I have no reason to doubt that, it’s a stereotype I haven’t heard, but tbh I’m actively avoiding people who would have that view.
It’s mostly based on memes, where as far as I know, Asians are usually considered the smart archetype, but I understand that’s not really a reliable source of widespread view about a race.
The general view of Asians population-wide is negative¹, so that’s going to be in any output, no matter what the context.
¹ Don’t believe me? Ask anybody Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, etc. in 2020-2023, say. Or anybody Sikh post-9/11. Or …
I have no reason to doubt that, it’s a stereotype I haven’t heard, but tbh I’m actively avoiding people who would have that view.
It’s mostly based on memes, where as far as I know, Asians are usually considered the smart archetype, but I understand that’s not really a reliable source of widespread view about a race.