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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2015-09-10 06:42 pm

[ SECRET POST #3172 ]


⌈ Secret Post #3172 ⌋

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Re: Unpopular opinions

(Anonymous) 2015-09-11 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
Asian here, and... yeah, wow. Not gonna lie, I had issues growing up with white kids making fun of my "ugly, slanty eyes" so this is kind of painful. You're definitely not alone in disliking the way Asian peoples' eyes look, however.

Let me ask you, do you know any Asians personally? My guess is no, due to your phobia, but in my experience, the best way to "get over" racial prejudices is to actually get to know someone of that race. Racial prejudices are based on assuming everyone who belongs to a specific group is alike and somehow bad. If you get to know enough Asians, you'd probably realize a few things:

1) There is no such thing as "Asian eyes", as there is a wide range of eye shapes and even some variance in color.

2) That there's nothing weird or freaky about them, they're just a feature that is maybe slightly different than the ones you're used to seeing. Or are they? Have you examined many non-Asian peoples' eyes? What makes them look "normal" to you?

3) That we're all human and we're far more alike than you might think. People aren't aliens just because they look different, or speak differently, or dress differently, or eat different foods. We all have the same feelings inside, similar motivations and dreams.


I don't really know what else to tell you. You know this phobia is pretty racist and irrational. Can you not talk some sense into yourself, knowing those two things? Perhaps you could consider consuming more TV and movies featuring various Asian groups, and after a while, we wouldn't look so freaky to you.