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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just can’t imagine what those eyes look like. Why are they called Asian if there are no Asians involved?

I am white and I have almond eyes and so do my kids. This has nothing to do with Asia - your eyes are either round or almond shaped. “Asian eyes” are what people call hooded eyes.[/quote]

This is part of what is so annoying about this. DH is from another country but not Asian, and he nor our children have hooded eyes. DH's eyes are more squinty and up-turned than mine. Grandma just keeps pointing out these differences saying they're beautiful, but also not realizing it's annoying and a little insensitive, and not even accurate to refer to them as Asian or Chinese eyes, not to mention how that comes across as racially insensitive.

She makes comments about my daughter's hair a little too much too, but at least they come across more as compliments and not so ridiculously offensive as "Chinese eyes."

She's feeling wounded since I told her that's not right to say. Oh well.[/quote]

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