Commenters pepper women’s social media accounts with the misunderstood phrase, fueling anxiety about dating and their sense of self
An Asian woman vlogging about her dating life – and particularly about dating white men – gets commenters reacting to her updates with the words “Oxford study”. A young Asian student showing off her prom dress with her white boyfriend sees “obligatory Oxford study comment” on her TikTok. “I can already hear the oxford study comments coming,” one Asian woman captions a video of her dancing with her white partner.
Some of them seem to have a critique around Asian fetishes and racialization, but they need to think deeply about their own position “Some of them seem to have a critique around Asian fetishes and racialization, but they need to think deeply about their own position,” Sung said. “How are they similarly treating Asian women as objects to be possessed rather than respecting the agency, autonomy and humanity of Asian women?”
The “Oxford study” comments make her feel like a bit of a stereotype, but part of the reason for the shift has been the intra-community gender expectations for her to be a doting girlfriend – set not just by potential partners, but by their parents. “I even told my mom, if I ever bring home a fully Chinese dude named Kevin, just shoot me,” she said.
What’s more, both Dawn and Sophia have encountered instances of fetishization from white men in their dating lives. Sophia recalls being on a date with a white man who told her he was sexually aroused by her eating with chopsticks. Both women heed warning signs of “yellow fever” when scrolling on a dating app: any mentions of anime or a voracious desire to travel to Japan, or comments expressing interest in practicing an Asian language with matches.
Emily was unnerved to learn that this so-called “Oxford study” had been made up to legitimize scrutiny of Asian women’s personal lives. “A chill just went down my spine,” she said. Still, manycalled The New Suzie Wong: Normative Assumptions of White Male and Asian Female Relationships in its collection. The co-authors, Murali Balaji and Worapron Worawongs Chanthapan, are not on TikTok, so they were surprised to see their work referenced in this context online.
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