Rise of the Tiger Nation: Asian-American Success

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Re: Rise of the Tiger Nation: Asian-American Success

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Post by chrischen » Mon, Oct 29, 2012, 5:56 AM UTC

w1ntermute wrote: post #59

chrischen wrote: post #58

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I think the double eyelid thing is pretty minor (with respect to looking Western). I know a lot of Asian people who naturally have this. You definitely don't just start looking white just by having double-eyelids. If it were Western looks influencing double eyelids, are guys also going blonde/brunette or doing anything else? http://media.carbonated.tv/51637_story__cruisehaircut3.jpg In fact I honestly think (with eno…

> If it were Western looks influencing double eyelids, are guys also going blonde/brunette or doing anything else? Absolutely, dyed hair is almost universally present amongst celebrities. Usually brown or red, but sometimes blonde. You'll also see other surgically obtained Western facial features, such as a more elongated face and larger noses, in Korean celebrities. I'm not a facial structure expert so I can't scien…

> Absolutely, dyed hair is almost universally present amongst celebrities. Usually brown or red, but sometimes blonde. You'll also see other surgically obtained Western facial features, such as a more elongated face and larger noses, in Korean celebrities. I'm not a facial structure expert so I can't scientifically enunciate it, but they don't look anything like your average Korean. For example, I wouldn't be surprised if they're modifying their foreheads too, to look like Tom Cruise in that picture you linked.

This might be because the current definition of attractiveness/manliness in males is still a Western look so. Eventually, if they keep pushing it towards the Asian look, those modifications might slowly disappear.

Apparently they also do this in Japan: http://izismile.com/2012/09/26/donut_head_freaks_from_japan_... But I don't think that's inspired by Westerners.

Re: Rise of the Tiger Nation: Asian-American Success

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Post by w1ntermute » Tue, Oct 30, 2012, 2:34 AM UTC

chrischen wrote: post #61

w1ntermute wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> If it were Western looks influencing double eyelids, are guys also going blonde/brunette or doing anything else? Absolutely, dyed hair is almost universally present amongst celebrities. Usually brown or red, but sometimes blonde. You'll also see other surgically obtained Western facial features, such as a more elongated face and larger noses, in Korean celebrities. I'm not a facial structure expert so I can't scien…

> Absolutely, dyed hair is almost universally present amongst celebrities. Usually brown or red, but sometimes blonde. You'll also see other surgically obtained Western facial features, such as a more elongated face and larger noses, in Korean celebrities. I'm not a facial structure expert so I can't scientifically enunciate it, but they don't look anything like your average Korean. For example, I wouldn't be surpris…

Japan is definitely more insular than Korea, but keep in mind that whenever you see a "weird Japan" story on the internet, it's probably "weird in Japan" too. Tokyo has such a large number of people living in such close proximity that it enables the birth of some very weird subcultures, but these people are most definitely not taken seriously by your average Japanese person.

Compare this to a story I saw on AC360 the other day - there's a salon in San Francisco that rejuvenates your skin by punching and slapping you. Imagine a Japanese person reading about that and thinking "wow, Americans are so weird!" That's the same position you're in with that donut head thing.

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