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> "benevolent sexism" (no, it's just sexism). Huh? "Asians are good at math" is still racial stereotyping, even if it's not negative. >(equally "men are bad")

• samhuk 4y ago
  From experience, "Asians are good at math" is often related to the wider (and very wrong, from my own experience) stereotype of "Asians are awkward" or "Asians are shallow" or "Asians are only good for math/work". And even then, "are good at math", by definition of the word "good", means that others are worse (otherwise "good" wouldn't mean anything). > No, read the wiki again. My point is that, still, they coined (therefore popularising) only one side (women good), and not the other (men bad). > mfw 4chan so irun. ;)
• mikrl 4y ago
  It’s a positive stereotype but still negative. I’ve had a few E Asian buddies who were about as successful as me in that life stage with similar interests (some not wholesome) and their home/social lives seemed so stressful. They’re ‘failures’ or ‘disappointments’ in their circles despite just being a normal Canadian guy studying what they want, and having some beers and smokes. Meanwhile I’m cool, easygoing and edgy because as long as you aren’t fucking up your life completely, poor white people think you’re doing great.
  • thomastjeffery 4y ago
    negative != bad positive != good We have different words for a reason: the exact reason you are explaining.