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Apr 2, 2013 · You might have Yellow Fever. Filmmaker Debbie Lum describes a long history of being approached by white men with “yellow fever.” What, you might ask, is wrong with being attracted to...
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 4, 2016 · Apr 04, 2016. COMMENT. Image via Complex Original. Let’s get the basics out of the way: I’m an Asian woman, I’m in a relationship with a white man, and I read Sean Hebert’s recent essay, “I’m a...
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Oct 3, 2016 · Empirical evidence drawn from real-world dating behavior is mixed; some researchers suggest that it is actually Asian women's preferences against Black and Hispanic men that explains the frequency of White men and Asian women in relationships and that White men do not show a preference for Asian women (e.g., Fisman et al. Reference Fisman ...
- Robin Zheng
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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 or...
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Clip: Season 14 Episode 14 | 7m 57s. My List. When it comes to "yellow fever,” many argue it’s a two way street. In this webisode, Asian women confess reasons for preferring white men...
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Dec 16, 2015 · I examine the case of preferences for Asian women, also known as ‘yellow fever’, to argue against the claim that racial fetishes are unobjectionable if they are merely based on personal or aesthetic preference rather than racial stereotypes.
