Amy Chua/Tiger Mom, "Didn't Expect this Level of Intensity!" 1/26/2011

[TSAsian10]

full of bullshit. >______>

[butternuttt]

she's full of shit and backtracking

[verruckteju]

thumbs up if you initially thought Amy Chua was the asiatic presentator (I didn't know her face).

[020stevenleu]

I can't take a person who writes bs about rock music seriously. Guess what, I'm Asian and I play guitar, you mad?

"…the Western child will want to switch to the clarinet because the violin sounds terrible, and then four months later the clarinet turns out to be hard so their choice is the guitar, and then you’re at the drums." <= cherry on top of the cake of FAIL

[cysa610]

@020stevenleu dude, her point wasn't actually rock music. I'm sure she doesn't have anything specific against rock music. She's saying that sometimes kids get fickle and honestly, that's not good for their musical skills or teaching them the ideal of perseverance. Rock music was just PART of the example (violin and clarinet anyone?)

[Dagger0Fangs]

Meaow



[YuhNguyener]

I AM seriously living with a tiger mom right now!!!

[Hugotiesco]

@YuhNguyener me too

[IaYajXyooj]

I agree with Amy Chua completely!!!!! Thank you!!!!

[thisisrachels]

I agree with Amy Chua completely. My parents are some form of "tiger parents" and I'm grateful for them pushing me when I was younger.

[Anujaya95]

I agree with her. It's all about discipline when it comes to deal with the society. Nowadays I can see so many young mothers, what's the reason for that you think? main reason is lack of discipline. Our world needs mothers like Amy Chua. Getting involve with the society is good but you must keep your limits otherwise you would end up as a useless human being. What's the use of sluts and gangsters for the society? will they be able to solve the economic crisis? recession? Just think!

[lochboy766]

my parents are Indian their exactly like this !!!!

[xIegionx]

ah it's the asian fathers who do the work.

[totallyrebel]

Yes, parents do influence their kids to an extent, but ultimately, it is all up to the kid to get through life on their own strong.

[darin30may]

This is how a kid become a winner. I am original from Europe and 100% for her style. In Europe is called "Spartan Education" : On the shield or 6 feet under.

[Nicofrenchninja]

B+ and A- is Asian Failing

[Hugotiesco]

@Nicofrenchninja what are these? I never saw them before on my result

[voldemortxu]

she simply looks like a bitch...

[dnrink44]

Time to toughen up people. Sand people and the like are building up. We are going to get are asses kicked if we arent more hardcore MFers. Man up americans!!! Time to get tough and raise our kids to defend a nation and a world!

[TheSwagzter]

Watch Tijon One way track  ..Warning to Tiger Moms and Eagle Dads!!!

[Viperqueen]

Sounds like she does care about the A to me xD

[ZeeJeff]

A- is not acceptable. Holy shit.

[FantomOmega]

@ZeeJeff

Holy Shit is right, what would happen if you got a B+ or less, get sent to a concentration camp!?

[Hugotiesco]

@FantomOmega it means you are just a family disgrace

[kicik5038]

Fuck you Amy Chua. Someone should kill this evil mother

[martinezmarcio1]

@kicik5038 relax it's just a memoir ( maybe).

[americanliberal09]

hmm, I'm starting to see something great from the orientals. :-)

[inzaghi1137]

Amy looks evil....

[dre857]

Her mouth is so weird, my own mouth is trying to mirror hers while she's talking. bl;ajdl;fjopaidurfou230

[beccat430]

if you had a tiger mom you wouldn't be watching youtube right now. get back to work

[stalkertwolf]

MegaGayfox! shut the fuck up!

ur prospect are just plain boring

and lame!

fuck yes! i'm a asshole!

bitch!

[ohemeffgeee]

@stalkertwolf >Read the book

[MegaZerofox]

I think that people should respect Amy Chua's book. You know, she is just describing the asian way of educating. She sometimes compares the western way of educating and the asian way, but she does that by the point of view of a mother that wants a good future for her children.

