), as I feel like they represent my childhood. I grew up watching Daniel-san train with Mr. Miyagi, and it always takes me back to that special time in my life when I thought that anybody could learn karate if they just had the right teacher.

Well, as an adult, I’ve rewatched all of them and reassessed them (the 2010 one, by the way, is much better than people give it credit for), and I still love them. However, as somebody with mixed children who is always looking for stories with diversity, I noticed that the Karate Kid franchise is actually super diverse.

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