1. Asian-Americans who attribute the less-than-perfect parenting, outdated views, etc. of their parents on "Asianness" don't seem to realize that a lot of it is generational across cultures. On top of the generation gap, however, is the isolation 1st-gen immigrants often face.

2. This is especially true for working class families. Say, for example, your parents moved to the US from China in 1980. 41 years have passed since they've left, and both China and the US have changed in many ways since then.

3. But if you're a 1st gen immigrant whose social circle consists mostly of other Chinese immigrants of the same age group who also moved to the US at around the same time, then your social circle is in many ways like a time capsule where the social norms of 80s China still hold

4. This is especially the case for those who lived for decades under such conditions without the internet or even television from back home. Unless your social group consists of Americans, you're not going to really keep up with social changes in the US

5. And if your children are insufficiently Sinicized and overly assimilated to American culture, you have a cultural gap on top of a generational disparity that is very difficult to bridge, and hence ideas have trouble going back and forth.

6. Taking all of this into consideration, it's rather immature, unscientific, slanderous, and plainly idiotic to go around crying about "Asian parents." Ever think how much of a disrespectful and ungrateful "American kid" you are?

7. And before anyone assumes that I'm saying this because I had some sort of flawless childhood, I can assure you that the turbulence I experienced in my household growing up is unimaginable for most, and it took years for me to come to terms with it.

8. Despite that being the case, I am aware enough to know that the negative aspects of my family life were not the result of my parents being Chinese.

9. The people who throw an entire civilization under the bus because of their intellectual laziness are especially detestable.