Yellow fever

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{{hatnote|Not to be confused with {{wpl|Yellow fever|the viral disease of the same name}} that is spread by mosquitoes.}}
'''Yellow fever''' mainly means having a [[sexual]] fantasy for [[Asians]], particularly East Asians. It usually refers to a common [[racist]] [[sexual orientation]] and possessiveness toward Asian women.

Yellow fever is associated with the [[extremism|extreme]] [[right wing]] male [[chauvinism]] and the [[alt-right]]. Notable [[far right]] figures including [[Andrew Anglin]], Alex Linder, [[Richard Spencer]], and [[Mike Cernovich]] have or had Asian partners, while Dylan Roof excluded Asians to his hatred of nonwhite people because he believes they are racist too.<ref>Nguyen, M. [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/dylann-roofs-racist-manifesto-reveals-pro-asian-sentiments-n381056 Dylann Roof's Racist Manifesto Reveals 'Pro-Asian' Sentiments]. ''NBC News''. Retrieved November 24, 2019.</ref> The far right's fascination with East Asians goes back to [[racialism|racist pseudoscience]]. In fact, the [[Nazi]]s considered [[China|Chinese]] and [[Japan]]ese people to be "honorary Aryans",<ref>Goran Blazeski, [https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/03/18/hitler-saw-china-and-japan-as-equals-to-germany-and-even-wrote-admiringly-i-admit-freely-that-their-history-is-superior-to-our-own/ Hitler saw China and Japan as equals to Germany and even wrote admiringly: “I admit freely that their history is superior to our own”], The Vintage News 18 Mar. 2017</ref> which naturally led to [[Nazi Germany]] allying with Japan.

Additionally, there's a cultural [[stereotype]] on East Asian women that they are passive, subservient, conforming, [[pedophilia|child-like]], and willing to "integrate" into "white" culture. While Asian cultures do follow a collectivist philosophy that emphasizes conformity and harmony to promote group well-being, those two traits are only very general ideas that occupy on a spectrum and do not blanket apply to a culture much less individual personalities. After all, the equivalent would be others characterizing "west" culture as everyone pursuing only in self-interest, and cooperation is an alien concept. Nevertheless Asian women are stereotyped as being overly modest and docile as well as having a petite build,<ref>Mukkamala, S. Suyemoto, K. (July 26, 2018). [https://www.apa.org/pubs/highlights/spotlight/issue-119 From Exotic to Invisible: Asian American Womens' Experiences of Discrimination]. ''American Psychological Association''. Retrieved November 24, 2019.</ref> which are perfect stereotypes for the aforementioned men. However, there aren't clear explanations for why Asian partners, who have full agency with their actions, accepted engaging with the aforementioned far-right figures, especially when Spencer's ex-girlfriend knew Spencer's white supremacist leanings.

There is a perception among the far-right men that East Asia is also somehow unaffected by the so-called scourges of [[feminism]]. This is despite a version of feminism growing in East Asia<ref>Harvey-Taylor (August 15, 2017). [https://www.themonsoonproject.org/feminism-in-the-asia-pacific/ Feminism in the Asia Pacific]. ''The Monsoon Project''. Retrieved November 24, 2019.</ref> such as China,<ref>Kaiman, J. (June 15, 2016). [https://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-china-feminist-activists-20160614-snap-story.html In China, feminism is growing and so is the backlash]. ''LA Times''. Retrieved November 24, 2019.</ref> being intertwined with the protest of communism's promotion of strict traditional gender roles. In the [[United States]], Asian-American women have condemned the fetishization of women at the Women's March.<ref>Madani, D. (January 22, 2018). [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/constance-wu-womens-march-asian-festish_n_5a665ca1e4b0dc592a0bbe1f Constance Wu Calls Out The Fetishization Of Asians At Women’s March]. ''Huffington Post''. Retrieved November 24, 2019.</ref>

==See also==
* [[Incel]]
* [[/pol/]]

==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxujufVbMmw Types of guys who have Asian fetish], [[YouTube]]
* [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/06/opinion/sunday/alt-right-asian-fetish.html The Alt-Right’s Asian Fetish], ''[[The New York Times]]''

==References==
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[[Category:Alt-right]]
[[category:Machismo]]
[[Category:Racism]]
[[Category:Sexism]]
[[Category:Orientalist woo]]

Categories: Alt-right, Machismo, Racism, Sexism, Orientalist woo