Talk:Banana, coconut, and Twinkie

Latest comment: 1 year ago by Sangdeboeuf in topic question

question edit

"Any of these terms may be used by Asians and Asian Americans, as well as non–Asian Americans, to disparage Asians or Asian Americans for a lack of perceived authenticity or conformity, and by non–Asian Americans to praise their assimilation into mainstream white, Anglo, Christian European-American culture."

why are we assuming non-asian americans are using these terms to "praise" anyone for anything?

i tried to access the cited reference, but was unable to.

i feel like they are probably most often meant derogatorily regardless of who is using them. Snarevox (talk) 07:16, 5 July 2022 (UTC)Reply

According to Tu (2011): "Non-Asian/Asian Americans may use these terms ... to praise [Asians/Asian Americans] for successfully assimilating into the Euro-American white mainstream" (link). --Sangdeboeuf (talk) 00:52, 6 July 2022 (UTC)Reply