Asian Stereotypes | Asian American Poll

ASIAN STEREOTYPES
(Updated Tuesday, Apr 1, 2008, 05:08:27 PM to reflect the 100 most recent valid responses.)

Which stereotype of Asian women do you find most offensive?
Quiet/Submissive | 22%
Sexually Available | 73%
Materialistic | 5%

Which stereotype of Asian men do you find most offensive?
Small Stature | 6%
Quiet/Submissive | 56%
Nerdy | 38%

Has American society's stereotyping of Asians decreased during the past 3 years?
Yes, there's less now. | 37%
No, it has stayed about the same | 43%
No, it has actually worsened. | 20%

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Jimmy Z:
thanks for the laugh, good one !
dig dis Wednesday, February 06, 2002 at 08:33:06 (PST)

To: :-/

"Speaking of gay asians (i'm not one and doesn't really aprove of it anyways)"

Who cares what YOU don't or do approve of.

There are people out there who don't approve of Asians (hitler). Other who don't approve of blacks (hitler). Some don't approve of women (taliban). Other don't approve of the intelectually disabled (hitler). Some don't approve of the blind or homosexual (hitler).

Well i don't approve of people like you, who are exclusive and hateful and think that their opinion or approval, upon people whose circumstances are not of their own making and have no control over, actually matter.

You know what, i don't approve of your heterosexuality (even though you had nothing to do with it and were born that way).

It's people like you that keep HUMANITY a few hundred steps back.

You're a shame to Asians (a discreiminated people already) and your a shame to Humanity as a whole.
Proud Straight Asian father of a GAM Tuesday, February 05, 2002 at 12:15:36 (PST)

Bi Bye Shanghai,

I live in Honolulu, so don’t come here. Anyway, here’s my answer for your little problem. First, get on a plane and fly to a city with a large Asian population. Second, get a room at the local YMCA. Third, get a job at Taco Bell. Fourth, get yourself fired from Taco Bell by spraying Windex in the ground beef. To make things more dramatic, throw a chair or another object at your manager’s head. Fifth, burn Taco Bell down and wait for the police and fire trucks. Sixth, turn yourself in and get yourself convicted of arson. I’m sure, while you are in prison, you’ll meet a small number of Asian men who have no choice, but to be supportive of your lifestyle. Good luck.
Jimmy Z Sunday, February 03, 2002 at 15:28:17 (PST)

Speaking of gay asians (i'm not one and doesn't really aprove of it anyways), I think the reason why asian men are stereotyped as mostly gay is because of the ones that always dress in dress pants, dress shirts, comb their hair everyday flawlessly (usually mushroom style split down the middle) and cross their legs, even for casual occasions. Back in high school there was this Vietnamese guy like that and I used to think he was gay, or at least bi. Anyone else have any opinions (same/unsame as mine) as to why Asian guys are stereotyped as being gay?
:-/ Sunday, February 03, 2002 at 14:47:33 (PST)

Are there any GAMS (Gay Asian Males) that post on this board?

I would like to know why it is that all gay asian males seem to be potato-queens. For every 15 potato-queens there seems to be only 1 rice-queen.

To all the straight people out there, a potato-queen is an asian guy who engages in sexual and emotional relationships exclusively and only with caucasian men. As opposed to a rice-queen, a white guy who only dates asian men.

I know a few gams, and i'm friends with them, but when i ask them this they accuse me of being racist and instantly dissmiss the issue.
Some of them even say that the sight of two gay asian males together makes them sick. One equated an asian/asian relationship as incest.

Why do they think like this?

By the way, if anyone of you are wondering why i'm asking this, yes, i'm bisexual, i'm white, and i like people of all colours under the rainbow, including my own race.
Bi Bye Shanghai Sunday, February 03, 2002 at 06:53:09 (PST)

To: Mr. Ray,

Well said; I couldn't agree with you more!! :-)
Casual Dreamer Saturday, February 02, 2002 at 16:10:00 (PST)

I dislike when I go to the movies with like jet li or jackie chan * I never go anymore, it drives me mad*, they chose the tallest caucasian men *like 6'3 and, beleive me most are like 5'10* and chose short chinese men, sometimes they sink so low to get a southeast asian who is shorter to replace us. How disgusting!American media tries to glorify caucasian people and insult other peoples.The chinese are really tall if you exclude kung fu people , it stunts your growth like weight lifting and gymnastics.I can tell, the shortest asians or caucasians in my school, I later find out they train in kung fu.
It's sort of hopeless unless they watch like a hong kong romantic comedy, and see some tall different from waht they think is normal chinese people,*and by the way, a hong kong romantic comedy is not about a kung fu master and a young chinese rice farmer who need to chose between their empire, or their love...lol*
chocobo Friday, February 01, 2002 at 23:00:14 (PST)

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