Western and Eastern: different standards of Asian beauty?? Options

[mya89]

Hey boys and girls, I'm new on here! Here's an issue I've been increasingly noticing..

Ok, so years of living in a Western country have led me to believe that there are two standards of Asian beauty: one for Asians, one for some Westerners (especially ones who are "into" the Asian look). Is the Westerner's brainwashing solely down to the media (with celebs like Lucy Liu), or they just simply have a fetish for the "common" Asian look?


But do you believe this phenomea is real? Why do you think this is?

This post has been edited by mya89: Apr 5 2011, 10:41 AM

[chiuchimu]

I agree with the OP.

This forum has hundreds of pictures of cute girls and there is a consistency to what we Asians find attractive. Yet, the type of Asian girls that appear in Hollywood are totally different. America wants 'sex kitten' Asians with extremely slanted eyes.

I think it originated from American G.I.s and Asian prostitutes. That's were their image of the ideal Asian girl grew.

[mya89]

I agree with the OP.

This forum has hundreds of pictures of cute girls and there is a consistency to what we Asians find attractive. Yet, the type of Asian girls that appear in Hollywood are totally different. America wants 'sex kitten' Asians with extremely slanted eyes.

I think it originated from American G.I.s and Asian prostitutes. That's were their image of the ideal Asian girl grew.

haha finally someone who is upfront and straight about the issue. I totally agree and like what you said about the consistency of what Asians find attractive. And yet, I'm sure some Westerners do see this but the ones I see on tv are always always just nasty and even trashy looking. And going back to what you said about media's portrayal of Asian prostitutes, it kind of makes sense? it's bad I mean I originally posted 2 pics of Asian girls on here as an example to show the difference (admittedly nobody knows that one of them is actually me), well I took them down now but I think the phenomena is alive and kicking in the West. which sucks for the way we are portrayed in the West. I mean, I'm not complaining about the way I look or anything, I'd much rather look like myself than somebody who exclusively appeals to Asian Fevereres only. but I mean, Lucy Liu/Bai Ling? oh man I wish Zhang Ziyi would get more famous in the West, she's beautiful.

ps-what is with your Asian collage? it's kind of creepy :-p

This post has been edited by mya89: Apr 5 2011, 02:53 PM

[Yer]

haha finally someone who is upfront and straight about the issue. I totally agree and like what you said about the consistency of what Asians find attractive. And yet, I'm sure some Westerners do see this but the ones I see on tv are always always just nasty and even trashy looking. And going back to what you said about media's portrayal of Asian prostitutes, it kind of makes sense? it's bad I mean I originally posted 2 pics of Asian girls on here as an example to show the difference (admittedly nobody knows that one of them is actually me), well I took them down now but I think the phenomena is alive and kicking in the West. which sucks for the way we are portrayed in the West. I mean, I'm not complaining about the way I look or anything, I'd much rather look like myself than somebody who exclusively appeals to Asian Fevereres only. but I mean, Lucy Liu/Bai Ling? oh man I wish Zhang Ziyi would get more famous in the West, she's beautiful.

ps-what is with your Asian collage? it's kind of creepy :-p

You mean these people?







How do they look any nastier than the white chicks on tv?

[dinicthus]

I think you will see the whole "pale is beautiful" thing from thousands-of-years-old art from Asia.

It sure ain't a product of G.I.s knocking up Asian women.