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    "How Do You Draw Asian Women?"

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    Image of Jack_Burton Jack_Burton
    11/12/09

    In reply to "How Do You Draw Asian Women?"
    I've seen better art at Red Lobster, on the table-paper. #asians
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    Image of Skellatrix Skellatrix
    11/12/09

    In reply to "How Do You Draw Asian Women?"
    When I was a kid, I drew ALL my girls with eyes and lips like that...and EPIC hair. I thought I just really liked sketching "pretty makeup." I had no idea I was, in actuality, creating genuine representations of all Asian women.

    And yeah, his drawing skills are, apparently, on par with mine at age 12.

    ETA: Actually, 12 is really giving him too much credit.
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    Image of rednrowdy rednrowdy
    11/12/09

    In reply to "How Do You Draw Asian Women?"
    is it just me or did he just draw a brat doll? #asians
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    Image of Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC
    11/12/09

    In reply to "How Do You Draw Asian Women?"
    The funny thing is the "Asian Woman" he drew could be anybody. Keisha up the street. Becky at the mall. Maria at the restaurant. Lelani at the 7-11. If I hadn't known the intent behind the drawing, I would have thought that he'd just drawn a lame cartoon of a girl with a purse.
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    Edited by Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC at 11/12/09 9:09 PM Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC was starred Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC was unstarred
    Image of Meangirl.is.for.the.Horde Meangirl.is.for.the.Horde
    11/12/09

    @Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC: I've gone crosseyed looking at myself in the mirror trying to figure out how I look like that drawing. Which means me and the drawing finally have one thing in common!

    Wait, let me find my purse! We can make it two things! #asians
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    Image of Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC
    11/12/09

    @Meangirl.is.for.the.Horde: I'm black, but I picked up my purse and stared in the mirror and I'll be damned if I don't look exactly like that girl. Maybe there's a little Asian in my cocoa? Good to know. Good to know. #asians
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    Image of Meangirl.is.for.the.Horde Meangirl.is.for.the.Horde
    11/12/09

    @Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC: LOL! This guy is a true master of racially aware 2-D drawing. Why hasn't Disney hired him already? #asians
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    Image of RousseMacabre RousseMacabre
    11/12/09

    In reply to "How Do You Draw Asian Women?"
    That's so incredibly insensitive. I'll show you how to draw a woman who isn't amused. #asians
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    Image of Katxyz Katxyz
    11/12/09

    In reply to "How Do You Draw Asian Women?"
    You know, all my Google Ads are now popping up with ways for me to "Meet Asian Women" but I don't think I need to after seeing that sketch. I mean, what else do I need to know? #asians
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    Image of MyUnderpantsHaveFlamesOnThem MyUnderpantsHaveFlamesOnThem
    11/12/09

    In reply to "How Do You Draw Asian Women?"
    I wasn't surprised to see this is a product of eHow, one of Demand Media's domains. Wired just had a fantastic article about their media model that might shed some light on how this video came to be: [www.wired.com]

    For those who might go the "tl;dr" route, they decide which articles/videos to make based on an algorithm that includes search terms, keywords dictated by the ad market and existing articles/videos. It sounds like they took "drawing Asian women" quite literally, when the related searches are probably for how to attract Asian women. Not that that's any better or less creepy.

    This is a good demonstration of what can go wrong when you crank out media based on algorithms, underpaid/inexperienced labor, and an utter lack of common sense. #asians
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    Image of Valkyrie607 Valkyrie607
    11/12/09

    In reply to "How Do You Draw Asian Women?"
    How to Draw An Asian Woman

    1. Find an Asian woman.

    2. Introduce yourself politely. Explain that you're an artist and you would like her to sit for you.

    3. If she doesn't think you're a perv, and you agree to her hourly rate, then you can draw her. It takes practice.

    Next Up: How to Draw a White Woman.
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    formergr promoted this comment Edited by Valkyrie607 at 11/12/09 8:15 PM Valkyrie607 was starred Valkyrie607 was unstarred
    Image of Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC
    11/12/09

