Monday, April 26, 2010

Fun with Google Auto-complete Part 1

It's really interesting to see what kinds of stereotypes people have about different races and ethnicities. One way to explore this is through Google auto-complete. This is what I came up when using Google to search "Why are (insert race/ethnicity here)" and turning auto-complete on:

1) Why are Asians...
  -called zipperheads
  -so smart
  -eyes slanted
  -so skinny
  -so ugly
  -bad drivers
  -good at math
   -short
  -yellow
  -so short

2) Why are Asian Americans...
  -considered model minorities

3) Why are Chinese...
  -people called zipperheads
  -eyes slanted
  -restaurants closed on mondays
 -people so skinny
  -people so smart
  -people so ugly
  -people so rude
 -people yellow
 -bad drivers
 -people short

4) Why are Koreans...
 -called zipperheads
 -so rude
 -good at starcraft
-so racist
 -so skinny
-so tall
-so good at speedskating
-so pretty
-so smart

5) Why are Japanese...
-people so weird
-girls so pretty
-women so hot
-people so skinny
-so smart
-killing whales
-people so perverted
-short
-so healthy
-women pigeon food

6) Why are Vietnamese...
-called charlie
-called gooks
-people rude
-so good at poker
-so short

7) Why are Filipinos...
-so ugly
-so annoying
-always late
-good dancers
-good singers
-so rude
-short
-stupid
-so pretty
-dark

8) Why are Indians...
-so smelly
-so smart
-so ugly
-so cheap
-obsessed with fairness
-afraid of dogs
-so racist
-so rich
-called indians
-vegetarian

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