Talk:Banana, coconut, and Twinkie
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[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)
- 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)
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[edit]It's also a derogatory term used in New Zealand and Australia to insult Pacific Islanders. 2405:6E00:23A:6AE9:3815:88AA:F7DD:C43 (talk) 08:23, 5 November 2024 (UTC)
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