I am sure you have anecdotal evidence to support your thesis that the popularity of Asian women is due to their "attainability." But the thing is, do you impose this narrative upon every white male/Asian female couple you encounter? I fail to see how that's less prejudicial than people who assume that such couples are…

I'm having trouble understanding the relevance of this question to this particular article. It sounds as if you are saying, "At what point can we tell Asians to stop being offended by racism because they have it so good, and that stereotypes and mockery no longer impede their progress in any significant way?" (Not…

It's so, so, tiresome when expats think Asians in Asia are interchangeable with Asian-Americans and other diasporic Asians. Of COURSE they're less likely to be offended - they are the majority in their country and don't have the experience of being mocked or marginalized for their ethnicity. Jesus.

Their statement about "high class Korean beauty" has nothing to do with the style of the outfit. They are obviously referring (chauvinistically) to the beauty of Korean women's bodies, which are simply more visible in these short skirt outfits. It's about using women's looks as a source of national pride, not about…

I enjoyed reading this interview with Rashida and her sister Kidada. It seems that Kidada identifies as black, whereas Rashida identifies as black, white, and Jewish.

Are Americans aware of who they are? Almost everyone I've encountered who's "heard" of Doona Bae thinks she is the same person as "Sun from 'Lost'"(Yunjin Kim). And "Cloud Atlas" wasn't really that successful. I'd be surprised if Kikuchi has any mainstream name or face recognition stateside, despite having been an…

Well, their own manager/CEO said as much on TV. Maybe that contributed to their "insecurity."

I agree that hair dying and hair styling is not in the same category as plastic surgery. When I see an Asian with dyed blonde hair, I almost never think "they're trying to look white," because there's nothing less white-looking than an Asian girl with dyed blonde hair. I tend to think that it's a fashion aesthetic and…

Yeah...I highly doubt that you would have such a rosy view of Korean society if you were forced to grow up in it. You make some good points about the article's monocultural viewpoint, but you don't seem to have much of an understanding of Korean life yourself if you're characterizing this trend as a positive,…

The thing is, the only kind of natural beauty they prefer is the kind that looks exactly like the plastic surgeried ideal - the point being that you were lucky enough to be born with the "correct" features instead of having to go under the knife for them. Does anyone celebrate CL and Minzy from 2NE1 for their natural…

Yeah, I guess "imperialism" would be the proper term. (I had just read an essay that described Korea as a "cultural colony" of the U.S.) Here, I was referring to the U.S. occupation, and the militaristic origins of eyelid surgery in Korea.

The beauty ideal in Korea is actually sort of a vicious hybrid of Asian standards and white beauty standards that have been brought over via colonialism. So I don't think anyone can deny that the beauty standard is influenced by European standards, but it really isn't giving Asians much credit to assume that they're…

I for one, wish that Gawker Media would drop the whole "I Can't Stop Looking at These Freaky Asians" series.

This is 2NE1 "without makeup." Only one of them has had plastic surgery, and is constantly bashed for it because her work can't pass as "natural." In the world of K-pop, they are unconventional-looking.

India's ban on revealing the name of rape victims in the media is mentioned in almost every article about this case. The specifics of the law are further discussed here:

Actually, she's a native of India. Many Indian Catholics have Portuguese surnames. So it surprises me that Morrissey is speaking sympathetically about her, given his anti-immigrant views, or maybe he just doesn't know. I guess taking a dig at the royals took precedence here.

You said Freeman's statement wasn't problematic for racial reasons. I disagreed. Your unfamiliarity with the very common denigration of women of color as animals doesn't make it not racist.

I'm not saying it isn't common for the children of US immigrants to know their parents' language, that wasn't my point. I was just referring to the double standard some commenters seem to be reflecting, so I didn't mean to lump you in with the English-centrists if that's not what you meant. But it actually isn't true…