Comments on: the Monolid Rebellion pt 2 http://goldfishcake.com/2007/08/10/daughter-of-asia/the-monolid-rebellion-pt-2/ the pursuit of passion as experienced by alienman Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:00:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tiff http://goldfishcake.com/2007/08/10/daughter-of-asia/the-monolid-rebellion-pt-2/comment-page-1/#comment-5908 Tiff Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:44:49 +0000 http://goldfishcake.com/wordpress/?p=24#comment-5908 I'm going through all of your entries because I am a proud mono-lidded gal :) Strangely, all of my female relatives are very against getting this "double eyelid surgery," especially my mother. When I really wanted double eyelids (I was in high school then), I asked her if I could get the surgery and she promptly told me no. I am actually glad about her answer now, although putting on eye makeup is still quite difficult for me. Thanks for inspiring me to make more attempts at eye makeup! I hope that your blog can influence many more mono-lidded people to be proud of their eyes, epicanthic fold or not! :) I’m going through all of your entries because I am a proud mono-lidded gal :)
Strangely, all of my female relatives are very against getting this “double eyelid surgery,” especially my mother. When I really wanted double eyelids (I was in high school then), I asked her if I could get the surgery and she promptly told me no. I am actually glad about her answer now, although putting on eye makeup is still quite difficult for me.
Thanks for inspiring me to make more attempts at eye makeup! I hope that your blog can influence many more mono-lidded people to be proud of their eyes, epicanthic fold or not! :)

]]> By: goldfishcake.com » Blog Archive » Adopted an Asian with Monolids? Get More Bang for your Buck! Give your pretty little Asian adoptee a DIY tune-up. http://goldfishcake.com/2007/08/10/daughter-of-asia/the-monolid-rebellion-pt-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4907 goldfishcake.com » Blog Archive » Adopted an Asian with Monolids? Get More Bang for your Buck! Give your pretty little Asian adoptee a DIY tune-up. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:32:05 +0000 http://goldfishcake.com/wordpress/?p=24#comment-4907 [...] you know how I feel about parents and relatives pressuring young women to undergo the knife, convincing them that they [...] [...] you know how I feel about parents and relatives pressuring young women to undergo the knife, convincing them that they [...]

]]> By: Courtney http://goldfishcake.com/2007/08/10/daughter-of-asia/the-monolid-rebellion-pt-2/comment-page-1/#comment-788 Courtney Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:50:00 +0000 http://goldfishcake.com/wordpress/?p=24#comment-788 As a black woman, I know all to well the dance the devil of beauty. Black women slather their heads with lye (the chemical that makes Drano work) to change their lambs' wool hair to stick straight crap. My cousin won't leave the house without her mid-back length blonde hair weave and blue contact lenses (as if she's really fooling anybody!) My paternal grandmother hasn't spoken to me since 2003 when I stopped subjecting myself to the expensive practice of chemical burns for the sake of "White is right" beauty. Even in Nigeria, beautiful black women coat their faces with bleaching cream because they believe that they are inherently ugly. I am so saddened that "White is right is beautiful" has spread like a virus to the Asian community. Considering how 90% of Africans have epicanthic eyefolds, its a small miracle that the eye surgery hasn't taken off in places like Nigeria. Maybe its only a matter of time... As a black woman, I know all to well the dance the devil of beauty. Black women slather their heads with lye (the chemical that makes Drano work) to change their lambs’ wool hair to stick straight crap. My cousin won’t leave the house without her mid-back length blonde hair weave and blue contact lenses (as if she’s really fooling anybody!) My paternal grandmother hasn’t spoken to me since 2003 when I stopped subjecting myself to the expensive practice of chemical burns for the sake of “White is right” beauty. Even in Nigeria, beautiful black women coat their faces with bleaching cream because they believe that they are inherently ugly. I am so saddened that “White is right is beautiful” has spread like a virus to the Asian community. Considering how 90% of Africans have epicanthic eyefolds, its a small miracle that the eye surgery hasn’t taken off in places like Nigeria. Maybe its only a matter of time…

]]> By: ennx http://goldfishcake.com/2007/08/10/daughter-of-asia/the-monolid-rebellion-pt-2/comment-page-1/#comment-328 ennx Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:51:00 +0000 http://goldfishcake.com/wordpress/?p=24#comment-328 OMG.. i feel so sorry for you.. lol im chinese, and in Hk so then people are still kinda against it.. but then seriously, even though if those people have freakishly huge and pretty eyes, most people are just going to go like, god, shes not even natural anyways, shes all fake even though shes pretty stunning.. so id say i totally agree with your idea of being natural :) being a fellow monolid too :D <br/><br/>and dont worry, you'll find a good husband ;) OMG.. i feel so sorry for you.. lol im chinese, and in Hk so then people are still kinda against it.. but then seriously, even though if those people have freakishly huge and pretty eyes, most people are just going to go like, god, shes not even natural anyways, shes all fake even though shes pretty stunning.. so id say i totally agree with your idea of being natural :) being a fellow monolid too :D

and dont worry, you’ll find a good husband ;)

]]> By: Anonymous http://goldfishcake.com/2007/08/10/daughter-of-asia/the-monolid-rebellion-pt-2/comment-page-1/#comment-327 Anonymous Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:00:00 +0000 http://goldfishcake.com/wordpress/?p=24#comment-327 I get the impression that ALL Asian mothers do that. My mom and a lot of my female relatives always harass me about my very light and sparse eyebrows. They're always saying I should get them tatooed like they did. However, I'm happy to stick to my eyebrow pencil. And since I'm "tall" for an Asian girl (5'5") and thin so I look even taller, they're always commenting on that and how I'll never be able to find a Vietnamese husband because I'm a "giant." (But I live in the U.S. so I'm actually average height by "white people" standards. )<br/>--starlit (from ABB) =] I get the impression that ALL Asian mothers do that. My mom and a lot of my female relatives always harass me about my very light and sparse eyebrows. They’re always saying I should get them tatooed like they did. However, I’m happy to stick to my eyebrow pencil. And since I’m “tall” for an Asian girl (5’5″) and thin so I look even taller, they’re always commenting on that and how I’ll never be able to find a Vietnamese husband because I’m a “giant.” (But I live in the U.S. so I’m actually average height by “white people” standards. )
–starlit (from ABB) =]

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