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A common term used for Asian fetishization (particularly with East and Southeast Asians) is yellow fever. The term is used as a derogatory pun on the disease of the same name , comparing those with a fetish for East and Southeast Asians or "Orientals" to people who are infected with a disease.
Apr 2, 2013 · But this particular brand of attraction leaves many Asian and Asian American women uncomfortable – and angry. The syndrome of Yellow Fever can range from mild preference to outright...
Apr 13, 2022 · “Yellow fever” is an uncomfortable — and at times scary — phenomenon that some Asian women (and men) experience when they are approached by others in a sexual manner because of their race. Though it is not well documented, some journalists and academics have explored the issue, which appears to be on the rise in Canada.
Oct 3, 2016 · A paradigm example of racial fetish is what is popularly known as ‘yellow fever’: a preference for Asian women (and men). I shall be particularly concerned with the case of yellow fever because it is well-known and because it best exemplifies the points I wish to make.
Dec 16, 2015 · While yellow fever certainly exists (and, indeed, is a powerful economic driver) in Asian countries, the history of colonization and continued postcolonial exploitation raises issues beyond the scope of this paper.1 A common defense of racial fetishes is the claim that they are ‘just a preference’.
May 11, 2013 · It's hard to watch Seeking Asian Female, Debbie Lum's uncomfortably close look at the phenomenon some call "yellow fever" — when usually non-Asian men fetishize Asian women as romantic...
May 22, 2020 · So what exactly is yellow fever? Yellow fever is defined as a sexual fetish rooted in racialized and gendered stereotypes, most commonly held by white men for Asian and Asian American women,...
