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Revision as of 06:51, 20 April 2004 by 128.135.222.198 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)A slang term used in the United States to describe someone non-Asian, typically but not necessarily a white man, who is attracted to Asians, typically referring to East Asian countries like Japan, China, Korea, etc.
An Asian fetish in this sense is probably not a fetish by the Freudian definition of the word, i.e. a situation where the object of affection is an inanimate object or a specific part of a person. However, some individuals have been noticed to be interested in qualities they believe to be true amongst the Asian population, such as innocence/virginity, submissive behavior, or promiscuity (although generally not all three at the same time). To this extent, occassionally a distinction is made for "bad" Asian fetishes, those who are attracted to Asians for these psychological or other more fetishistic qualities, as opposed to individuals who perhaps find Asians physically beautiful or interesting culturally. This latter group is never referred to as "good" Asian fetishes but can be seen as distinct from the "bad" fetishists.