Breaking Stereotype " All Asians look the same"
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
Calgary, Alberta
September 22, 2017 2:02pm CST
The picture I embedded shows people from 4 different countries. These people are from different walks of life. I had been hearing some people saying "All Asians look the same"
Some of the people I included in the pictures are mixed race but Asia is a very diverse region.
In Cambodia there is an ethnic group where everyone have blond hair and they are not mixed race.
China have a tribe where everyone have red hair like the boy in the picture. Actually China have different ethnic groups with very distinct features.
Blue eyed and green eyed Mongolians exist.
Ainu people of Japan looks Caucasian with their European looking nose, big blue,brown and green eyes but according to a DNA test they don't have Caucasian genes.
Malaysia have the Andanamese people and Philippines have the Aitas. They are dark skinned people you can mistake for Africans.
Even Asians of the same ethnic group have diversity on their appearances. We don't have the same face as the stereotype pushes.
India is also very diverse not just in ethnicity but also in language and culture.
Not all Asians look the same.
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@sabtraversa (12952)
• Italy
22 Sep 17
You simply mentioned "exceptions", but in reality all Asians look the same!!!!! 
Just kidding. 
I doubt there's one continent that contains people of one race/subrace only.
Not even Antarctica. 
Different climates, biomes, cultures, invasions and migrations. That's pretty impossible. 
And nationality doesn't define a race either, not all Africans are black too.
Just kidding. I doubt there's one continent that contains people of one race/subrace only.
Not even Antarctica.
Different climates, biomes, cultures, invasions and migrations. That's pretty impossible.
And nationality doesn't define a race either, not all Africans are black too.1 person likes this
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
22 Sep 17
@sabtraversa Most Canadians thinks I am Mexican and one of them ask me to teach them how to make tacos.....
The national dish of Peruvians are Ceviche (It is like Sashimi, raw fish in citrus juice) and Cuy (pet lovers will hate me for this but I do eat roasted Guinea pigs.) Taco is not a Peruvian food,
Many people assume all latinos eats taco.
The national dish of Peruvians are Ceviche (It is like Sashimi, raw fish in citrus juice) and Cuy (pet lovers will hate me for this but I do eat roasted Guinea pigs.) Taco is not a Peruvian food,
Many people assume all latinos eats taco.1 person likes this
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
22 Sep 17
I just met someone who asked me to teach her how to speak Mandarin. I decided to teach her Spanish instead.....LOL I am half Peruvian though.... I know in the US many Filipinos are mistaken for Latinos because of the brown skin and Spanish last names though.
Speaking of Africans, These women are Africans:
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@sabtraversa (12952)
• Italy
22 Sep 17
@CaptAlbertWhisker Both Latin American countries and Philippines underwent Spanish invasion/colonization, so yes, I understand that. Latinos are often Iberic/Native mixed, and the latter were probably Asian (Siberian) folks that migrated into Alaska and spread till the south.
But in your case, whether they say Pinoy or Latino, they aren't wrong, if I got it right.
Yes, not all Africans are black, indeed!
Well, the first two are probably European immigrants.
The other two are Mediterranian, likely natives, because the coasts of North Africa are on that sea.
The albino is simply a genetic mutation.
Yes, not all Africans are black, indeed!
Well, the first two are probably European immigrants.
The other two are Mediterranian, likely natives, because the coasts of North Africa are on that sea.
The albino is simply a genetic mutation.
@kobesbuddy (74594)
• East Tawas, Michigan
22 Sep 17
And, not all Americans look the same, either!:)
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
22 Sep 17
My Uncle thinks all white people are Americans. He thinks Oprah is African and he debated me for hours when I told him Lucy Liu is American.
He once used the "Hey Joe" to a blond haired Iranian.The iranian got mad at him and told him he is not American. He never finished elementary though.
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I just met someone who thinks All Asians speaks Chinese. The person asked me to teach her Mandarin and Karate..... (Face with 2 palms)
He thinks Oprah is African and he debated me for hours when I told him Lucy Liu is American.
He once used the "Hey Joe" to a blond haired Iranian.The iranian got mad at him and told him he is not American. He never finished elementary though.
