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Post by toyomansi on Nov 20, 2009 6:31:13 GMT -5
The worst thing is when Asian or Euro mothers of eurasian kids (like myself) hear that I also am eurasian look at me in a strange way and say that Im different than their kids! Like I have the "wrong" look or something. I know they dont have bad intentions, but its kind of hurtful in a way. Hard to explain.... I know what you mean, like they would think there is a "standard" EA look that all EAs should fit. And when they meet an EA who doesn't fit that, they start saying directly to the person: "But you're so light/you're so dark, your eyes are so big/your eyes are so chinese-looking, your hair should be lighter/your hair should be darker, your hair texture is like an asian/your hair texture is like a european, your mother's/father's genes must be very strong...." And the EA person feels like an object and a freak hehe...
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Post by rob on Nov 20, 2009 9:02:31 GMT -5
I tend to get disgusted looks from other EAs and their parents because they are disappointed to see that there really is a such thing as an ugly Eurasian. They were probably firm believers that being Eurasian ensures being beautiful but then I come along to burst the bubble. That's what they get for believing in stereotypes. Hehehe come on, I haven't seen you but I'm sure you're not ugly... ;D never seen u sweetfart, but your mind is pretty hot
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Post by jefe on Nov 21, 2009 13:01:29 GMT -5
By and large there has been no aggressive behavior to me only some impatience when I fumble around trying to speak cantonese which I dont appreciate then I am the one who gets aggressive! lol! Let me know the next time this happens to you. I'll make sure that they get a tongue lashing for their insolent behavior. Or I'll just make fun of their Mandarin! That usually gets them to shut up.
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Post by jefe on Nov 21, 2009 13:03:03 GMT -5
And the EA person feels like an object and a freak hehe... I learned from a very young age that I am an object and a freak.
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Post by Yingy on Nov 25, 2009 21:48:25 GMT -5
I have been called ugly by a group of chinese expats at Caltech in mandarin while I was going to work another time back in high school days in my Japanese language class a clan of asian boys said in mandarin I was weird looking and ugly, I called them out on it because I understand mandarin, they tried to lie and said I misunderstood, I was gorgeous and they began to piss on themselves... ok they didn't really piss on themselves but it looked like it.
I also have had white, hispanics, other asians you name they have said something about me, well the blacks they just holler at me, I guess that's a compliment.
From what I gathered people like that are insecure and fear someone or anything different, who cares, who wants to even acknowledge someone like that. I just laugh, it makes them feel self conscious.
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Post by bellaputri on Dec 22, 2009 1:18:43 GMT -5
I find it ironic that there are Asians who are rude and prejudice against other Asians with western Ancestry. If they felt that way then why have Eurasians at the helm of their media and entertainment? For example many Eurasians appear on a lot of South East Asian magazine covers, in adverts, films, music, as presenters, etc. Meanwhile there is small minority of whites who call us muds, mullatos, mongrels, etc and accuse us of polluting the white race and that the white race doesn't need help to look better by mixing with Asians. I think stormfront and majorityrights.com refer to it as miscegenation? Haha they are going to outnumbered soon enough in a sea of "hostiles" like other minorities. Racist and elite people need to erase this demented way of thinking.
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Post by hypeforlife91 on Dec 22, 2009 3:11:53 GMT -5
^ I haven't read any SE Asian magazines but I do know that a lot of Japanese fashion magazines have Eurasians...in fact, I think most of them are. Some people complain about it that they are using too many half-breeds and "western-looking" models and so few "Japanese-looking" ones. Those are the ones that feel that it doesn't represent their population very well since that might not be what they most look like in general. But I think that we have an exotic look that appeals to the media.
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Post by naix on Dec 22, 2009 9:57:35 GMT -5
Interestingly enough, In Malaysia apparently they government has restricted pan-Asian(eurasina looking) models from appearing in advertisements. They want people more 'representative' of the population. That just stings. I remember before my siblings and I had several encounters with those scouts you see, profiling people for advertising agencies and later on occasion being offered small potato chip commercials, etc. Doesn't happen anymore.
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Post by milkman's baby on Dec 22, 2009 14:43:39 GMT -5
I don't mind them using Eurasians in the media, but I dislike any notion that Eurasians are better looking than Asians. There is some truth to the idea that Eurasians don't represent the whole population of Asia, because they don't. That doesn't necessarily mean they need to restrict them from appearing in the limelight all together, but to say they are more beautiful irritates me. I've actually heard people say things like, "Yeah, he/she's gotta be half white, because no full Asian is that good looking." They say the same things about black people too - you have to have white blood to make em look attractive. Remember kids: white is right.
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Post by bellaputri on Dec 23, 2009 9:31:20 GMT -5
^ I get quite annoyed with the "Eurasians are beautiful" stereotype. I've seen and met some full blooded Asians, Caucasians, Blacks that are better looking than some Eurasians I've met or seen. There are also many unappealing Caucasians in the media and on the streets. So white is definitely not better; no race or ethnicity is more beautiful than the other. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder but it can be distorted by one's reliance on what the media deems beautiful.
