Atlantic: Caricature, the meat of stereotype, works best when loosely rooted in distortions of truth; exaggerated appearance, for instance, serves to reinforce negative impressions while building misconceptions. American caricaturists misrepresented different racial and ethnic physiognomic characteristics for the most sensational outcomes. Since Asians had distinctive features and dress, they were easy targets for artists. I asked Tchen, was there one person or event responsible for creating the typical, harmful image? theatlantic/entertainment/archive/2014/02/the-artistic-history-of-american-anti-asian-racism/283962/
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