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One of the reasons for the invisibility of #AntiAsianRacism is inextricably connected to #ModelMinorityMyth. The myth focuses on #stereotypes of #Asians as hard-working, independent, intelligent & economically prosperous.

Stereotypes hide many issues & disappears the realities of working-class #AsianWomen’s lives.

The myth has also sometimes disrupted #InterRacial #solidarity & has been used against #Indigenous, #Black & other #RacializedGroups

https://theconversation.com/the-model-minority-myth-hides-the-racist-and-sexist-violence-experienced-by-asian-women-157667

#AsianMastodon #Racism

#AltRight’s #AsianFetish

The #WhiteSupremacists on the #FarRight have #YellowFever — an #AsianWoman fetish. It’s a confusing mix.

The #ModelMinorityMyth exists alongside another dangerous & limiting idea — one that is consistent with the alt-right’s #misogyny & core #AntiFeminist values. The main problem with white women, as many alt-right #AsianFetishists have noted, is they’ve become too #feminist.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/06/opinion/sunday/alt-right-asian-fetish.html

#AsianMastodon #RaceRelations #RacismStudies #RacialStereotypes

[ #AntiAsian #violence is tremendously intertwined with the #fetishization of #AsianIdentity. Fetishization of #Asian people in the US shows itself in #misogynistic #stereotypes, the #ModelMinorityMyth, and at its worst, racially-driven violence. These phenomena, in turn, can cause #RacialTrauma and deeply affect #MentalHealth.

In this article, I would like to discuss how fetishization can drive Anti-Asian sentiments, hate, and violence.]

https://www.supportiv.com/identity/fetishization-violence-impact-asian-diaspora-emotional-health

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