許多臺灣大學生是西方文化的熱衷消費者，東亞人士的消極寫照卻普遍存在於西方文學、影片、電視、音樂和社會網絡媒介之內。這些陳腔濫調惡意中傷亞裔婦女、亞裔人士和亞洲作為一個文化概念。其中比喻包括亞洲男性的雌性化，和藝妓或中國玩偶和龍女等。許多西方人無法分別東亞文化的獨特性，只能將眾多的亞洲文化彙集作為統一的整體。 這樣的世界觀卻被標記成為「東
方主義」。這些消極刻板的印象已經嚴重危害到大學生的自尊，並且對學生們建構健全的文化認知造成負面衝擊。現在教育家的責任正是帮助學生辨認這些負面的刻板印象，並用文化上準確的正面訊息取代之。

Many Taiwanese University students are avid consumers of Western culture.
Negative portrayals of East Asians are prevalent within Western literature, film, T.V. music, and social-networking media. These stereotypes malign Asian women, Asian men and Asia as a cultural concept. These tropes include the feminization of Asian males, as well as Geisha girl/China doll and Dragon Lady Stereotypes for Asian women. Many Westerners view the collection of individual East Asian cultures as a
unified whole without distinction. This worldview has been labeled ‘Orientalism.’ Many of these stereotypes are damaging to University students’ self-esteem and have the potential to have a negative impact on students’ ability to form a healthy cultural identity. It is the responsibility of educators to help students identify these negative stereotypes and replace them with positive messages which are culturally accurate.