[Crystal]

Western society has integrated Asian icons into its culture, which shows some effort to understand the culture and religion. However, I feel that this is a trend, a chapter of American popular culture that is nearing its end. Celebrities show their homes decorated in their newly found lifestyle according to Chi or Zen (a recent hit) on television, fashion designers use Asian motifs for the runways, and then Americans follow them. Not long ago, I asked a Caucasian girl wearing a shirt with the Chinese character for water on it if she knew what it meant. She did not. So I asked her why, then, she is wearing clothes with symbols she does not know. Her response was that it looked ‘cool.’ Another time, I met a Caucasian male who had tattooed his name ‘in Chinese.’ He liked the idea of having several characters that represented something individually for his name. That is equivalent to an American adopting Gundorf as his German name and tattooing it on his arm. When people fashion things that represent my culture and religion, of course it upsets me because it completely undermines their significance. For most people, Asian icons are exotic accessories that are popular at the moment. I wish people would start understanding what they actually mean and stop wearing shirts with ‘water’ on them.

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Name : Crystal, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Korean, Religion : Christian, Age : 19, City : Irvine, State : CA, Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

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