I'm asian. And I think that most people, that are here bashing her, received an eastern education, so they are defending their own side. Everybody has different opinions, so we should all learn to respect them.

[PikachuVision]

I don't understand, parents are really overreacting about this. This shouldn't be discouraged, I think it adds to the diversity of parenting. We all know that every asian parent is the same, so why are we stupid enough to be sending her death threats and bad messages., etc. This is her biography, not the chinese mother's biography. And if she really did talk about chinese mothers, it would be the stereotypes that asian parents are considered strict, and describing about it.

[Ipodmoeilijk]

I have a tiger mom and I'm very happy I have one.

[tybash]

@Ipodmoeilijk

Stockholm syndrome!

[dennisrayso]

(-_-;) i remeber my cousing bought his mother a gift card and balloons for mother's day and she didn't accepted it because she thought it was a waste of money.

[SylvanaForrester]

Juju was so cute as a child. I mean, she's lovely now, but as a child she was adorable.

[MegaTheLighthouse]

She's got crazy eyes. She's only as good as the White man she married.

[SonnyGoten89]

@MegaTheLighthouse Actually her husband is a Jew, not a White Man.

[MegaBushmann]

The Anglo Saxon dominated American media basically shows "Asian women" to be exotic, sex objects for white men while emasculating their own men, and they seem to have no problem at all that Oriental men are routinely portrayed as asexual, perverts who can never get any women (case in point Breakfast at Tiffany's) and what's worse is that Oriental women don't even want to protest these genuinely racist tendencies. Now look at Chua, she obviously trying to look white,Asian women are biggest racist

[GreenRad2012]

Ms. Chua's is now apparently on a pr campaign, trying to clarify that the book was "misconstrued." 'cause the WSJ used the most inflammatory parts of it for its article. I think NOT, Ms. Chua. You meant what you said and said what you meant. I have met too many Chinese Americans who are miserable & stressed-out, because no matter what they do, their parents are NOT satisfied. To them I say, as I'd say to your children, live by your own lights, stop letting your parents control your lives!

[Yuukikuran888]

@GreenRad2012 It depends on the personality of the child. In the end, Ms. Chua does realise that it doesn't work for Lulu, and so she supported her. My chinese parents raised me strict, but extremely lightly in comparison to the typical "chinese parent". I don't think I've reached my best ability; I've gotten so lazy. Also, I can't tell you how many times I wished my parents let me take piano lessons--it made me do an awful lot of self-learning. To me, the education system is so slack.

[CrimpyStryder5958]

@GreenRad2012 The parts of the book that the WSJ did not pulish put her views into context, hence showing that she is not some control freak parent. She is not a parent who is never satisfied - her anecdotes in the book (including the birthday card) are things she has SAID she regrets in various interviews, but also that her and her children laugh about them. The reason many people have freaked out is that they themselves feel that their way of bringing up kids is inadequate.

[CrimpyStryder5958]

@GreenRad2012 If we, as kids, stopped letting parents control our lives, the majority of us would go off the rails - why should we revise if there is a new Xbox game out? Why should we stay clean if a mate offers us some valium, etc. ? The list goes on - A.C.'s kids are, frankly, phenomenal - the elder, Sophia, is now studying law at Harvard, and she has a boyfriend, (this is to those who think her kids are social retards). Her control has led her kids on to become more complete.

[OMGITSJULIA]

LOL she is really loose compare to my mother ...

[misswhyaname]

I do admit I would also let them be more social. I don't want them to talk to themselves all day long. But I rather let my child be like this then to turn out a deadbeat who is no good for society.

Expecting mediocre for your child by just "letting them be" is for parents who are lazy and suck at parenting! If you truly love your child, you will work with them trough anything everyday so they will have the tools to succeede in life.

