1 | '''Basic Trope''': An Asian woman is portrayed as being incredibly stupid. |
2 | * '''Straight''': So-Man is cute and bubbly Asian [[TheDitz Ditz]]. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': So-Man is TooDumbToLive[=/=]LethallyStupid. |
4 | * '''Downplayed''': So-Man is a GeniusDitz. |
5 | * '''Justified''': |
6 | ** So-Man was raised in a highly traditionalist family who strongly believes women's place is [[StayInTheKitchen the kitchen]], so she doesn't need to go to school or learn anything other than domestic chores and pampering herself. |
7 | ** So-Man ''did'' go to school but is naturally not very bright so she rapidly dropped out to become a beautician or a manicurist. |
8 | * '''Inverted''': |
9 | ** So-Man is smarter than anyone on the show and doesn't take kindly to being associated with the stereotype. |
10 | ** AsianAndNerdy |
11 | ** DragonLady |
12 | * '''Gender Inverted''': Chung is a TallDarkAndHandsome Asian guy whose attractiveness is matched by his stupidity. |
13 | * '''Subverted''': [[ObfuscatingStupidity So-Man only ''acts'' stupid.]] She's actually much more intelligent than what she lets on... |
14 | * '''Double Subverted''': ... but it turns out her smarts are still lower than anybody else on the show. |
15 | * '''Parodied''': So-Man turns into a blow-up doll version of herself whenever she's asked to do something or to solve a problem. |
16 | * '''Zig Zagged''': So-Man often holds the SmartBall and makes [[DumbassHasAPoint valid observations]] every once in a while, though she can be RightForTheWrongReasons and is also TooDumbToFool. |
17 | * '''Averted''': Asian women of the show aren't presented as smarter or stupider than anybody else. |
18 | * '''Enforced''': |
19 | ** "[[MightyWhiteyAndMellowYellow White men love Asian women]] and male viewers usually prefer [[BrainlessBeauty women who are beautiful and stupid]]. Let's make So-Man a complete airhead. [[DumbIsGood She will be loved by everybody]]." |
20 | ** The creators of the show want to do a StereotypeFlip on the usual AsianAndNerdy trope. |
21 | * '''Lampshaded''': |
22 | ** "So-Man, honey, you should really just stay here and smile. That's what you do best." |
23 | ** "I guess it's proof not all Asians are smart," said [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain Roy the Racist]] |
24 | * '''Invoked''':"We don't need So-Man to be intelligent. She's just here to be MsFanservice so..." |
25 | * '''Exploited''': Sonia, So-Man so-called best friend, uses So-Man's gullibility and stupidity to have her [[LoopholeAbuse commit several thefts and other offenses]] and have her convicted in her stead. So-Man is just too dense to understand that she's being used. |
26 | * '''Defied''': "Don't speak funny to me! Just because I'm an Asian girl doesn't mean I'm stupid!" |
27 | * '''Discussed''': "Yeah So-Man's hot. That's pretty much all there is to say about her." |
28 | * '''Conversed''': "Why must Asian girls be so stupid on TV?" |
29 | * '''Implied''': So-Man is TheGhost, but other Asian people mention her as being dumb. |
30 | * '''Deconstructed''': So-Man believes that her beauty is all she needs and usually doesn't give much thought to anything else. She meets Bob, a pimp, who has long understood how profitable beautiful stupid women are. He easily seduces her and she ends up selling her charms to survive and avoid getting beaten up by Bob. |
31 | * '''Reconstructed''': Bob still beats her for her clumsiness, leading So-Man to regret her decision. |
32 | * '''Played For Laughs''': HilarityEnsues when So-Man tries to do simple math equations. |
33 | * '''Played For Drama''': So-Man is intellectually challenged but, since people already expect her to be stupid, nobody spots her mental condition until late in the story. |
34 | * '''Plotted A Good Waste''': The author wanted to represent dumb Asian women. |
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