The Fox Eye “Trend” is where the model pulls back
their eyes and poses. As an Asian who grew up
with smaller eyes than others, I was bullied for
having “chinky” eyes. People would pull their eyes
back at me and call me by names. As I grew older,
whenever someone made fun of my eyes it didn’t
faze me; it felt normal. As the Black Lives Matter
movement is going around, it is also brought
awareness to racism. Personally, I feel offended
as someone who was bullied for their eyes, is
now a trend. Some poses that the models do,
do not really faze me, however, there are some
models that do pull their eyes far back, and
make me feel bad about myself. People are
basically using their hands to mock Asian people.
Do you think this is an appropriate trend? Or
their eyes and poses. As an Asian who grew up
with smaller eyes than others, I was bullied for
having “chinky” eyes. People would pull their eyes
back at me and call me by names. As I grew older,
whenever someone made fun of my eyes it didn’t
faze me; it felt normal. As the Black Lives Matter
movement is going around, it is also brought
awareness to racism. Personally, I feel offended
as someone who was bullied for their eyes, is
now a trend. Some poses that the models do,
do not really faze me, however, there are some
models that do pull their eyes far back, and
make me feel bad about myself. People are
basically using their hands to mock Asian people.
Do you think this is an appropriate trend? Or
do you think this is unacceptable?
I believe that if a trend going around offends you or your race then it is inappropriate. We shouldn’t mock other races and make it popular to do so, especially if it insults that race. Although I’m sure many people who do this trend aren’t meaning it in a negative way, it still doesn’t make it right to the people that are affected by this.
ReplyDeleteI think it is completely inappropriate for these models (who are not of Asian decent) to try and make their eye shape like that of a 'fox'. It's crazy to me that a few years ago, as well as today, people would make fun of this eye shape and now it's something that's 'trendy'. I don't think that beauty can be measured by trends on social media platforms. I think that those who may not have a specific eye shape or meet a specific beauty standard shouldn't try to emulate that of others. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. It isn't right to follow a trend that is so toxic...if a large group of people say that this current type of beauty style is offensive to them, the people doing it need to respect that.
ReplyDeleteI personally believe that this ‘trend’ based on making your eyes look more sleek and ‘foxy’ directly mocks and degrades people of Asian descent. As a person with Asian background, this trend of pulling back one’s eye is very much offensive, due to the fact that when I was child and even in recent years, I was told that I had eyes that ‘disappear’ every time I smiled. People of other races would throw around the word ‘chink’ or other slurs that degraded my friends(of Asian descent) and my appearance. And seeing this trend be popularized after being bullied and picked on as a child is not at all uplifting. It belittles the struggles of Asian people throughout their lives because now it's ‘popular, chic, and fun’ to do. As a person who received this indirectly and directly, it hurts to see it become ‘accepted’ once someone non-Asian does it unnaturally. And the fact that they can let go of their hands and go back to the way their eyes were, is something we Asians cannot do. Countless times throughout my childhood, the commercials on the TV (I watched Fillipino TV) were all about brightening and widening people’s eyes to look more attractive. This insecurity will always be a part of me wherever I go in life, which is why this trend is completely and utterly offensive and degrading.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, as an Asian myself, do not think this is an appropriate trend. I feel like many people normalize all these racist remarks on social media these days. Many people overlook what these "stereotypes" and "trends" actually mean and it degrades us. It's also very disrespectful on many levels, and people need to understand that because we shouldn't be okay with these things going around.
ReplyDeleteBeing Asian, I've heard degrading remarks about my eye shape. I'd sometimes even make jokes about my eyes disappearing to fit it in since everyone else would say it. To suddenly find it beautiful is such a double standard for asians. When it's another race imitating it's popular and trendy. And because minority here we are made fun of for our natural eye shape. I agree with Ariya that some people may not even understand the significance of what trend conveys and shouldn't be a trend in the first place.
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