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Post by milkman's baby on Dec 23, 2009 10:18:00 GMT -5
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder but it can be distorted by one's reliance on what the media deems beautiful. I definitely agree. Not just racially speaking, but beauty in general. I for one have fell into this trap. There are celebrities I would think are ugly at first sight, but with all the hype and attention the media gives them, you start to really think they are beautiful. Same goes for people I once deemed attractive - my perceptions have been distorted by society.
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Post by bellaputri on Dec 23, 2009 11:22:08 GMT -5
Haha yes admittedly I also fell in that category. I remember thinking Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy era) was the best thing since sliced bread lol. And when I first saw Zhang Ziyi I didn't get the hype because to me she just looked like an average looking Chinese girl. But nowadays I think that she is quite pretty. I did a bit of psych at uni and during one my social psych classes they lecture told us about a college study where students were presented with pictures of a group of men and a group of women. In each group half the members were average looking and they other were what is deemed attractive. The pictures that were shown to them included one pic which was a composite morph of all the faces of members in that group. The majority of students voted the morph image as the most attractive in both groups. My lecturer reckons that the morph was more symmetrical & their face more familiar, therefore more attractive. And the male and female morphs possessed physical traits that are a deemed to be phyiscally attractive by the opposite sex i.e. men: chiselled jaw and pronounced cheekbones & women: full, thick lips, luscious thick hair, big roundish almond eyes & clear skin. Forgive me for being inarticulate...as its really late...past my bedtime! Anyways, check out this Psychology Today article especially the exposure effect part under the Diva Alert heading. www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200407/seeing-starlight-celebrity-obsession?page=2
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Post by jenbrook on Dec 24, 2009 13:35:53 GMT -5
I think there was an old Chinese dude that was whispering to this other dude at the register something about me. I couldn't tell and am not completely sure of what he said since he was whispering and I don't completely understand Chinese. Well anyways, he said something about my brows looking like a "gwei". Then said a few other mean things about me looking both white and asian. And something about my big "gwei lo" eyes. Then he started scorning at me. Does he think I don't understand AT ALL what he is saying? Lawl. And hey, I know my brows are straight and they have always been straight and slanted up. They are also very well defined, naturally. You know how more Caucasians have straight or angular brows while Asians tend to have rounded or very sparse brows/brow hair that grows in all different directions? I felt so insulted at what he said! It's like he hates people like us. So have any of you guys met any nasty people who are racist towards mixed race people? =/ I am about to cry.... .... ... .. Just kidding. That dude was a jerk anyways, why ponder over such nonsense? And plus...who the hell really comments on a person's brows? Mine looks normal to me. ;D Yes, absolutely and most of it has come from local asian people (mostly chicks). Most of it stems from jealousy due to the romanticism of western looks and all its social associations and the over representation of eurasians in asian media. I've gotten a small amount from ignorant white s***es but very little because i live in an international expatriate environment and there is no room for racism in that kind of community. However, its in chinese culture to scrutinize people, i wouldnt take offense to the fact he was studying your eyebrows. I've noticed the chinese are a very observant, detail oriented kinda race with an innate curiosity about many things. Ever tried to keep a secret from your asian parent? Ever suceeded?? I think we're a bit of a curiosity to most chinese.. Its a good thing, it means that they are aware.
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Post by catgirl on Dec 25, 2009 17:51:43 GMT -5
^ I haven't read any SE Asian magazines but I do know that a lot of Japanese fashion magazines have Eurasians...in fact, I think most of them are. Some people complain about it that they are using too many half-breeds and "western-looking" models and so few "Japanese-looking" ones. Those are the ones that feel that it doesn't represent their population very well since that might not be what they most look like in general. But I think that we have an exotic look that appeals to the media. I remember after watching the mummy (chinese theme) that the "Chinese" actors looked EA, and guess what? Most of them were in fact EA! Pretending to be 100% Chinese....
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Post by catgirl on Dec 25, 2009 17:54:01 GMT -5
Haha yes admittedly I also fell in that category. I remember thinking Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy era) was the best thing since sliced bread lol. And when I first saw Zhang Ziyi I didn't get the hype because to me she just looked like an average looking Chinese girl. But nowadays I think that she is quite pretty. I did a bit of psych at uni and during one my social psych classes they lecture told us about a college study where students were presented with pictures of a group of men and a group of women. In each group half the members were average looking and they other were what is deemed attractive. The pictures that were shown to them included one pic which was a composite morph of all the faces of members in that group. The majority of students voted the morph image as the most attractive in both groups. My lecturer reckons that the morph was more symmetrical & their face more familiar, therefore more attractive. And the male and female morphs possessed physical traits that are a deemed to be phyiscally attractive by the opposite sex i.e. men: chiselled jaw and pronounced cheekbones & women: full, thick lips, luscious thick hair, big roundish almond eyes & clear skin. Forgive me for being inarticulate...as its really late...past my bedtime! Anyways, check out this Psychology Today article especially the exposure effect part under the Diva Alert heading. www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200407/seeing-starlight-celebrity-obsession?page=2Asians have pronounced cheekbones and Euros have bigger eyes..... Better get the best traits from each race? hmmmm
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