Recently, I mentioned how Hollywood and Netflix have come under fire for "whitewashing" some of their productions. But little do most American's realize that Asian's have their own version of "whitewashing."

Look closely at Korean dramas, Japanese movies, Chinese dramas or even Bollywood movies and you will see the majority of the lead actors, male and female, have two noticeable things in common: they are light skinned and fairly tall, two things that are common among Caucasians (or white people). Some people might argue that being pale or light skinned and tall doesn't have anything to do with those traits being "white".

However, in these cases, they so are. Trust me, I've encountered it my whole life. Like with Hollywood, Asian entertainment tend to reflect and cater to their audiences. Most Asians have an obsession with all things Caucasian, not the least being appearance. There is quite often a preference for fair or pale skin and height, which is why you don't see very many dark skinned or short Asian actors in Asian entertainment.

If you're Asian (and most definitely an Asian woman), you've likely grown up with the idea that pale skin is attractive and dark skin is not. And for the Asian guys, most Asian women won't look at you twice if you're considered short (typically anything under 5'7"). If you still don't believe me, here's an often unacknowledged fact: a number of Asian women aim for white men because they want their kids to have white features, a la fair skin, height, and (for those who don't understand how genes work) light eyes.

Don't deny it Asian people; you know it's true. So, anytime I watch a Korean drama, it gets me thinking; as bad as Hollywood's whitewashing is, Asian whitewashing might just be worse in its own way. Perhaps in order to adequately address and reduce Hollywood's whitewashing (because, let's face it, whitewashing will never be completely eliminated), we should start with our own Asian whitewashing.