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By: 8Asians.com » I May Be Short, But Nothing Short of Perspective

8Asians.com » I May Be Short, But Nothing Short of Perspective — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 23:10:25 +0000

[...] with the word “Asian,” just like any other stereotype. Even Obama’s aware of it (see his comment on his Hawaiian basketball teammates.) Which is probably why we get carded all the [...]

By: blah

blah — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:30:00 +0000

fuck no. i am an asian and im tall.

By: 8Asians.com » Tall, Short and Segregated Asians: Six Lessons from a Basketball Season

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:35:07 +0000

[...] said that (so did Barack Obama), but after this season, I’d have to qualify that statement to “some groups of [...]

By: 888 Society | Study: Americans Expect Business Leaders to Be White

888 Society | Study: Americans Expect Business Leaders to Be White — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:16:13 +0000

[...] (vs. just 4% of all men). And even presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has commented that Asians are not tall. So where does this put Asians and Asian Americans in business? According to the Committee of 100 [...]

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:28:00 +0000

@Kaptin Kirck: I don’t see that. While some of the Asian Americans kids born in the US are taller than their parents, not every one of them is taller and even the ones that are taller are not on average taller than kids of other ethnic backgrounds. I see the height disadvantage all the time with my kids volleyball and basketball teams, which are mostly Asian American. There are regions of Chinese where people are pretty tall, but kids with ancestry from those areas never seem to play on the same teams with my kids!

By: jeffat8asians

jeffat8asians — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:28:00 +0000

By: Kaptin Kirck

Kaptin Kirck — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 20:03:13 +0000

Old world asians are short. The younger generation is about the same height as any other race. People grow better when they have sufficient food. I would be offended if it weren’t true. Your race affects your culture and tradition, and is guided by your DNA. That can’t be changed. But the mind is unaffected by any of that. My only problem with all that is when people mix the inward and outward up. He was just talking about basketball, so I got no problem with that. But it is better said behind closed doors. Not because it matters, because it shouldn’t, but because most people don’t know how to react to a little chiding. Obama’s head is really small. Maybe that’s why he spoke so easily.

By: Kaptin Kirck

Kaptin Kirck — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 20:03:00 +0000