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History of Feminism

ismnotwasm

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5. I think it's from the producer of the TV show

Reply to DCBob (Reply #3)

Mon May 6, 2013, 12:54 PM

May 2013

She's an Asian female who wanted to showcase this phenomenon and her experiences with it. We're probably meant to be uncomfortable with the terminology.

Actually edit, she doesn't seem to have anything to do with it. I wonder why they used that term?

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Yellow Fever: The Exotification of Asian Women [View all] ismnotwasm May 2013 OP

"yellow"?? DCBob May 2013 #1

It's horrid ismnotwasm May 2013 #2

really sickening for a "professional" magazine to use such insulting and derogatory terms. DCBob May 2013 #3

I think it's from the producer of the TV show ismnotwasm May 2013 #5

I think we can safely say it's for the same reason redqueen May 2013 #10

The "rice-picking" one really bothered me as well ismnotwasm May 2013 #11

She's critiquing the racism BainsBane May 2013 #18

It sounds like she using the words like they are acceptable terms. DCBob May 2013 #19

no it doesn't BainsBane May 2013 #20

I thought the punctuation in the first sentence made things pretty clear. redqueen May 2013 #21

I think a comedian describes it better........... thelordofhell May 2013 #4

LOL ismnotwasm May 2013 #8

Surprise, surprise, surprise. Half-Century Man May 2013 #6

Heh! ismnotwasm May 2013 #7

it is a disgusting term d_r May 2013 #9

Thanks for posting this. redqueen May 2013 #12

I've seen this attitude in men TlalocW May 2013 #13

Ha, well that is kinda different... redqueen May 2013 #14

The thing that gets me ismnotwasm May 2013 #15

But we don't all have them, though... redqueen May 2013 #16

Well truth to tell I don't either ismnotwasm May 2013 #17