Claim/thesis (in progress): Amy Chua's arguments are not only offensive to western mothers and fathers, they instigate and reignite age-old stereotypes based on ignorant and illogical claims--most of which lack true evidence.
-offensive
-ignorant
-labeling/stereotypes/racist
-backwards
-title=tone ("Why Chinese Mothers are Superior")...
-snooty
-egotistical
-"I'm-better-than-everyone-else" mindset;
-"I'm-right-and-you're-wrong/stupid-for-thinking-the-way-you-do" mindset
-condescending
-doesn't provide much evidence...only personal experiences and thus has a very closed mind/view
-Not understanding; I would be more accepting of her standpoints if she wasn't so in-your-face about how she's right and everyone else is wrong; she never once says "this is my view, that is yours, and I'm okay with that. Believe what you want to believe"...never. She just prods and criticizes western motherhood and childhood to the point where I cannot accept her viewpoints,. only argue back about how SHE is wrong
-building her children to be robots; not freethinkers; no lives/personalities, but just a human machine
-interesting how her husband doesn't believe in what she does, but allows her to anyways
-destroying her children's self-esteem by calling them SERIOUSLY offensive things
-look for evidence/stats on how Chinese students/children might have depression/suicidal thoughts/self-esteem issues/other problems
-are they HAPPIER as a result of this form of parenting? I'd guess not...they must be miserable out of their minds
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