This is asiaphobia

An blog for asians to discuss their experiences of asiaphobia/asian hate.

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Inspired by @this-is-anti-apostasy , @this-is-trans-ableism , @this-is-transsanism , @this-is-ableism , @this-is-classism , and more!

This account is to document experiences of asiaphobia/asian hate/fetishism towards anyone from all corners of Asia (inclusive western asia / middle east, anatolia and eastern Russia), as I feel as though it is important to recognise these things.

Mod is east asian (mongolian/korean/japanese), an adult and has dealt with severe asiaphobia his entire lifespan, including fetishisation of him because of korean/japanese heritage and then being made fun of for being mongolian and "ruining" the genes for myself. Rules and info below the cut!

1. WHO IS THIS FOR?

This blog is primarily for asians, as you can imagine. Hence, I would appreciate it if most asks came from asians. This includes mixed people and people who aren't born in asia! If I need to include that. Excepts will be made if it is speaking of asiaphobia towards friends or partners, or if it is appreciation of culture. This can also include hatred within Asia itself due to how diverse it is.

2. WHAT IS ASIAPHOBIA, EVEN?

Simply put, hatred for Asians and those of Asian descent. This includes discrimination, stereotyping, fetishisation, the direct dismissal of parts of Asia, and xenophobia. This also includes people claiming middle easterns/anatolians/eastern russians aren't really asians.

While there is no direct DNI, all hateful messages will be deleted! Thank you. :) Let us all strive for a kinder space.

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Is it asiaphobia to be more attracted to Asians than other races...? I've always felt guilty about it, but I just find the features typical of Southeast Asians and Pacific Islanders extremely beautiful, is that fetishization? What should I do if it is fetishization? I don't want to make Asians uncomfortable and I especially don't want them to feel fetishized or objectified.

The thing is is that preference and attraction in itself isn't bad, nor should it be demonized. You can't really control who you're attracted to, and the fact that you even say that you don't want them to feel fetishized and/or objectified already says a lot.

The issue comes when you reduce them to a stereotype, a one person trait, etc. That you assume they're XYZ just because of their race. You need to ask yourself if you like someone you're dating just because they're southeast aaian / pacific islander or if you rather prefer the person and the individual that they are. It's not objectifying, to me, if you always put the individual before the preference.

So, in itself, no, it's not asiaphobia. You're being very thoughtful by asking. Just remember to treat them like people, and see them as who they are, and not what race they are. ❤️

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If you’re not white then ur probably Asian (which is basically white) or I*dian which is …

anon really said I am gonna be both racist and a coward since I need to hide behind anon too. everybody pity anon real quick

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why is Indian censored here?

also India is part of Asia so… Indians are also Asians?? Asians are not basically white that’s so stupid

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I once posted a picture of myself on Instagram and someone that was RCTA (Race Change To Another) commented on my post saying Im not a real asian because I'm not Chinese or Japanese or Korean. I'm Southeast asian.

This is asiaphobia.

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would it be internalized asiaphobia if i consider myself both asian and white? /gen

for context im turkish and i consider myself asian since my country has central asian roots but also as a child i thought white just meant someone with a light skin and didnt know asian counted as a race so i have always believed i was white. even though some people consider me only asian i still feel white because of my childhood belief and i stereotypically """look""" white, i mean i have posted selfies before and people mostly assumed i was white. i was also told i look "too white" for an asian so i feel like saying im asian is lying. when introducting myself online i just say im asian not to confuse people but still im not exactly sure about my race and im tired of questioning it all the time

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asiaphobia is basically the entire western kpop standom (sincerely, a very tired Korean person. We are not your doll)

This is asiaphobia.

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I HATE the slant eyes pose. It is NOT a joke. It is NOT fun. I hate the smiles they have when they do it.

This is asiaphobia.

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That one time my stepdad was saying to me, a mixed desi person, how all Indian food is gross. While he was about to eat Indian food. Like... wtf? And then when I said to my mom that I didn't appreciate that comment (they're both white, BTW), she said, "Oh he didn't mean anything by it, you're just overreacting, stop being so sensitive. " Like, ok you just insulted my culture and then expected me to laugh at it? Fuck off.

This is asiaphobia.

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Asiaphobia is the reaction to a video I saw of a (presumably) Korean man in Germany who used (what is considered) fancy language to apologise and express regret for an accident he did on the road. I opened the comments and saw “bro spoke Japanese in German”. Like, I guess this is also orientalist in a way (implying JP is inherently poetic and eloquent) but also generalisation because the man’s last name was Park (hence the assumption that he may be Korean) (I know his last name because the video was from a news coverage).

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This is asiaphobia.

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Oughh.. Okay. I'm alive, everyone. Back to posting soon.

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asiaphobia is a guy in a server sending a gif of a stereotypical looking, patriotic turkish man and the guy talking about how his ex was turkish when i mentioned myself being turkish. actual microaggression. -🦇🗡️

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Asiaphobia is being told by a white american that I look like a white person with jaundice rather than "properly asian".

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omg i'm so happy this blog exists

asiaphobia is us having to tell my (japanese immigrant to america) grandfather (who does speak english but prefers talking in japanese cause it's his native language) to stop talking in japanese during 2020 cause we were afraid he was going to get attacked (a lot of asian people were at the time for "causing covid" or some stupid thing)

his response was that it's chinese people that were getting the accusations, and while that was obviously very terrible, we are japanese and therefore are not subject to this. grandfather. if someone is racist enough to attack someone for speaking chinese they are racist enough to not check which east asian language you are speaking. like i know they sound different. however not to a racist they don't.

thankfully nothing ever actually ended up happening to him, but i remember being genuinely scared that it would

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This is asiaphobia.

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Asiaphobia is when my caretaker tells me that Mongolia is just another part of China at the end of the day??? Hello?

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asian hate is that one time a guy in a server asked me whether i was a Turk, but using a version of the word in my native language that mocks and degrades Turks. He was fully German and an adult, saying that to me when I was 13

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This is asiaphobia.