본문 바로가기 주메뉴 바로가기
국회도서관 홈으로 정보검색 소장정보 검색

초록보기

This essay examines the evolution of Asian female stereotypes in contemporary media, focusing on the transition from traditional exoticized representations to the emergence of the “cool and sexy Asian girl” trope and its eventual transformation into the “angry Asian woman” figure. Through a critical analysis of recent films and television series such as Beef and Everything Everywhere All at Once, the study explores how these new representations, while ostensibly challenging older stereotypes, often inadvertently reinforce problematic tropes and fail to address systemic issues of racial and gendered marginalization. The research draws parallels between media representations and real-world phenomena like the Asian Baby Girl (ABG) trend, illustrating how attempts at reappropriation and empowerment can be constrained by existing racial and gender paradigms. The essay argues that the quantitative growth in Asian women’s representation on screen is not matched by their presence in the media industry, resulting in portrayals that are still largely shaped by a non-Asian, non-female gaze. Furthermore, the study introduces the concept of “representational collapse,” drawing an analogy with model collapse in large language models (LLMs) to describe how the proliferation of new stereotypes leads to a homogenization of Asian female representation. This phenomenon limits the potential for truly diverse and nuanced portrayals, creating a cycle of self-referential and increasingly detached representations.