Esther Ho
Section A02
Reading Reflection #10
In Response to: “Angry Little Asian Girl”
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| Will not being accepted by parents precipitate to the child's relation with others? |
Looking at the pictures of the three comic stripes, it seems
that it depicts how Asian parents are strict and that Asians are depicted as
passive aggressive, which reinforce the stereotype of Asians. In the comics, it
shows how the Asian mom uses a form of “tough love” towards her daughter and
critiques her daughter for miniscule things. This reflects the tiger mom
stereotype; where the mother is critical in order to incite the daughter to
reach her own potential. But it seems that the comics show how that intention
of the mother did not transfer well to the daughter. The daughter is quite
angry about her mother’s responses and comments. Throughout the comics, the
little girl is depicted as a passive aggressive girl, as she only “thinks”
angry thoughts, but not enact on it. This may be due to the emphasis on
“respect” in Asian cultures where a child should not talk back to their parents
under any circumstances.
These comics reflect the values of the Asian cultures, while
also highlighting the tensions that may arise from the different takes on one’s
action. The mother’s tough love approach may just come off as being rude and
inconsiderate to the daughter. This may even affect her self-perception,
management of emotions, and relationship with her parents.
This makes me wonder whether the idea of tough love is
effective. Do you think the stereotypical strict Asian parents are a form of
effective parenting?
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