HAFU GAO

Hafu gao literally means “Mixed person’s face”. You see this word here and there on Japanese plastic surgeon’s websites. Actually many of them. I guess having a hafu like face is considered prettier and more trendy and many Japanese women as well as some men visit their offices with a hope to actually alter their facial features to look more Caucasian.

In America, Chinese American plastic surgeon was criticized for justifying Asian American women’s needs to want to change their mono eyelids because these are the ethnic identity according to Americans. Well, it may be. I don’t know. To me, whatever makes that person happy, I think she has the right to pursue her own happiness.

If changing her eyes makes her happier, sure, why not? But I was checking out some Japanese plastic surgeon’s blog and website. One plastic surgeon, let’s name him Dr. T went on and on how white people’s facial features are better than ours (Asians) and that is why many Japanese fashion magazines hire Hafu (white mixed models) as opposed to hiring pure Japanese less attractive models. I am going to translate some of his quotes.

“Lately young women come see me and ask if I could make her look like Hafu. This happens a lot lately. Then he goes on to say this, “Generally speaking, white people and Hafu Japanese or quarter Japanese are superior in terms of their appearances when you compared to pure Japanese.” He goes on and on to say that basically our face is inferior due to smaller thinner eyelids, bulky cheeks, yellow skin…but so what?

http://www.yumitolesson.com/hafu-gao/