"There are two main stereotypes of Asian women in America. One is of the 'Dragon Lady', an Asian woman of exotic beauty, who is scheming, calculating, catty, sneaky, hypersexual, back-stabbing, and untrustworthy. Next you've got 'the Lotus Blossom', the quiet, silent, submissive Asian girl, passive, eager to please, and prudent. Over time this stereotype evolved into that of the 'Model Minority'... the straight A overachiever, obedient to the wishes of her parents...both types are silent in different ways. I've been personally subject to both of these stereotypes. And of course, neither stereotype fits who I really am."
Quoting a very talented artist I automatically knew which of the two I fit into. The other night my boss and I were discussing how I portrayed one image but really was another. He was asking whether I ever had
daddy issues and what kind of girlfriend I was. What kind of single girl I was and whether there was a difference. It's funny how putting yourself into certain situations can completely change who you are. It makes me curious as to which one I really am. Sometimes I feel like if I had the ability and freedom to be who I wanted, so many aspects of my life would change yet somehow I feel like I'm always caged in one way or another. It's amazingly frustrating. I hate to feel like a runner because that's exactly what my father was. But sometimes, I don't know. I feel like that's exactly who I've come to be. I'll be back later to edit this post. Typing on my desktop is a lot different than typing on my laptop.
"There are two main stereotypes of Asian women in America. One is of the 'Dragon Lady', an Asian woman of exotic beauty, who is scheming, calculating, catty, sneaky, hypersexual, back-stabbing, and untrustworthy. Next you've got 'the Lotus Blossom', the quiet, silent, submissive Asian girl, passive, eager to please, and prudent. Over time this stereotype evolved into that of the 'Model Minority'... the straight A overachiever, obedient to the wishes of her parents...both types are silent in different ways. I've been personally subject to both of these stereotypes. And of course, neither stereotype fits who I really am."
Quoting a very talented artist I automatically knew which of the two I fit into. The other night my boss and I were discussing how I portrayed one image but really was another. He was asking whether I ever had daddy issues and what kind of girlfriend I was. What kind of single girl I was and whether there was a difference. It's funny how putting yourself into certain situations can completely change who you are. It makes me curious as to which one I really am. Sometimes I feel like if I had the ability and freedom to be who I wanted, so many aspects of my life would change yet somehow I feel like I'm always caged in one way or another. It's amazingly frustrating. I hate to feel like a runner because that's exactly what my father was. But sometimes, I don't know. I feel like that's exactly who I've come to be. I'll be back later to edit this post. Typing on my desktop is a lot different than typing on my laptop.
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