<p>aka "the only thing asian about myself is my name?"</p>
<p>is it perfectly acceptable for them to act like whites?</p>
<p>Do you think a lot of asian males inadvertently reject their culture? (simply because they would prefer to play computer games than embrace their own culture?)</p>
<p>They probably don’t hang out with Asians enough. There’s nothing wrong acting “white” or any other stereotypical groups. They are just shaped by what they grew up on. They would be more willing to accept their culture if they hang out with more Asians, especially those cute Asian girls.</p>
<p>I am an Asian and I reject my culture because I refuse to be associated with any specific culture; I consider myself a cosmopolitan. I do not act like a white (or black or Hispanic or indigenous or w/e) person.</p>
<p>I feel it’s absolutely absurd and overrated that someone should feel obliged, even in the slightest, to practice certain traditions because of intrinsic traits (ethnicity, residency, etc.). People should live however they like without pressure to practice specific traditions.</p>
<p>+1 to ryanxing</p>
<p>LOL to my white friends, I’m the “whitest” of them all (I’m Asian). I don’t see anything wrong about Asians who reject their culture. It really depends on the what the person prefers. It’s only when Asians who are really into their own culture reject it because of what others think that it becomes sorta negative :/</p>
<p><em>shrug</em> I’m one and a half generation American, my parents were English and Spanish…</p>
<p>I don’t have a kilt, have never spoken with a brit accent, and don’t know much Spanish… …</p>
<p>What’s your opinion on that? I guess I rejected my culture lol.</p>
<p>I don’t have anything against it and I don’t judge anyone for someone rejecting or taking on their culture. I don’t even think “rejecting” is the right word here. Your culture is whatever you want it to be. I’m Korean, but I’m an American citizen. And to be honest, I don’t identify with either. Or any nation for that matter</p>
<p>Yes, your culture is what you want it to be. That said, I do get irritated by people who look down upon their culture and their roots, or who look down upon you for loving your traditions.</p>
<p>They’re not exactly rejecting it, since they’re just doing what’s common for people now. I think it’s nice to know your own language and the basic history/knowlege about your family’s country of origin, but other than that, you should be allowed to be open to other things in the world, regardless of which culture it comes from. Learning about other countries helps you learn about your own, kind of a reflection thing? Many things they may be doing are considered “American” but America itself is a land of people from different backgrounds, so why should we single Asians out, the majority of Americans whose ancestors were from Europe and Africa don’t get told that they’re rejecting their culture.</p>
<p>^ True.</p>
<p>Only black guy in my group of friends(Most diverse group you’ll find in this school).
I am considered to be such a white black guy. I ask what do I have to do to be black and they’re like stop being smart. I took no offense to this and found it very funny.</p>
<p>MIThopeful16, are we like lost twins or something? Lol, I’m the exact same way and in the exact same position (Oreos ftw!). I don’t know you personally InquisitiveOne, but to me (imho) your question stereotypes a large and diverse group of people. Would you say the same thing of a white person who comes from a country-music lovin’ background who likes rap music instead? I don’t believe it’s a matter of rejecting one’s culture, just choosing which one what he/she wants/likes to do.</p>
<p>I think that it’s their choice and they should do as they please. If they want to act white, gangstayo, etc they are free to do so.</p>
<p>People can practice whatever type of culture they want to. But “act like whites” is really overgeneralizing, as it entails that all people of European, North African, or Middle Eastern descent have the same culture.</p>
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My opinion is that I wouldn’t expect an Englishman to wear a kilt, haha.</p>
<p>It seems like any time a minority isn’t acting like the most completely stereotypical version of his/her respective race, that person automatically gets labeled as “acting white.” A black person that listens to rock, is smart, and doesn’t speak like a bumpkin? ACTING WHITE.
I do understand that there are some people that do hate their roots and reject them, but I’m talking about something different. Take me, for example. I really, really dislike most rap. I don’t speak like some ghetto idiot. I like school and do well in it. The fact that some people take this as “selling out” and denying my race really saddens me. 
I’m not ashamed to be black. I’ll say it just as proudly as the next person. But to most people (ironically, it’s mostly other black people that do this), the fact that I don’t act like a complete caricature of the black race is not fully “embracing” my heritage.</p>
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Try asking Ice Cube.
Don’t confuse cosmopolitanarism with absence of subscription to a particular culture.</p>
<p>Anthropologically, culture is never biologically pre-determined so it is entirely discretionary. When one’s cultural observance is concordant with others’ perception is more accurately described along the typicality-atypicality spectrum than along the faithfulness-betrayal one.</p>
<p>I go around with my vigilante band of Asian Sensations and force feed culture-rejecting Asians homemade rice and then strap them to a bed covered in Hello Kitty plushies.
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Not really. Culture-rejecting Asians just means less competition in Ivy League admissions. In fact, I harbor a secret hatred for those Asians in my school who worship all things anime, manga, and Japanese. They’re embarrassing and annoying, especially when people think I’m related to some of those Anime Freaks (as they’re happily called).</p>
<p>You cannot “act like whites” because that in itself is a stereotype. Not all white people act the same and not all asians do either. People have the right to behave however they want. If you think they’re denying their culture, that’s your beef.</p>
<p>That was the point of saying “act like whites.” They are not white, but they act like a white, so therefore they cannot be stereotyped. Likewise, if an Asian person can act white, then acting like a white person is not just for white people. Therefore, white people cannot fit into a stereotype either.</p>
<p>This applies for every other race/ethnicity as well.</p>
<p>Besides completely screwing up the spelling of cosmopolitanism in my previous post:
Culture is wider than its common definition suggests. People’s cultural norms and values are constantly shifting, and if a cultural fugue is defined as a drastic change, then denying one’s culture could happen through geographical change, as through migration; employment promotion; or even marriage. It’d be absurd to erect an ethnic fence around any of those 3 and others.</p>
<p>It’s like denying part of one’s identity or history. I wouldn’t do it, but everyone’s an individual and the extent to which they choose to accept or reject their past is up to them.</p>