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* '''Exaggerated''': So-Man is TooDumbToLive and/or LethallyStupid.

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* '''Exaggerated''': So-Man is TooDumbToLive and/or LethallyStupid.TooDumbToLive[=/=]LethallyStupid.
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* '''Exploited''': Sonia, So-Man so-called best friend, uses So-Man's gullibility and stupidity to have her 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.

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* '''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 offenses]] and have her convicted in her stead. So-Man is just too dense to understand that she's being used.

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* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': The author wanted to represent dumb Asian women.



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* '''Exaggerated''': So-Man is almost as intelligent as an oyster.

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* '''Exaggerated''': So-Man is almost as intelligent as an oyster.TooDumbToLive and/or LethallyStupid.



* '''Implied''': So-Man is TheGhost, but other Asian people mention her as being dumb.



* '''Played For Laughs''': HilarityEnsues when So-Man tries to do simple math equations.



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* '''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.



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* '''Enforced''': "[[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]]."

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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
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"[[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]].""
** The creators of the show want to do a StereotypeFlip on the usual AsianAndNerdy trope.

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* '''Parodied''': ???
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So-Man turns into a blow-up doll version of herself whenever she's asked to do something or to solve a problem.



* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???Sonia, So-Man so-called best friend, uses So-Man's gullibility and stupidity to have her 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.


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The R word is offensive.


* '''Played For Drama''': So-Man is mentally retarded but, since people already expect her to be stupid, nobody spots her mental retardation until late in the story.

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* '''Played For Drama''': So-Man is mentally retarded intellectually challenged but, since people already expect her to be stupid, nobody spots her mental retardation condition until late in the story.

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* '''Lampshaded''': "So-Man, honey, you should really just stay here and smile. That's what you do best."

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* '''Lampshaded''': '''Lampshaded''':
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"So-Man, honey, you should really just stay here and smile. That's what you do best.""
** "I guess it's proof not all Asians are smart," said [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain Roy the Racist]]


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* '''Reconstructed''': Bob still beats her for her clumsiness, leading So-Man to regret her decision.
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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???So-Man is a GeniusDitz.
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Back to AsianAirhead, teee-heeee!!

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Back to AsianAirhead, teee-heeee!!tee-hee!!
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Back to AsianAirhead

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Back to AsianAirheadAsianAirhead, teee-heeee!!
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Asian Gal With White Guy was renamed to Mighty Whitey And Mellow Yellow. Misuse and Zero Context Examples are being deleted.


* '''Enforced''': "[[AsianGalWithWhiteGuy 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]]."

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* '''Enforced''': "[[AsianGalWithWhiteGuy "[[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]]."
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* '''Played Straight''': So-Man is cute and bubbly Asian [[TheDitz Ditz]].

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* '''Played Straight''': '''Straight''': So-Man is cute and bubbly Asian [[TheDitz Ditz]].

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* '''Downplayed''': ???



** 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.

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** 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.



* '''Gender Inverted''': Chung is a TallDarkAndHandsome Asian guy whose attractiveness is matched by his stupidity.

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* '''Gender Inverted''': Chung is a TallDarkAndHandsome Asian guy whose attractiveness is matched by his stupidity.



* '''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.
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* '''Lampshaded''': "So-Man, honey, you should really just stay here and smile. That's what you do best."

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* '''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.
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* '''Lampshaded''': "So-Man, honey, you should really just stay here and smile. That's what you do best."
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* '''Lampshaded''': "So-Man, honey, you should really just stay here and smile. That's what you do best."



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* '''Played For Laughs''': ??

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* '''Played For Laughs''': ??'''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.



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* '''Lampshaded''': "Yeah So-Man's hot. That's pretty much all there is to say about her."

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* '''Lampshaded''': "Yeah So-Man's hot. "So-Man, honey, you should really just stay here and smile. That's pretty much all there is to say about her.what you do best."



* '''Discussed''': "So-Man, honey, you should really just stay here and smile. That's what you do best."
* '''Conversed''':"Why must Asian girls be so stupid on TV?"

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* '''Discussed''': "So-Man, honey, you should really just stay here and smile. "Yeah So-Man's hot. That's what you do best.pretty much all there is to say about her."
* '''Conversed''':"Why '''Conversed''': "Why must Asian girls be so stupid on TV?"

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* '''Justified''': 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.

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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.



* '''Inverted''': So-Man is smarter than anyone on the show and doesn't take kindly to being associated with the stereotype.

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So-Man is smarter than anyone on the show and doesn't take kindly to being associated with the stereotype.
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Merged with The Ditz, as per this Repair Shop thread


* '''Played Straight''': So-Man is cute and bubbly Asian girl with the IQ of a RalphWiggum.

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* '''Played Straight''': So-Man is cute and bubbly Asian girl with the IQ of a RalphWiggum.[[TheDitz Ditz]].
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* '''Basic Trope''': An Asian woman is portrayed as being incredibly stupid.

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* '''Basic Trope''': An Asian woman is portrayed as being incredibly stupid.



* '''Played For Drama''': So-Man is mentally retarded but, since people already expect her to be stupid, nobody spots her mental retardation until late in the story.

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* '''Played For Drama''': So-Man is mentally retarded but, since people already expect her to be stupid, nobody spots her mental retardation until late in the story.story.
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* '''Enforced''': "White men love Asian women and male viewers usually prefer women who are beautiful and stupid. Let's make So-Man a complete airhead. She will be loved by everybody.

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* '''Enforced''': "White "[[AsianGalWithWhiteGuy White men love Asian women women]] and male viewers usually prefer [[BrainlessBeauty women who are beautiful and stupid.stupid]]. Let's make So-Man a complete airhead. [[DumbIsGood She will be loved by everybody.everybody]]."

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