<p>For all you whining about a double standard here – saying that blacks would be “up in arms” if a similarly stereotypical article were written about them – I think you’ve been living under a rock. Have any of you ever watched MadTV, Family Guy, Maury Povich, any Tyler Perry films, or the plethora of viral videos that exemplify what Cornel West has called “coonery and buffoonery”? Whole segments of the entertainment industry are based on stereotypes of blacks, so don’t go around claiming that blacks would never put up with such conspicuous stereotyping – because they do, every day. And what’s more, they put up with the insidious stereotypes, the unconscious ones, which pervade every facet of their relations with non-black people.</p>
<p>This article is to Asian as Bon Qui Qui is to African-American, so let’s drop the cries of “double standard!” The article represents what blacks have been coping with for centuries, to this day. So if we’re going to accept racial stereotyping as a legitimate form of satire, then let’s at least be equal opportunity stereotypers and not put Asian stereotyping beyond the pale.</p>