02.29.08
Satire as Racial Backlash Against Asian Americans
Asian American college students tend to make headlines as super students,Asian Americans often embraced as symbols of the merits of hard work and individual effort, all undertaken without complaint or political agitation.asain americans is topic for whites to make a fun because of thier back ground recently this phenomenon of racial caricatures as “satire” has emerged with Asian Americans as the object of the jokes.it is true that unlike African Americans, Latinos, or Native Americans, many Asian ethnic groups — though not all — do not struggle with severe under-representation in college matriculation or retention rates.Asian American students being the butt of such jokes, basically the punchline the jokes are heavily laden with racial stereotypes;these such essays reveal volumes about racial relationships, tensions, and perceptions of Asian American students
ExploitAsian said,
March 1, 2008 at 3:16 am
MAX KARSON’S PET PROJECT: A SATIRE
written by a non-journalist
I was walking out of Illegal Pete’s the other day, when I happened to see Max Karson come out of the women’s restroom.
I didn’t say anything. I figured Max Karson has a right to do what he wants. It’s not like he’s violated an actual law. So I decided to do the stereotypical Asian thing, and just keep my opinion to myself.
“Hey, aren’t you Max Karson?” I asked.
“Wow, I’m so glad you recognized me. I’ve worked very hard to get recognized in public,” Max bragged.
“So…where ya headed Max?” Not that I actually cared. Just making polite conversation.
“Well, coincidentally, I’m off to buy a dog,” giving me a little nudge.
“What do you mean, ‘coincidentally’?” I nudged back.
“You’re people are experts on dog, no?”
I was about to say something, but then I decided he had a right to his opinion, and once again, I decided to do the stereotypical thing, and just keep my opinion to myself.
“Why are you getting a dog?” I diverted.
“Well, let me ask you this: do you think if I put peanut butter where the sun don’t shine, and made the puppy lick me, would that be controversial?”
Did he really ask me that? I couldn’t have heard that correctly. How would one not know if that would be controversial?
“Sure,” I said in my most non-judgmental voice. After all, he’s only talking about it. It’s not like he’s actually going to do this, right? It’s just talk. So, he has the right to say what he is or is not going to do. So I said nothing.
“So you think it would get a lot of attention?” Max asked.
“Definitely. Especially with that recent Arvada dog case,” I said.
“What dog case?”
“You know. Rolo, the German shepherd that might get euthanized?”
It’s been all over the papers. I don’t even own a dog, and I know about it. Hmm. I guess we do know a lot about dogs.
Max just had a blank look on his face. Then his face lit up as if he had just reached enlightenment.
“That’s perfect!” he exclaimed, “I can say it’s a satire about putting animals down. And it’ll get a lot of press, which means more people will know about me,” he explained.
I was going to tell him that perhaps he should rethink his position, but that would be self-righteous of me, wouldn’t it? I mean, it’s just satire, right? It’s not like he actually DID anything. It’s just talk, right?
Max turned around and went back into the women’s restroom, “I need to talk to my editor.”
I wanted to stop him, but who am I to tell him what’s right and what’s wrong? He’s entitled to his opinion. It’s not like he actually DID anything. He’s just talking for now, right?
So I decided to do the stereotypical Asian thing, and just keep my opinion to myself.