What Was It Yellow Fever Analysis

Yellow Fever were viewed by men positively and being a harmless preference, but what does Asian women think of Yellow Fever? Interestingly being Asian and growing up in America I have personally never experienced yellow fever, men have never approached me with a certain perception of who I am going be without actually talking to me first. On the other hand, I have an older sister who have experienced Yellow Fever. For example, when out in public walking and men would approach her and ask her for her information or just eye her as they walk because they liked her Asian features. So I asked her opinion on what she thought of yellow Fever as an Asian women and she said “I don’t like to be judged because of my race. If men are interested in me, I want them to like …show more content…
The man also claimed he is dating her due to his preference for Asians, that would raise a question of rather or not he loved her. The author of Was It Yellow Fever? adds “I believed that he needed to be a masculine protector of a delicate, exotic, and docile Asian woman every part of which I hated with the full force of my soul.” The author was infuriated about the racist treatment and thinking Asian women liked feeling protected. Regardless of race, any women living in the twenty-first century want to feel independent and powerful which is why there is many feminist movements today. I also don’t want people to think a certain way about me before they meet me, but Yellow Fever can be beneficial in one way if your personality is similar to the perception. For example, if you enjoy the feeling of being protected and getting an attention for having the ideal