Phelan,
Santa Rosa, CA
A common stereotype about Asians is that they are blind. This stereotype was made because Asians appear to have closed eyes. Although it may impair the overall visibility somewhat, eyelids do not determine the level of an eye’s vision. I have heard this comment numerous times, whether as a joke or not. This ideology has become such a significant title to my race that even my siblings casually label each other under such words. Through personal experiences, many jokes are said that relate to my eyesight which rarely have an effect on me. Not surprisingly, when exposed to something enough times, even something as racial as Asian blindness, a person can become desensitized to many things. My physical vision is a perfect 20/20, yet I’m always labeled as blind.
