Originating from tales of #Japanese & #Vietnamese prostitutes seducing US soldiers during #WW2 & the #VietnamWar, it is the fantasy that #AsianWomen are quiet, submissive, yet sexually promiscuous. In short, a #misogynist’s wet dream.
This idea that #AsianWomen would gracefully embrace male dominance whilst being an exotic sex toy spread like an epidemic, hence the name #YellowFever.
https://anthromagazine.org/weeaboos-not-welcome-the-evolution-of-asian-fetishization-through-pop-culture/
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Weeaboos Not Welcome: The evolution of Asian fetishization through pop culture
“You kind of look like a loli,” he says. For the lucky ones who don’t know what that is, a loli is an anime term used to describe a small, Asian, girl who is definitely a minor but is portrayed in deeply inappropriate ways. It was during a field trip last fall. All I could...
Anthro Magazine
Molly Bui: Exhausted, Not Exotic: Dangers of Asian Fetishization
TED[Lots of other white men, including some of my husband’s #journalism colleagues, were quick to comment that we shouldn’t jump to conclusions. Well, that’s bullshit. Even for people who did recognize the shootings as an act of #racism, I had to explain to them that it’s not just racism. It’s a #racialized #misogyny that’s very, very specific to #AsianWomen. ]
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-deadly-consequences-of-hypersexualizing-asian-women/
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The Deadly Consequences of Hypersexualizing Asian Women
A long history of racism and misogyny set the stage for recent violence, including a murderous “bad day” in Atlanta
Scientific American
My Eyes Are Up Here: On the Hypersexualization of Women and Girls
My journey as an object of desire.
Her Campus