Line #6 PlayingWith/AsianAndNerdy


1	'''Basic Trope''': An [[TheSmartGuy intellectual character]] of Asian descent.
2	* '''Straight''': Sam Guan has the top grades in his class, and is on his way to work on math and [[ScienceHero science]] careers.
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** Sam already has a Ph.D or two, even though he is [[ChildProdigy only 12]].
5	** All Asians in the world are super-geniuses and learn college-level lessons during preschool.
6	* '''Downplayed''': Sam is a decent student, but [[ScienceHero science is one of his stronger subjects]].
7	* '''Justified''':
8	** Sam just happens to be a very gifted student and a hard worker, character traits he'd have regardless of race.
9	** Sam is under pressure to please his family by working hard to achieve a good career.
10	* '''Inverted''': Sam is BookDumb ([[AsianAirhead and not particularly street smart, either]]).
11	* '''Subverted''': Sam seems brainy because he's quiet and [[SmartPeopleWearGlasses wears glasses]], but he's actually a C student whose best subject is P.E.
12	* '''Double Subverted''': He gets Cs because he [[BrilliantButLazy never bothers to study]] and constantly sleeps in his class. When he applies himself, he gets perfect scores in all his subjects.
13	* '''Parodied''':
14	** Bob asks Sam for help with math, only to find out that Sam is just as bad at math as Bob is.
15	** [[AllStereotypeCast Everyone has a talent by virtue of their race]]: the Asian guy is a math wiz, the black guy is good at basketball, etc.
16	** Sam gets an A- and [[TheBGrade falls apart]].
17	** Bob acts like Sam's a math genius because he gave the correct sum of 4+4.
18	* '''Zig Zagged''': Sam's intelligent but also airheaded, and how well he performs solving intellectual problems depends on when you catch him.
19	* '''Averted''': Sam is an average student.
20	* '''Lampshaded''': "So you thought because I'm Korean, I'm automatically a ''genius'', genius?"
21	* '''Invoked''': An Asian man was cast to play Sam because the writers felt that, [[ShowDontTell on top of everything else]], making him Asian would give off a genius vibe.
22	* '''Exploited''': In high school, kids would have Sam do work for them because they couldn't be bothered actually putting effort into class.
23	* '''Defied''': In Grade School Sam makes an effort to not be "nerdy" to avoid being singled out by bullies. He does this by pumping iron.
24	* '''Discussed''': "Unlike what your favorite television program would have you believe, Asians are not always the [[TheSmartGuy Smart Guys]]."
25	* '''Conversed''': "How come all the smart people in this show are always of Asian descent?"
26	* '''Deconstructed''': Sam is only as smart as he is because [[EducationMama his parents put so much pressure on him to be studious]]. Sam was built for and wanted to play American football but never got the chance.
27	* '''Reconstructed''':
28	** After moving out, Sam uses whatever money he had working as a doctor or in computer science to get involved with sports culture, mainly becoming a sports [=trainer/doctor=], and is able to find joy in being a Football Commentator.
29	** Sam is able to convince his parents that he can do both by being an AcademicAthlete, attaining a full-ride scholarship to a school with good academics and using it to both attain his dream of being in the NFL ''and'' having a well-respected job afterwards with the degree he got as a second career after he's retired from the game in his mid-30's.
30	* '''Played For Drama''': Sam is extremely intelligent because his parents force him to study intensively and severely punish him whenever he makes even a small mistake in his homework. All of this means that he has no free time, and [[NoSocialSkills no social life]]. While he is smart, he is also very unhappy.
31	* '''Played For Laughs''': Sam finds that since he's so smart, he practically doesn't find any intellectual problem challenging anymore.
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