Faculty of Design

Illustration

Beige Blum

For the "Aesthetic"

Purikura photos in relation to “kawaii" culture & how many Asians feel forced to emulate this kind of aesthetic. It connects being Asian to a specific aesthetic & exemplifies the statement that Asians themselves are simply an aesthetic for fetishists. Perpetuated by weeaboos, koreaboos, &/or those who partake in "asianfishing” (ie. the attempt to convert your current facial features to more resemble facial features that are more prominent to Asians in general. In extreme examples, asianfishers will also lie about/pretend to be Asian or of Asian descent)