Tag Archives: stereotype
Sign a petition to remove racist “Make Me Asian” app from Google’s app store
UPDATE, JAN. 17: It took longer than I thought, but Google finally removed the app from its Play Store. Now, back to your regularly scheduled blog post… Phil Yu got pissed off about this on his Angry Asian Man blog back in November, but CNN just noticed the story is still simmering on the interwebs. […]
Pete Hoekstra’s racist Super Bowl campaign ad feeds — and feeds on — paranoia about China
(NOTE: Updates posted at bottom, including more parodies as they’re posted and more crazy stuff from Pete Hoekstra as he says them). This ad was shown during the Super Bowl, but only in Michigan, where former Republican Congressman Pete Hoekstra is running to unseat Democratic Senator Debbie Stabenow. The 30-second spot shows a pretty young […]
Racist and stereotypical Halloween costumes never die – they come out every October
I’m starting to dread Hallowe’en. It seems like every year, there’s some new offensive costume that makes racist fun of Asians or perpetuates a racial stereotype. I wrote about this back in 2002, when a really sick costume called “Kung Fool” was sold. Today I read AngryAsianMan.com and saw that mainstream America once again thinks […]
New Apple iPhone app gives fortunes in stereotypical “ching-chong” accent
I realize that when I point out how something as seemingly benign as the “won ton” font bugs me, readers might think I’m being petty and overly sensitive. But I hope those readers will respect my opinion if something does piss me off. Plus, I hope everyone can understand why certain things are just plain […]
Jonas Brother mocks Asians with “slanty eye” pose
Sigh. First Miley Cyrus, now a Jonas Brother — coincidentally, another Disney music and movie star — pulls his eyes back in a stereotypical slant for a photo. Some people might wonder what the big deal is. It’s just a funny face (Cyrus, for one denied that it was mocking Asians at all). All I […]
