| iBlah said: .......you guys need to calm down.......how did this get into a flame war anyway. @hsrob: From what I know the Chinese prefer pal skin in women since 3000 years ago, so it's "not" fair to say they aspire to "acquire Caucasian features", its just their own sense of beauty. And not mean to be rude but I have seen plenty pictures of Chinese celebrities as I walk pass Chinatown almost everyday, and I can tell easily they are all Asians. @9Chiba: take it easy dude, this is not going to end well if you keep calling other people dumbass. |
I was going to mention this but i didn't think it was worth getting into but that is why i was careful to say "features more commonly seen in Caucasians". They (Chinese) have this concept of ideal beauty which originates far before western contact, which from an outsiders perspective might look like, "wanting to look white", but may not actually be. The problem is that in modern times the waters have become muddied by much wider exposure to western media.
I take your point about easily identifying Chinese celebrities on posters but with respect you are walking through Chinatown and have the benefit of context. I didn't say Chinese stars are unidentifable as Chinese just that it's not always easy to tell. I guess my point is that the images and ideas i have in my mind that represent the admittedly rather nebulous idea of the 'average Chinese' gained through living in China are very hard to reconcile with the images portrayed in magazines and by stars in that country. Viewed that way though, perhaps it isn't any different from any other country.
So are they trying to look white? Maybe not, but it's certainly understandable that it could look that way from one perspective and the only way to truly know which it is would be to ask. Anyway i don't think admiring features in another race or nationality is a bad thing. I for one would like a little less Irish and a little more Dutch in me.........tallest people on earth.
