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PhoenixSerenity<p>One of the reasons for the invisibility of <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/AntiAsianRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiAsianRacism</span></a> is inextricably connected to <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ModelMinorityMyth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ModelMinorityMyth</span></a>. The myth focuses on <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/stereotypes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stereotypes</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Asians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Asians</span></a> as hard-working, independent, intelligent &amp; economically prosperous.</p><p>Stereotypes hide many issues &amp; disappears the realities of working-class <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/AsianWomen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AsianWomen</span></a>’s lives.</p><p>The myth has also sometimes disrupted <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/InterRacial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InterRacial</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a> &amp; has been used against <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Black" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Black</span></a> &amp; other <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/RacializedGroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RacializedGroups</span></a></p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/the-model-minority-myth-hides-the-racist-and-sexist-violence-experienced-by-asian-women-157667" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/the-model-</span><span class="invisible">minority-myth-hides-the-racist-and-sexist-violence-experienced-by-asian-women-157667</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/AsianMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AsianMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a></p>
PhoenixSerenity<p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/AltRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AltRight</span></a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/AsianFetish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AsianFetish</span></a></p><p>The <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/WhiteSupremacists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacists</span></a> on the <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FarRight</span></a> have <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/YellowFever" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YellowFever</span></a> — an <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/AsianWoman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AsianWoman</span></a> fetish. It’s a confusing mix.</p><p>The <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ModelMinorityMyth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ModelMinorityMyth</span></a> exists alongside another dangerous &amp; limiting idea — one that is consistent with the alt-right’s <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/misogyny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>misogyny</span></a> &amp; core <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/AntiFeminist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiFeminist</span></a> values. The main problem with white women, as many alt-right <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/AsianFetishists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AsianFetishists</span></a> have noted, is they’ve become too <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/feminist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>feminist</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/06/opinion/sunday/alt-right-asian-fetish.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2018/01/06/opinion</span><span class="invisible">/sunday/alt-right-asian-fetish.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/AsianMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AsianMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/RaceRelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RaceRelations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/RacismStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RacismStudies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/RacialStereotypes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RacialStereotypes</span></a></p>
PhoenixSerenity<p>[ <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/AntiAsian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiAsian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>violence</span></a> is tremendously intertwined with the <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/fetishization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fetishization</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/AsianIdentity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AsianIdentity</span></a>. Fetishization of <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Asian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Asian</span></a> people in the US shows itself in <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/misogynistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>misogynistic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/stereotypes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stereotypes</span></a>, the <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ModelMinorityMyth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ModelMinorityMyth</span></a>, and at its worst, racially-driven violence. These phenomena, in turn, can cause <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/RacialTrauma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RacialTrauma</span></a> and deeply affect <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a>. </p><p>In this article, I would like to discuss how fetishization can drive Anti-Asian sentiments, hate, and violence.]</p><p><a href="https://www.supportiv.com/identity/fetishization-violence-impact-asian-diaspora-emotional-health" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">supportiv.com/identity/fetishi</span><span class="invisible">zation-violence-impact-asian-diaspora-emotional-health</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/AsianMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AsianMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/AsianDiaspora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AsianDiaspora</span></a></p>
Kim Crayton ~ Her/She<p>I wanted to share with you my initial thoughts when I leaned of the <a href="https://dair-community.social/tags/supremecourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>supremecourt</span></a> ruling regarding <a href="https://dair-community.social/tags/affirmativeaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>affirmativeaction</span></a> last week…because things will get worse BEFORE they get better</p><p><a href="https://dair-community.social/tags/whitewomen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whitewomen</span></a><br><a href="https://dair-community.social/tags/modelminoritymyth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modelminoritymyth</span></a><br><a href="https://dair-community.social/tags/thefutureisfree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thefutureisfree</span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/sgO5wyE99FI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/sgO5wyE99FI</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
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