[misswhyaname]

To be honest, I wish I was raised this way Some people may find it cruel, but I don't Tiger mums aren't expecting their children to do well, but they expect them to excell beyond their best. That's what's life all about. Getting the best out of your self. Children are too young to give steering to theirselves. You can't expect them to homework all by theirselves. They just won't. They rather watch tv You know why? Because their kids! If you truly love your children you will expect more from them

[sbhoselover]

She is hot! I'd bang her so hard

[ShadowontheWall11]

@sbhoselover seriously? that's all you got out of this? pathetic

[piechocolatethedos]

Let's face it: there's never going to be a consensus on how to raise children. What works for some kids may not work for others. My biggest criticism of this really hasn't been of Chua herself, but of the media who assume that all Asian kids are raised in these uber strict households. Many are not. Would I raise my kids this way? Not at all, but there's no denying that her daughters have turned out well and certainly learned some discipline. 

[HTC2971]

If my parents raised me like that, I'd grow up resenting them. I get pissed off enough when they nag about me getting a B

[HTC2971]

"I don't care about the A" HAHA I smell bullshit

[gaiusscipio]

@HTC2971 Have you read the book?

[andacandy1]

OMG!she is sick.i hate Asian parents like this

[XOSiren18XO]

Mm, I don't think she's a bad mother. Besides, people would be more useful in life with at least some knowledge.

[celtdemon]

anyone else find this extremly syupid

[warriorsoul28]

if niggers would teach their children that way africa wouldnt be in the shit it is today

[Delusions42]

Amy Chua's parenting is in NO WAY demonic or even irregular. As a pure-bred Asian raised overseas, I have experienced the exact same parenting methods, and felt absolutely no urge to shoot my parents. The "Tiger Mother" way is the way several million Chinese, both in China and outside China, are raising their kids right now, and those Chinese kids survived. I recommend "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" strongly to everyone: it's an amazingly honest and insightful read.

[micheniche]

@Delusions42 agreed!

[iloveyouuuu135]

Just as in the book, one of her daughters had enough and was sick of it. At some point, your child WILL rebel against you, and unless you want to ruin your relationship with them, you will give in. Even though I don't see this as a relationship, it's more like her children work for her. She's an insecure bitch, and took it out on her daughters. I would've shot my mother if she treated me the way Amy did.

[iloveyouuuu135]

She's the one coddling her children. She's a wimp. She's basically a middle class Mom doing the exact same shit, but more hardcore.

[XCritonX]

Amy Chua sounds like average American parenting 100 years ago. You know when that was? It was back when Americans were the worlds top in average academics, physical fitness, height, longevity, etc. Now people are raising fat lazy ingrates who are so used to throwing tantrums to get their way they even do it as adults (see OWS whiners).

[empresskeloa]

Maybe if some of the idiots criticizing her would READ THE DAMN BOOK you'd understand more. I'm very sure we'd all understand her after reading the book. READ THE BOOK. I did. It was very surprising and truthful and inspiring.

[mrbeng111]

when her daughter came back with a bad math test, the score was probably 99%

[MrDontmakemecomeover]

she looks like a MAN!!!

[WCHOW1006]

two Chinese quarelling

[FriedRice2012]

@WCHOW1006 juju is korean tho right?

[pianogal1010]

asian parents expect their children to do their best. and USUALLY that "best" is getting an A. that's all there is to it. A minus is not exceptable ONLY IF it's not your best. My asian mom just tells me this: Do whatever makes you happy. But be the best at it/ pursue it to a high level. Wouldn't you feel unsatisfied if you did something half heartedly?

[annepurple24]

I'm an Asian but her method of parenting won't work on me. The more pressure I get, the more I won't be able to do well in studies and stuff. My mom tried that on me and it backfired completely, all my grades were dropping. Instead, I tend to well whenever I get enough encouragement. With encouragement, I can even get A+ just by paying attention in classes. Children need emotional support too.

[jackbauer6543]

This lady is scary. 