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I just met someone who thinks All Asians speaks Chinese. The person asked me to teach her Mandarin and Karate..... (Face with 2 palms)3 people like this
@kobesbuddy (74594)
• East Tawas, Michigan
22 Sep 17
@CaptAlbertWhisker Good grief, are people stupid or what? All nations are made up of many languages and various cultures!
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
22 Sep 17
@kobesbuddy I can understand my Uncle's case because he is uneducated. The woman I met though is a college graduate.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
23 Sep 17
The different tribes and ethnic groups of China also look different too but for some reason there are westerners that thinks we have the same face.
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
24 Sep 17
@CaptAlbertWhisker When they look at enough Asians, perhaps they will learn how to tell the difference
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
24 Sep 17
@youless All they see are the nerds from Hollywood movies.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
23 Sep 17
Did you ever see the movie Ghost Dog? The old man at the table (an old gangster) had said that African Americans, Native Americans, and Hispanics look all the same haha
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
23 Sep 17
Movies like that are not helping. I think what Hollywood needs to end is the annoying asexual nerd stereotype they give Asian males on the movies.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
23 Sep 17
@CaptAlbertWhisker Oh yes that is so ridiculous too I know what you mean.
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
22 Sep 17
I think according to a research a person at least have 7 look alike from around the world. So yeah to say a whole region have the same face is absurd. I think the stereotype happens because Hollywood always make Asian men look nerdy on movies. and Adaptations of fictions and real life evens with Asian lead characters are given to Caucasians.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
22 Sep 17
@pgntwo I had seen people of different ethnic groups who are look alikes.
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@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
22 Sep 17
@CaptAlbertWhisker Could be. I have lived and worked in different parts of the world, I can see that rarely are two faces alike.
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
22 Mar 18
I had seen European looking, Jews, Arab looking Jews and Dark skinned jews.
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@Hannihar (129481)
• Israel
23 Mar 18
@CaptAlbertWhisker
Right Your Highness Emperor Albert Whisker, yes we come in all kinds of shapes and sizes and do not all look a like. At one time there were people that said we did. We have many Jewish immigrants here from many countries and different cultures living here in Israel. There are also Jews from the United States too and Australia here too.
@Letranknight2015 (51532)
• Philippines
23 Sep 17
If only I could learn their language, I wouldn't mind be mistaken by any other Asian language and culture. It's a perfect camouflage for me if they mistake you for some one else. Of course, it can also be insulting if they realize they mistook you for some one.
If they think were all the same, it proves that we are one big brother hood of humans that has simply have many tribes.
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
24 Sep 17
I blame all of this to Hollywood. They love desexualizing asians making them play nerds.
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@stine1online (835)
• Germany
29 Oct 18
Ah yes, as a European I do know this saying but we say something like "All Chinese look the same" or we do think of Japanese, Chinese and Korean people. They do seem to have a high potential of looking rather similar to us. I can imagine that in return, all Caucasians do seem to look similar *g*
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
29 Oct 18
White Americans tends to have a tan while Europeans have freckles and pinkies skin. that is the stereotype for white people in Asian perspective.
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
22 Sep 17
Most Southeast Asians have round eyes. Filipinos came from Malaysia and Indonesia after all.
There is a region in China where people have red hair. No hair dyes, they were born with red hair.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
22 Sep 17
Look at the Indian section of the picture. There are 2 East Asian looking girls. Yup there are indians that can be mistaken for Chinese or Korean.
On the China section, Yes there are Chinese people born with red hair. There is even a villages of red heads.
Also most Southeast Asians have big eyes.
@HannahLeigh518 (164)
• Aurora, Colorado
24 Sep 17
I honestly don't think all Asians look the same. I think Asian people of the same race look the same SOMETIMES, if that makes sense. Like Japanese babies, I can't tell them apart by looking at pictures. I'm not being racist at all, I'm just saying like physically I can't tell them apart. My eyes don't work or something. But no, Asian's don't look the same.
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
29 Sep 17
It is reallt weird when those people mistakes a brown skinned Malaysian as someone from China. Then there is those people who assumes Koreans speaks Chinese. Those 2 language sounded completely different.
