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Brands featuring Chinese models with narrow eyes in advertisements have been accused of racism.
3 sty 2022 · Brands featuring Chinese models with narrow eyes in advertisements have been accused of racism.
The highest frequency of occurrence of epicanthic folds is found in specific populations or ethnicities: East Asians, Southeast Asians, Central Asians, North Asians, Polynesians, Micronesians, Indigenous peoples of the Americas, and some African people (especially among Khoisan and Nilotic people).
So the theory is/was that Asian populations evolved on a high altitude steppe and that the fatty deposit under the eye protected from reflecting light from the ground. The issue is that many populations of humans (like, you know, Africans) lived under extreme sunlight and have the 'round-eye'.
The main difference in eye shape is the way the upper eyelid meets the inner corner of the eye. In many ethnicities, including East Asians, Southeast Asians, Polynesians and Native Americans, there is commonly a slight fold at this point, called an ‘epicanthic fold’.
16 wrz 2013 · The obsession with Asian eyes, especially the shape, dates back centuries. And it seems like the easiest way to describe an Asian person's eyes is by likening them to nuts. Specifically,...
11 sie 2020 · Influencers have been posting images modeling “fox eyes” – a look popularized by celebrities. But critics say the trend is racially insensitive, and an act of cultural appropriation.
