Asian Stereotypes | Asian American Poll

ASIAN STEREOTYPES
(Updated Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025, 06:39:10 AM 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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">>White boys suck at basketball. They simply can not jump worth a lick. They are fun to beat at basketball, and just about everything else.<<<

LMAO! Where on Mars ? Seriously, that's the most laughable example of PKB I've seen on this website.
Chimo "

lol, glad you found that amusing, but what the hell does "PKB" stand for? And I'm sorry if white boys beat you at basketball. Perhaps if you could jump...but yeah, it seems I have achieved comic effect.
chinatown Friday, November 09, 2001 at 22:48:06 (PST)

> I get so sick of
>whiteguys with asian fetishes.

I dont like white guys or girls thinking of dating asians as a fetish. It makes us sound like circus freaks or something you buy at a sexspo. Arent we human.

The stereotype i hate the most and that i think damages young asians alot is the stereotype about us having small penises. My penis isnt a monster penis but it aint small either, infact its over average.
mazn Thursday, November 08, 2001 at 17:56:41 (PST)

The one thing that really bugs me is how when there's an Asian person in any Hollywood TV show or movie, that Asian character ALWAYS is given a very Asian name (Ling, Chow, Li) I, personally, find that very offensive. It's like saying all Asians are immigrants and don't have English names. I was born in the US and I have an English name on my birth certificate. I wouldn't mind so much if the character was a foreigner, then it makes sense they don't have an English name, but when the character speaks perfect English, what's so wrong with naming them Mike or Nicole? Not every black character in movies/TV is named Jamal or Latoya. Not every Hispanic character is named Jose or Maria. Hollywood needs to stop stereotyping ethnicities.
azn girl Wednesday, November 07, 2001 at 22:49:30 (PST)

Hapa Chick wrote:
> Yo, you know what pisses me off the most?? Try typing
>"Asian girl" into any search engine and see what you come
>up with. It's about 98% porn sites. WTF?! Yeah, we're hot -- but get
>over it, you know? We aren't just exotic little
>fantasyfulfillers, we're multidimensional people who just
> happen to be mad cute

You must note that most porn on the net is of white people,
so they generally don't have to specify the race of the women.
Considering that most stories on the net ( media) are about whites,
and that white is a color,you will find many other topics that
'dilute" the porn quotient.

> I get so sick of
>whiteguys with asian fetishes.

If they even have a fetish. How do you feel about blonde "fetishes", which seem much more prevalent ? At least you don't have page after page of "asian jokes", as there are for blonde jokes.

>Yeah, we're hot
>-- but get over it, you know?
> We aren't just exotic little
>fantasyfulfillers, we're multidimensional people who just

Nobody's jackin off over your personality.

> happen to be mad cute

It can't be helped !

Tom Ho wrote:
>when do you EVER see white people being asked their "nationality"?
>They are asked about their ancestors, but not like how asian
>americans are asked "where are you from?" or "what country do you
>come from?"

Depends if they have an accent or not, in which case, they often are.

Asian Male wrote:
>I fight so hard to defy the meek Asian guy stereotype that when I
>step away an look at myself and my actions, I find that I've offended
>some people by being a hard-ass.

That's called the "short man complex". Just play it cool and don't try too hard. If you don't have the physical presence, you end up looking pathetic.

someone wrote:
> i think theres probably more gays of other races than asian,

I don't know, but, I tend to see a disproportionate # of asian
shemales in the back of Eye magazine ( Toronto). You tell me.

>also does anyone on here think the numbers of gay people is
>increasing i wonder why? its prety scary.

Well, we tend to tolerate more of their silliness now than in
times past. They're probably molesting more children, too. :-)

Selah
EL Wednesday, November 07, 2001 at 15:28:33 (PST)

>>White boys suck at basketball. They simply can not jump worth a lick. They are fun to beat at basketball, and just about everything else.<<<

LMAO! Where on Mars ? Seriously, that's the most laughable example of PKB I've seen on this website.
Chimo Wednesday, November 07, 2001 at 13:15:42 (PST)

My opinion is that unfortunately sometimes people complain about a sterotype then unconsciencely perpetuate the very thing they claim to hate example:
I get sick of hearing asian women complain about being viewed as sex objects. Damn it shut up about it already and it may go away. As long as you keep thinking you're just a piece of leg then others will see you in that light by your own insistence.
I got news for you asian princesses you're not the only piece of tail on the block. A wise philosopher once said "when the candles are out all women are fair". Get over yourselves asian women you're not that damn hot that all men want to do is lust after YOU. Most of us would prefer to see you as women not as sex objects as YOU keep claiming.
the visitor Tuesday, November 06, 2001 at 13:15:07 (PST)

When I encounter racist remarks or shit targeted at me, usually when you least expect, I really lash out, to put it mildly. To the point that I risk arrest. Since I'm a BIG TALL DOOD, this doesn't happen too often. hehe..

But, I still lash out when I see a wm/af couple, cause I get a special "kick" out of that one. MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
BLACKTWINTURBO Monday, November 05, 2001 at 18:18:21 (PST)

I dont blame entirely on westerners for their ignorance to have this sense of stigmatism towards asians. I also blame asians who either endorse this belief or do nothing nor say anything about it.

I admire asian men and women icons who demonstrate and contribute that we as asians are no different than other.
Asian entertainers such as Margaret Cho, Ming Na Wen, Dustin Nguyen...asian athletes..etc..are a handful of asians who try break the stereotype wall.
Frustrated Asian Sunday, November 04, 2001 at 21:59:20 (PST)

You know out of all the posts that I've read on here some of you are in the right mind, but some of you are just blowing out of your ass, As a Asian(Hmong)American, I grew up in numerous cities in my younger days, I have seen so few Asians stand up for themselves, being made fun of and laughed at, called many racist comments, but i've seen so little with courage to stand up, and maybe thats just my experiance, but I've grown up in cities with almost no asians, and cities where asians on the streets are considered dangerous, and still I yet remain to see the same thing till this day, In my eyes Asians have to stand up more not just talk alout of sh*t. And if you all are so tough and will minded, do something about it that will show, go out, be someone to represent us not as a model or star, as a voice, a leader, stand up! I've yet to see that day, Why do I say all of this because this is what I see and this is how I feel, and no one out there will ever see that we are strong and great, and that we haven't even shown our true colors, My point is, What good is this post if all we do is represent how ignorant and cocky we distribute ourselves, IF you understand my insights I'm glad I'm not alone, and to those who think I have no knowlege of what I'm saying, I only have one thing to say, ("What did you do when the Whiteman called you CHINK???") either you backed off and walked away angry , or you gave him a blackeye and some stitches. Either way you LOST, So I send a message to all who it may concern, regardless what you are, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Laos, Thai, Viet, Hmong, Cambodian, etc. What religion or ethnic background you come from, We will never be who we are untill we be who we are.......
DissapointedAzN Saturday, November 03, 2001 at 02:26:16 (PST)

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