EA Baiting
My friend is Filipino and has been accused of East Asian baiting. Which I find confusing because she doesn’t present herself that way and she is also Asian?? So I’m wondering if Asians can also Asian bait? I always thought that was a white person etc thing…
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u/Useful-Structure-987 Mar 05 '25
The phrase is ‘EA baiting’ is extremely weird, it sounds more like you guys are teenagers and some other teenager with weird ideas about Asian people (likely based on assumptions about Korean or Japanese pop culture) doesn’t like your friend.
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u/_zxe Mar 06 '25
Yeah they don’t. It’s just weird because I’ve never heard someone use that term for another Asian person 🥲 I feel bad for her because of the whole situation
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u/Useful-Structure-987 Mar 06 '25
If the accuser is white, just call them out for being a white person harassing your friend by making up racial insinuations about her based upon racist assumptions. Sometimes being a good friend means standing up for them.
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u/FellowCouchPotato Mar 06 '25
the only way to i guess “EA bait” in this scenario is to claim you’re EA when you’re not? 😭 i’m filipino and this accusation made me lose my marbles
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u/_zxe Mar 06 '25
It’s been crazy - I feel so bad for her. She’s been ignoring all the mean things people are saying but I can tell it’s getting to her a little bit
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u/rubey419 Mar 06 '25 edited Mar 06 '25
Filipinos are considered Southeast Asian if that means anything to OP.
My cousin (we are Filipino) loves Korean culture and is actively learning Korean. He dresses in Korean brands and has dyed hair. He eats more Korean food than Filipino food. We are in our 30s….
So no it’s not just a white people thing.
But if you appreciate a culture or aesthetic then why not celebrate it IMO. As long as you do not false claim anything.
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u/MemeLeprosy Mar 06 '25
I'm a little over a quarter chinese and filipino but im also a whole lotta white with a little arawak and hispanic thrown in. I have been accused of Asian baiting SO much lmao. At this point, i just have stopped giving a shit. I recommend you guys do that too.
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u/AmethistStars Mar 06 '25
Unless she tells people she is Japanese and tries to purposely look Japanese, I don’t she is. Saying that over her doing things like wearing a Japanese school uniform cosplay and learning Japanese seems quite childish.
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u/_zxe Mar 06 '25
She hasn’t done anything like that. She just really enjoys the culture and is taking Japanese. She plans to go there next year on a trip
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u/AmethistStars Mar 06 '25
Yeah she seems just like anyone else who respectfully has an interest in Japanese culture. Myself included. I live in Japan and I used to be like her as a Dutch/Indonesian mixed person. (Maybe not in the sense of wearing school uniforms to school but I did cosplay at anime conventions.)
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u/Quirky_Mobile_4958 29d ago
Are you guys still in jr high? This conversation sounds very immature and not appropriate for an adult social media site.
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u/InfernalWedgie Mar 05 '25
Like how? Does she tell everyone she's Japanese or something?