Comments on: Asian American Beauty – Female Body Image (Part 2 of 2)

By: geolyfe

geolyfe — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:44:06 +0000

Common, what asian …
Common, what asian girl would watch this video without atleast one white guy in there? Smart guy to put a white boy. I’d get brat pitt to be in my video

By: Crablec10

Crablec10 — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:44:06 +0000

Whats the deal with …
Whats the deal with the white guy?

By: gotz2bk

gotz2bk — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:44:06 +0000

I’d chalk that up …
I’d chalk that up to a cultural thing as opposed to a physical thing. As a short, stocky asian male, I have no problem meeting or dating outside of my race but the stigma is presented through family views. Many asian men become timid around other cultures and they don’t know what’s expected of them or how to act. In addition, they are encouraged to marry within their culture to sustain the family lineage where as girls don’t carry on the last name.

By: kaos248

kaos248 — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:44:06 +0000

It’s a constant mix …
It’s a constant mix message for Asian Americans. I’m at a weight that is perfectly normal in America and to some, even thin but as a Chinese girl, I’m huge, sadly, to which my family will discuss openly and frequently.

For example, I gained 10lbs since I began work and one of my coworkers, who’s a pleasantly plump African American woman, happily told me, I looked like I put on some weight and was finally healthy. The same day, my mom gave me the “nod of shame” and a tsk-tsk. Confusing much.

By: kaos248

kaos248 — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:44:06 +0000

The difference is …
The difference is in Caucasian American culture individuality is encouraged. Any crosscultural psych study will show how most Asian cultures encourage conformity and authoritarian parenting. I know for me n most Asians I know were hit as children for not following everything your parents said, including not being thin. Hey, maybe you’re a rebel or maybe your parents went easy on you. But its hard to repeatedly hear over n over youre fat and not begin to believe it, even in the tinniest sense

By: rainbowdoom

rainbowdoom — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:44:06 +0000

Well then let them …
Well then let them kill themselves.
There are people out there who don’t choose to starve that need more help than the dumb who choose to starve.

By: thadc136

thadc136 — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:44:06 +0000

they aren’t thin …
they aren’t thin when compared to other asian girls. these girls are average with the exception of one or two.

Go to asia, the girls there are stick thin

By: cutekittygirl

cutekittygirl — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:44:06 +0000

It’s tough for all …
It’s tough for all races of women to meet the mainstream standards of beauty in America.

By: rainbowdoom

rainbowdoom — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:44:06 +0000

ALL these girls are …
ALL these girls are very thin. What are they talking about?!

By: Ackles4life

Ackles4life — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:44:06 +0000

I agree. but that’s …
I agree. but that’s the exact problem that women who r born with naturally thin bodies have. They’re often lumped in with girls who starve themselves down 2 their bones, simply because they fit the part. It’s pretty sad that ppl today, all over the world, hold such a crippling inability to love themselves, no matter what they look like.

By: DrCherryPie

DrCherryPie — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:44:06 +0000

I’m not asian but I …
I’m not asian but I think asian people should not change their eyelid shape because its beautiful the way it is, asian eyes are unique and defining and if i were asian i wouldn’t want to change them
imho, really thin bodies are unattractive and scary and i definitely see curvaceous fuller bodies like marilyn monroe as way more attractive

By: klruland

klruland — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:44:06 +0000

hey, just want you …
hey, just want you to know I thought the video was well done- I’m “Korean-AMerican” having been adopted by white parents and I’ve had to deal with this bullshit my entire 23 years…I’m sure it’ll continue for awhile. Saddest story ever was I used to pinch my nose so that it would be pointier and I would walk around the house trying to make my nose thinner and more caucasion….this was when i was like 10 yrs old…

By: oishitomoro

oishitomoro — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:44:06 +0000

oh my gosh really? …
oh my gosh really? In Japan, it is really bad.. I am a Japanese girl who is 22. When I used to live there, everyone was obsessed with being skinny and having white skin and big eyes. It was terrible, You were considered fat if you weighed over 50 kg its true It was terrible.

By: gummyworm81

gummyworm81 — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:44:06 +0000

No way
No way

By: aliceladylike

aliceladylike — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:44:06 +0000

True, true!
True, true!

By: aliceladylike

aliceladylike — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:44:06 +0000

When I was in …
When I was in middle school, everyone was like, “You’re so thin, you’re so thin. What’s your weight?”

So I said, “50 kg (or about 100 lbs or so…)”

Then they gasped and said that I didn’t look that fat and that Asians shouldn’t be over 50 kg.

What’s more sad is that my mom was surprised as well….

By: funkmasteryellow

funkmasteryellow — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:44:06 +0000

I try to look …
I try to look beyond the shadow of the media but unconformity has left me cold.

By: hspd

hspd — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:44:06 +0000

Living in Singapore …
Living in Singapore, where you see hordes of skinny chinese girls, I definitely feel like I don’t belong here. I’m also sick and tired of having people telling me that I’m fat even though I’m of an acceptable BMI. I’m victimised just cos I don’t weigh below 100 pounds. =(

By: gutsgutslifelife

gutsgutslifelife — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:44:06 +0000

Draviina,
Comments …
Draviina,
Comments like yours lower the confidence of Asian men, and raise the confidence of white men.
Basically, women with negative body image have low confidence, and it’s treated as a social problem for all to deal with, hence this video.
Men with low confidence are just considered weak and few people care at all.

You are like a black man who says, “I like white women, cuz black women have too much attitude.” Not good enough. You need to try harder. Open your mind.

By: noodledoodle96

noodledoodle96 — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:44:06 +0000

I have double …
I have double eyelids and I’m full asian.
I go to my family and,
I feel left out for not having single eyelids.