ida chen, for example. right, so ida chen's story actually resonated with me the most.the effect of, "i would be into you if you didn't carry the virus." racial insults directed at asian women are often quite nuanced. sp we hear that men only want to date us because they have an asian fetish, to more verbally explicit forms, like what ida had experienced. and from my own personal experience, you know, it can be especially difficult to respond in these types of circumstances, because asian—american women — we tend to experience these harder forms of microaggression on a regular basis, to the point where some of us may have internalised these narratives, and it may become increasingly more difficult for some of us to distinguish what is acceptable, low—key racism versus what isn't. one thing that i also noticed — when asian—americans speak about their experiences, you know, a common follow—up question has usually been, well, what did you do? you know, did you say anything back? did you do anything to resolve the situation? and that's troubled me, because these questions a