Herman Sok
Section 001
Week 10
The
comic “Angry Little Asian Girl” portrays a stereotypic relationship between an
Asian tiger-mom and Americanized daughter. The comic presents the tiger mom as
insensitive and strict while being somewhat humorous. The daughter is presented
as an enduring Asian daughter who bottles up all her emotions in order to avoid
more bickering.
As
I read the given comic selection, I tried to relate the event to my personal
life with my family. I found that I did not really have such bottled up anger
toward my parents. There were times where our perspectives and ideals differed
but there was never actual hatred. There was a common understanding that our
family members ultimately cares for one another.
I
support humor and comedy, but I believe there is a fine line to draw. After
further thought, I found that the stereotypic humor used in the comic was
somewhat shallow. This form of shallow humor is also found in the TV series “Fresh
off the Boat”. This type of humor is shallow because it can cause some laughter
but at some cost of being offensive. I have been told by some people that they
dislike “Fresh off the Boat” because of the stereotypic humor used. Perhaps
Asian American humor in media will change in time, but for now, should there
really be criticism of the little spotlight that Asians and Asian Americans get
in American media?
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