I’ve always wondered if that had something to do with the cultural revolution in China in the late ‘60s early ‘70s. Like was there something about living in that time that made you look older as you aged? And maybe the people born well after that time just weren’t under that kind of stress and ended up looking younger.
remon@ani.social 3 weeks ago
Understandable, as Asian people don’t seem to age until they are like 60 at which point they instantly turn into looking like 90.
IndignantIguana@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
rumschlumpel@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
This stereotype isn’t China-specific, though. For Japan, the cutoff point would be WW2, which is the same as for most of Europe.
rafoix@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
That’s just an online stereotype.
ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Stereotypes are based on observable real events. They are not randomly made up.
jerkface@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Only sometimes. Often they are based on ignorance and prejudice.
rafoix@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Stereotypes are peer reviewed scientific observations
Or
Stereotypes are just made up by a person very likely as a joke and people of very high intelligence parrot them without any critical thinking and laugh like hyenas at their ability to accurately repeat words
foggy@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Correction: stereotypes are based on “kernels of truth” which may or may not be observable real events. These kernels of truth can come from fictitious or non fictitious sources.