[J. L.]

I can’t speak for African Americans, but lots of Asians don’t keep dogs because in Asian cultures (like with many cultures around the world), animals are not valued as companions. They’re used for work – cattle pull the plow, mules pull carts, cats catch mice, dogs guard houses. In the United States, dogs and cats are not necessary because they don’t serve a utilitarian function. I am Chinese American and have noticed this among Chinese people. When I was living in Cameroon (Central Africa), I also noticed the same attitudes among Cameroonian people. Most people in developing countries are too poor to think of animals as ‘pets.’ Thinking of animals as ‘pets’ is actually a luxury of the wealthy.

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[J. L.]

Ed, this goes back to all the pseudo-sciences of the 19th century, like phrenology – the study of intelligence based on cranial capacity. When they filled Albert Einstein’s skull with bits of lead, they found that his cranium was of unexceptional size. A good book to consult about all the pseudo- intelligence-measuring sciences in the past is Stephen Jay Gould’s The Mismeasure of Man. According to his book, there doen’t seem to be any correlation between cranial capacity and IQ. The question of ‘Emotional Intelligence’ (EI) also comes up. I am not well-read in psych literature, but EI seems to be a better indicator of performance than IQ. Also, drawing on something that I had read recently, Max Weber’s theory that religion fuels social change may have some bearing on the question of ‘why do Asians do well academically?’ The Protestant work ethic, argued Weber, made Americans determined to work hard and succeed. Though he argued against other religions as being too steeped in ‘magic’ (including Confucianism) to pave the way to social rationalization, I think he still says something very important. It seem to me that the religious or philosophical beliefs of a group provide the impetus for social/financial/academic achievement. I think educators are well aware of the greater emphasis East and South Asian cultures place on academic achievement, and they encourage Americans to change their attitudes toward education.

Now, if you combine the cultural belief in academic achievement with individual emotional IQ (drive, determination, focus), you WILL get a group of people who are determined to academically achieve at all costs! (As a side note, I want to point out that the ethnic groups with the highest academic achievement are from ancient cultures – China, India, Japan, etc. Do the lessons of history teach people a thing or two about success and failure? Do very old cultures possess some kind of flexibility that withstands the tests of time and endows its members with unique tools for success?).

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[J. L.]

I strongly agree with Rhiannon. We live in a culture in which women are pitted against women, all vying for male attention. It’s true that jealousy is the reason for cattiness, but I want every woman reading this post to ask herself: ‘Why is that woman jealous of ME?’ That woman walking down the hall perceives you to be a threat. But to what? Her share of male attention? Is she jealous of you because you may lure men away from her? And you: are you catty toward her because she may be more beautiful than you (and you don’t want to admit it)? Now, my question is: Why is it so important that you get more male attention? If you don’t have that cute guy’s approval, can you still feel good about yourself? Why are daddy, uncle, boyfriend or husand’s opinions so important to our sense of confidence? These are tough questions. If you are a woman reading this, I hope you have the courage to truthfully answer these questions. A few years ago, I realized that my father had always pitted my mother and I against each other. Only one of us could be his favorite at any time, so we competed for his attention. It wasn’t until college that I discovered how much my mother loved, supported and willingly stood by me, even when I felt like I hated her. She gave more to me than my father ever did. Please don’t make other women your enemies. In this country, where basic laws that give women equal rights can still be shot down in the courts, you must support your fellow women or you will never get the job promotion you deserve or the freedom from male expectations that you may not have yet tasted.

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[J. L.]

Hear! Hear!

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[J. L.]

I don’t understand. Why *should* they act like heterosexual men and women?

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[J. L.]

I’ve got to hand it to you. You’ve hit the nail on the head! Asian women have exotic sexual tricks or are sexually obedient and compliant. Latinas are ‘jungle bunnies’ and fiery and dance to salsa. Black women are sexually aggressive and dominant. All are stereotypes, and though stereotypes may have a grain of truth, the truth is distorted in the stereotype.

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[J. L.]

Maybe a better question is, ‘Do Asian men on the whole have smaller penises than men of other ethnic groups?’ The answer, I think, is yes, but the problem with generalizations is that sometimes people regard them as absolute – like ‘all white people have pale skin’ or ‘all black people have a sense of rhythm.’ Generalizations can be dangerous. I do think Asian men on the whole have smaller penises than men of other ethnicities, but, likewise, Asian women may have smaller vaginas than women of other ethnicities. This is my opinion, and I am an Asian American woman.

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