Asian American Attitudes toward Weight | Asian American Poll

AA ATTITUDE TOWARD WEIGHT
(Updated Tuesday, Apr 1, 2008, 05:06:51 PM to reflect the 100 most recent valid responses.)

Assuming you are an Asian American, how important is weight in your assessment of a person's attractiveness?
It's a key element of attractiveness. | 57%
It's one of many factors I consider. | 39%
It's less important than other personal qualities. | 2%
I don't care about a person's weight. | 2%

Assuming you are an Asian American, which best matches your feelings toward your own weight?
I'd like to be 20 pounds lighter. | 20%
I'd like to be 10 pounds lighter. | 35%
I'm happy with my weight. | 28%
I'd like to be heavier. | 17%

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I imagine that Asian Dominatrix looks like a long-legged Asian version of Angelina Jolie. (just without the tatoos because I don't think A.D. would go for that kind of crap (sorry tat lovers, but I think that is just too flavour of the moment fad)) she's cool!

a fan Wednesday, April 03, 2002 at 19:57:03 (PST)

"I mean a few weeks ago on this same board you were saying how wonderfully thin you were, how disgustingly fat white women are, how thin your waist is, etc, and now you're telling this girl to be fat and enjoy it? I would guess that most people that are overweight are really unhappy about it and feel excluded from society."
get over yourself Tuesday, April 02, 2002 at 11:03:32 (PST)

get over it,

Ummm...just where did I say how "disgustingly fat" white women were? And that all Asians were thinner?Ok, I might have mentioned that some whites were fat and midgety in another forum but that was understood to mean SOME and in response to a poster's claims that whites were universally taller.

And strange to think that even tho' I've mentioned some very attractive white women in other forums(the forum on networks and/or movies a while back), some careless reader always manages to write that I think all or most white women are ugly. (And please don't misconstrue this into "Asian Dominatrix thinks that the only attractive white women are Gwyneth, the Kates, etc.)

As for the person posting under "Fat Cow," I personally think that he or she is being facetious: s/he is either not fat or is pretending to be depressed about it. I highly doubt that one who is even slightly concerned or depressed about her weight is really going to be airing it over the internet. And even less likely to style herself "fat cow" or "short, fat, dumb, and depressed" (in another forum). Since I enjoy humor, I'm going to respond in kind.

P.S. Do you actually think that most people who are overweight are "really unhappy about it and feel excluded from society?"

Asian College Guy,

You won't like my feet. No sirree. They've got corns, bunions, moles, and that most dreaded...foot odor since I wear vinyl stiletto boots.

Just kidding! HAHAHAHA!

But I do have a mole on the underside of my right foot. (No, not "666." Really.)

Asian Dominatrix Wednesday, April 03, 2002 at 18:19:20 (PST)

I think that there's too much emphasis on weight. A lot of asian women weigh very little, but that does not mean that they are not fat. They don't weigh a lot because they have smaller bones and don't have any muscle. So a girl might weigh 105 pounds and look very very slim, but in fact she could have 30% fat in her body. I encourage people to exercise and build muscle rather than being fixated on the number on the scale. That number is not a true representation of your health.
baybee510 Wednesday, April 03, 2002 at 17:19:23 (PST)

I recently lost 32 pounds, much to the chagrin of my boyfriend, however, but I love it!!! I think Ally McBeal and Kate Moss look fantastic, and I'll do whatever it takes to be super-thin. I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder... I know a lot of men like girls with "meat on their bones"; well, they can go find a girl like that, then, cuz there are enough of them around! I think the thin Asian girls look awesome! Whenever I watch Iron Chef, all the little Japanese actresses are so thin. I mean, who wants to watch fat people eat?! UGH!!! So nasty!!!
wanna be like Ally Wednesday, April 03, 2002 at 10:39:54 (PST)

MLK:
In response to your challenge to Phreaknik, I usually drive around in my 1987 Nissan Stanza a car whose value and looks is around 500 bucks, very few people who go around judging me by the car I drive are aware that my garage contains a fabulous Lincoln Towncar that I prefer to stay shiny and new.
Now, its you who is not showing your intelligence by judging someone by the maner in which they choose to express themselves on an internet chat board of all places. Perhaps its time to reevaluate your conscience thinking process or reenroll in law school for the critical thinking portion.
I await you response which is sure to follow. Have a nice day MLK.
man of many winters Wednesday, April 03, 2002 at 09:13:02 (PST)

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