http://talentdevelop.com/148/masi-oka-on-intelligence-and-expectations-and-stereotyping/ Information and inspiration to enhance creativity and personal growth Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:19:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://talentdevelop.com/148/masi-oka-on-intelligence-and-expectations-and-stereotyping/comment-page-1/#comment-359 Kelli Tue, 04 Sep 2007 21:06:34 +0000 http://talentdevelop.com/masi-oka-on-intelligence-and-expectations-and-stereotyping/#comment-359 I agree with Masi. I'm Caucasian, but I am so tired of Asians being branded as freakishly smart by jealous Americans. I do believe that many Asians are hardworking, admirable individuals, and many lazy Americans have created this stereotype of Asians having super-human intelligence. The bottom line is that I, like Masi, would rather have people expect little of me so that I can wow them. Race does not make a person; their lifestyle and personal expectations mold them into the people that they will become for the rest of their lives. (And don't worry, Masi...I'm pretty terrible at driving, myself. ;-) I agree with Masi. I’m Caucasian, but I am so tired of Asians being branded as freakishly smart by jealous Americans. I do believe that many Asians are hardworking, admirable individuals, and many lazy Americans have created this stereotype of Asians having super-human intelligence. The bottom line is that I, like Masi, would rather have people expect little of me so that I can wow them. Race does not make a person; their lifestyle and personal expectations mold them into the people that they will become for the rest of their lives. (And don’t worry, Masi…I’m pretty terrible at driving, myself.

]]> http://talentdevelop.com/148/masi-oka-on-intelligence-and-expectations-and-stereotyping/comment-page-1/#comment-291 Derrick Kwa Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:37:47 +0000 http://talentdevelop.com/masi-oka-on-intelligence-and-expectations-and-stereotyping/#comment-291 I'm an Asian, but at the risk of insulting myself, I don't think that Asians are smarter. I think they are generally just more hardworking. Sometimes overly so, in my opinion. And I think that here in Asia, results from hard work too often gets mistreated as a sign of intelligence. I’m an Asian, but at the risk of insulting myself, I don’t think that Asians are smarter. I think they are generally just more hardworking. Sometimes overly so, in my opinion. And I think that here in Asia, results from hard work too often gets mistreated as a sign of intelligence.

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