Season 4 Episode 7 -
Positive Stereotypes (Not That Great)

Here are some positive stereotypes we hear as mixed Koreans:

All mixed Koreans are beautiful!

You’re lucky, because you had a multi-cultural upbringing.

You speak multiple languages.

Mixed people have the good genes.

Being mixed means you get a global experience.

Or sometimes, positive stereotypes are carried over from your other side:

Example: if you believe that Black people are strong and good at sports, if someone who is mixed Black does something physically impressive, you can say “그러니까, 아빠는 흑인 분이시잖아!”

Or if someone is light and breezy, not overly concerned about 눈치 봐-ing, and their father is from America, you can say “oh they’re so cool and friendly because they’re half American.” 

But wait a minute! That’s not acknowledging my personality, or my own hard work, or my own choices to be the person I want to be.

At first glance, it seems different than negative stereotypes, but ultimately it does the same thing - strips down a full human being to the qualities or characteristics you choose to believe. 

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