Stereotypes Of The Asian Woman In The China Doll

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The Asian woman is supposedly sexually active, exotic, overly feminine and eager to please. This character is usually called the "China Doll," and it also appears many times in movies. Examples of movies are the Return to Paradise and the Year of the Dragon. Hollywood sometimes fails to portray the Asian women in such way that is in a good matter. Usually the Asian woman is portrayed as prostitutes who are trying to support their family by offering their body to men who are rich and also because these Asian woman came from a poor family and lack education. The "China Doll" stereotype portrays Asian women as subservient, compliant and hard to please. It also implies that all Asian are labeled as Chinese. Compared to the dolls for children, Asian women are only to be seen and played. And their value plus worth are based on their appearances. …show more content…
The “Asian are Chinese” stereotype is maybe because of the reason that Chinese people are the first group from Asia to migrate to the United States and also majority of the race in the Asia are

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