# Sick and tired **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 7, 2009, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-and-tired/488635 "2009-03-07T06:15:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 73
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2009, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-and-tired/488635/73 "2009-03-08T01:32:09Z")
A good chunk of his list was addressed in the first reply by **Derleth**. While by no means aimed solely at them, a large number of his peeves have a high correlation with hipsterdom. As to the Asian thing, you people have seriously never heard of [asian fetishism](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_fetish), or yellow fever as it’s more colloquially known? I’m surprised to see it listed because it doesn’t seem as prevalent as it used to and I never heard it described as a social status thing, but white American men being highly interested in Asian women is hardly a recent phenomenon, at least in the US. For those asking for a cite, here: > [@What causes a fetish for Asian women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-a-fetish-for-asian-women/310872/1): > > Like many, many American men, I have a huge thing for Asian girls. Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Filipina, whatever. So many of them seem to be hotter, to me, than the percentage of hot non-Asian girls. Where, oh where, does this fetish come from? What past sunconscious experience, or genetic predisposition, makes a guy really attracted to Asian women? I just find the facial appearance of Asian females very, very attractive. > > I know I am not alone here. It seems like Asian girls are the most specifically lusted-for demographic, on the basis of ethnicity, in this country. For example, there is so much Asian porn marketed in the US and clearly it is being eaten up by American male audiences, so there must be a large group of men in this country who like the way Asian girls look. Why, though, is there this attraction? It can’t be just because they’re “exotic” and “different.” Women from the Middle East, or from South America, or from Africa also look different and “exotic,” but I don’t find myself specifically attracted to them. There is something about the unique facial structure of Asian girls that I like - the specific distances between the nose and mouth, the shape of the eyes, the overall look of the face, that I find intensely appealing. Why, though? Also, Kevin Smith and Seth Rogen are funny, and I like gauged piercings. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-and-tired/488635)._