"she's the exotic, erotic experimenter of the group", according to Scott Seomin, media director at that time for the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. Alien Patton states that Woo's actions, attitudes, and portrayal as an evil manipulator make her the alien of the law firm, and as such many of the lawyers in the firm did not want her hired. Campbell, a white male at the firm stated, "With her as a lawyer, the whole thing [the dynamic make-up of the firm] will change." Her non-white presence and competency are questioned. Even though she was the law review editor in law school, the presumption was she got the job mainly because Fish could not say no to Woo and her sexual promises. Woo is seen as an unwelcome addition to the law team despite her expertise and her success in law school. Her character is the one most often portrayed on the show using animal effects. She frequently responds with a range of animal growls and snarls and breathes fire like a literal manifestation of dragon lady. Smith sees these effects as reinforcing the bestial undertone of the Asian stereotype, making her appear inhuman. Woo herself admits, "It must be hard being human. I wouldn't know. I never tried it." In one episode, Woo literally turned into an alien, reminiscent of a scene from the movie Alien. Her transformation into an alien was a reference to her inability to fit in with the other lawyers, as well as a reference to her citizenship. Patton points out that the assumption is often made that a second-generation white immigrant is an American citizen, but that same assumption is not granted to people of color, in this case, Woo. Woo is not constructed as American (because an American is constructed as white), nor is she constructed as human. Woo, the only person of color at the law firm, is instead constructed and seen as foreign or alien. Ling is not above using her ethnicity as a means of gaining advantage. In one episode, as she delivers her closing arguments to a jury, she says "There's a very old expression in China," and then begins to speak in Chinese. In the subtitles we see her saying, "It really doesn't matter what I say here, because none of you speak Chinese. But you can see from my sad face I'm sympathetic. You hear from