Line #29 PlayingWith/AsianAirhead


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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