    @Valkyrie607: Nice. #asians
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    Image of randomnessish randomnessish
    11/12/09

    In reply to "How Do You Draw Asian Women?"
    Um...not even a good drawing. You need a lesson and exaggerated pencil strokes to draw like an 8 year old? #asians
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    Image of greeneyedfem greeneyedfem
    11/12/09

    In reply to "How Do You Draw Asian Women?"
    That's not an Asian woman. That's a Bratz doll. You fail, dude. #asians
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    Image of randomslut randomslut
    11/12/09

    In reply to "How Do You Draw Asian Women?"
    I'm an Asian woman... and oh boy is this just like looking in a mirror! I have eyes and hair too!! Now just add a kimono and a Hello Kitty purse and it'll be JUST PERFECT!

    Seriously though, who is this man and can I kick him? #asians
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    Image of RupertsDrop RupertsDrop
    11/12/09

    @randomslut: I'm half Japanese. When my oldest first started school, a PTA lady came up to me and told me how lucky I am. Because I look exotic, but I'm still White.

    I had no idea how to respond to that. #asians
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    Image of randomslut randomslut
    11/12/09

    @RupertsDrop: Haha I used to get that all the time, even though I'm 100% Korean... people used to tell me that I had a "white person nose" and that I should never get plastic surgery. A blank stare usually does the trick. #asians
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    Image of Rooo sez BISH PLZ Rooo sez BISH PLZ
    11/12/09

    @RupertsDrop: @Clare116: I'm thinking people are getting stupider. Maybe it has something to do with the phthalates in the water bottles. #asians
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    Image of girlwithapen girlwithapen
    11/12/09

    In reply to "How Do You Draw Asian Women?"
    Not only is this unsettling and bizarre for the obvious reasons, I've no clue what qualifies this man to be a drawing instructor. I'm pretty sure my bored-in-lecture doodles are better than this creep's cartoon.

    Creep's cartoon. Hmm. Alliterative possibilities abound. Creepy cartoonist crafts cliched caricature, confounding clever commenters? #asians
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    Image of Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC
    11/12/09

    In reply to "How Do You Draw Asian Women?"
    I've always liked to think that people of any ethnicity could have noses that range from cute buttons to toucan beaks.

    I think this dude is fetishizing more than anything. #asians
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    Image of ronniedobbs ronniedobbs
    11/12/09

    @Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC: It's like he was designing the template for his Real Doll. #asians
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    Image of Rooo sez BISH PLZ Rooo sez BISH PLZ
    11/12/09

    @Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC: You don't think it. You know it. #asians
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    Image of yvanehtnioj yvanehtnioj
    11/12/09

    In reply to "How Do You Draw Asian Women?"
    Does this remind anyone else of that episode of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia where Dennis decides he can design women's clothes and then just draws a bunch of pictures of headless women with giant breasts and tiny waists (You start with the breasts...)?

    Also, the final picture here didn't even look particularly Asian, it looked like the head you'd put on a stick figure doodle if class ran long. #asians
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    Image of Rooo sez BISH PLZ Rooo sez BISH PLZ
    11/12/09

    @yvanehtnioj: Why is it so frequently the ghastly incompetent and tasteless dudes who decide they can "do stuff"?

    Dude. Get a second opinion. #asians
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    Image of meritxell: an erotic life meritxell: an erotic life
    11/12/09

    @yvanehtnioj: OMG I IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT OF THIS and spent like 10 minutes google imaging to see if I could find/post it before scrolling down and seeing your comment. :) #asians
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    Image of Penny Penny
    11/12/09

    In reply to "How Do You Draw Asian Women?"

    Every Asian friend I have looks like this. #asians
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    Image of rodmanstreet rodmanstreet
    11/12/09


    @Penny: Really? Because mine look like this. #asians
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