Why do Asians look Asian?

[ranskaldan]

Originally posted by Oerdin


What does that say about us as a society that we have taught EVERYBODY (black, white, asian, hispanic, or other wise) that the Northern European idea of beauty is the absolute unquestionable best which every man, woman, and child must conform to or they risk having a low self image? I think it's kind of sad. ...

... Also notice that blond hair dye and blue eye contacts far out sell all others.

Girls get this crap shoved down their throats from the time they're old enough to watch TV.

One thing about eye surgery: the lack of an epicanthic fold isn't necessarily seen as a "Caucasian" trait in Asia. But to all other forms of racist image promotion.

Incidentally I've read somewhere that "averageness" is the best judge of beauty - i.e. nothing too big, or too small. If so, shouldn't Hispanicness (or something near) be the best benchmark of beauty? Is this why Miss World often comes from India/South America?

[Dinner]

I don't think it is deliberately racist promotion but I do think we as a society have built up an idea of what is "the most beautiful", a beauty ideal if you will, which isn't exactly very multicultural.

[DaShi]

Originally posted by Oerdin


When I was in college I took an Asian-American Gender relations class where the professor (she was Japanese-American) had some really interesting satistics about the sort of things you just spoke off. Seriously, 20% of Asain-Americans under 35 in California has had plastic surgery proformed on their eyes. What's more is the number gets higher and higher the younger the people are.

What does that say about us as a society that we have taught EVERYBODY (black, white, asian, hispanic, or other wise) that the Northern European idea of beauty is the absolute unquestionable best which every man, woman, and child must conform to or they risk having a low self image? I think it's kind of sad.

It says that you're very persuasive.

[Az]

UR: they can, if you harm the competition. ( Other animals. )

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Azazel
UR: they can, if you harm the competition. ( Other animals. )

I think those are called food sources

[Kramerman]

Originally posted by Oerdin
Speer: Pick up any girl's magazine and you will find you are wrong. Also notice that blond hair dye and blue eye contacts far out sell all others.

Girls get this crap shoved down their throats from the time they're old enough to watch TV.

very interesting thread.

Damnation! I just checked, i signed up for the archeology course instead of the anthropology course...grr...

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Kramerman
Damnation! I just checked, i signed up for the archeology course instead of the anthropology course...grr...

Archeology is interesting too.

[Az]

Wolf meat.