I mean, I genuinely fail to see how western colonialism hasn't entrenched itself in Japanese and Korean standards of beauty when 20% of young Korean women undergo cosmetic surgery often times to modify epicanthic folds and make their noses look more caucasian, and when, well, a significant proportion of Anime characters have blue eyes, blonde hair, and caucasian noses along with other caucasian features. But I'd be interested to read this article, because atm I just fail to grasp the idea the pre-colonialist history has much to do with it.
I mean, I genuinely fail to see how western colonialism hasn't entrenched itself in Japanese and Korean standards of beauty when 20% of young Korean women undergo cosmetic surgery often times to modify epicanthic folds and make their noses look more caucasian, and when, well, a significant proportion of Anime characters have blue eyes, blonde hair, and caucasian noses along with other caucasian features. But I'd be interested to read this article, because atm I just fail to grasp the idea the pre-colonialist history has much to do with it.