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Sister, Can You Lend an Ear?
By Julia Oh
©2002 Julia Oh

Sisters know what I’m talking about. The demeaning terms and images that are associated with Asian women: “Suzie Wong. Geisha girl. Me so horny. Damsel in distress. China Doll. Bound feet. Fucky-sucky.” We live in a society where Asian women are forced to battle the the burdens of both sexism and racism, where social hierarchy positions white above Asian, man above woman. For that, there is nothing that makes me prouder than a strong sister. There is a growing collective consciousness among Asian women. Over the past few years, an increasing number of Asian women have taken the initiative to speak out against oppression. Asian women were at the forefront of protests to The Bloodhound Gang’s racist lyrics in the song “Yellow Fever”, as they were at the forefront of protests against Abercrombie & Fitch’s racist caricature T-shirts. Numerous Asian female empowerment sites have sprung up all over the internet, including one of my favorites, bigbadchinesemama.com, an in-your-face webpage that parodies Asian female porn sites designed for white male jerk-off fantasies.