| Abstract | U ovom diplomskom radu proučavamo najčešće seksualne stereotipe o istočnoazijskim narodima, s fokusom na azijsko-američka iskustva pojedinaca porijeklom iz Kine, Koreje, Japana i Filipina, kako su povijesne okolnosti utjecale na oblikovanje tih stereotipa, a mediji na njihovo širenje. Glavno pitanje na koje se nastoji odgovoriti je postoji li i kakva je povezanost rase, roda i seksualizacije, odnosno seksualnih stereotipa. Stereotipi se najčešće tvore na temelju stvarnih događaja i iskustava, a ponekad i na temelju izmišljenih ili zamišljenih. I u jednom i u drugom slučaju mediji igraju ulogu kao izvor informacija o pripadnicima različitih grupa, poput rasnih, etničkih ili seksualnih. Najčešći objekti seksualnih stereotipa i objektivizacije su žene, a u slučaju istočnoazijskih žena to znači da se smatra da su one u heteroseksualnim odnosima submisivne i uslužne u pogledu kućnih poslova i seksualnog zadovoljavanja partnera. One su idealne kućanice, majke i supruge. Azijski muškarci su, s druge strane, prikazani kao feminizirani i slabi, podliježu fizičkoj, ekonomskoj i društvenoj moći bijelog muškarca i nisu sposobni brinuti se o svojoj obitelji. Ovi stereotipi, od kojih neki potječu od vremena kad je Marko Polo putovao Kinom, utječu na svakodnevni život azijske dijaspore, na odabir partnera i percepciju sebe kao pojedinca, pripadnika određene rase i etničke skupine te građanina SAD-a |
| Abstract (english) | In this graduate thesis, we will examine the most common sexual stereotypes of East Asian people, focusing on Asian-American experiences of Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Filipino individuals, how historical circumstances influenced the creation of these stereotypes, and how media influenced their spreading. The main question we aim to answer is whether there is a connection between race, gender, and sexualization, or rather sexual stereotypes, and what is the nature of this connection. Stereotypes are commonly rooted in real-life events and experiences, and more often than not, on fictional and imagined ones. In both cases, media plays a great role as the source of information about members of different groups, such as racial, ethnic, or sexual. The most common objects of sexual stereotypes and objectification are women, and in the case of East Asian women, this means they are perceived as being submissive servants in heterosexual relationships, especially regarding housework and sexually satisfying their partner. They are ideal housewives, mothers, and wives. Asian men, on the other hand, are perceived as feminized and weak, easily breaking under the physical, economic and social power of a white man, all while being uncapable of taking care of their families. These stereotypes, some of which originate from the period when Marco Polo travelled to China, affect the daily life of the Asian diaspora, their choice of partners and their self-perception as individuals, as members of a specific racial and ethnic group, and as the citizens of the USA |