[obsday]

@jackbauer6543 i can't evn imagine growing up with that. i'm an adult and i couldn't take six minutes of her. can you imagine having to live with and be RAISED BY her as a five or six year old?

[blogboardbusters]

@jackbauer6543 the things this "tiger mom" woman believes in are scary and ignorant

[sgmpmr]

I forgot to mention Soon Yi Previn is married to Jew Woody Allen.

[sgmpmr]

Also Michelle Yeoh, actress, is married to Jew Jean Todt. Connie Chung is married to Jew Maury Povich. Wendi Deng is married to Jew Ruport Murdoch. Priscilla Chan is dating Jew Mark Zuckerberg. Alice Kim is married to Jew Nicolas Cage.

[sgmpmr]

You're right. Juju Chang is married to Jew Neal Shapiro, president of PBS 13 WNET. She converted to Judaism and is a member of the CFR (Jewish new world order grooming group).

Amy Chua is married to Jew Jed Rubenfeld, Yale law school professor. ABC is owned by Disney with Jew Robert Iger president. ABC News producer is Jew Ben Sherwood, another CFR member.

[wangsta25]

If the U.S. wants to compete with the rest of the world economy then we'll be needing a hell of a lot more tiger moms

[Pennilee1]

/Race traitor!/

My, I did not know people these days are so strict about who they marry. You are not the one who controls their lives, you are an intruder into people's personal lives. There is a reason to why people permit the marriage of different races.

For the people that made these blatant comments: You guys are being racist. //sighsigh I thought people of this age knew better than making these useless comments. I guess not, then.

[symphonyjessica]

in fact , amy chua is loose to her kids

[EinsteinUnderstudy]

Chua's parenting crushes all individuality in children, all she's doing is creating robots. It is said that children are the leaders of tomorrow, would anyone be lead by a robot?

[aah3504]

@EinsteinUnderstudy How does demand for excellence and training children to thrive in hyper competitive environment crush individuality? On the contrary, it builds the discipline, tenacity, and courage to succeed at anything. Let the middling think they're individualistic and creative while living out their boring, conformist, and mediocre lives that will be forgotten the moment they die. You should check out Amy Chua's daughter's blog -- she ain't a robot.

[EinsteinUnderstudy]

@aah3504 fair enough

[inversebboy]

All Amy Chua is, is a white washed 'Chinese", there's nothing Chinese about her lol she cant even speak Chinese.

[drago251]

what race traitors?These women are not here to piss people off.I kind of find it funny.So what if they have non-asian husbands or not.It still wouldn't change who they are.

[killkill0]

Two traitorous asian whores with white/jew husbands discussing parenting with each other? This is comedy.

[beardedasianguy1]

@killkill0 my, my, someone is being judgemental. //tsktsktsk

[killkill0]

Why is she so ugly? And married to a jew no less. She's not chinese, she's a traitor who needs to be executed.

[holydiver420]

this ladies daughter will grow up to be a massive whore or a serial killer

[Valelacerte]

A couple of great critiques of Amy Chua's book: 'Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother' - Aggressive Parenting and the Cult of Excellence.

'Spanking Your Liver-Spotted Ass' - Tiger Mother Parenting Part 2

[zarithevill]

Welcome the the internet Amy chua..fuck you

[symetricbody]

race traitor gtfo 

[ericssson]

no-wonder she talks about jews so much in Day of Empire she's married to a jew

but i have to admit chinese "mother are superior" their kids to much better in school then western parents

the proof is in the result

[zacharykt338]

her book and this interview.... i don't know if the amy chua who wrote the book is the same amy chua talking here.

[halifaxx55]

Chinese parents are fucking laid back!!! They're more strict but this bish was just crazy as hell

[eslteacherpeter]

Woman with slanted eye have idea, woman make money, woman Chinese, woman make money

[puffyheaven]

I'm Asian, and yes my parents are strict. They stress so much on education. Sent me to swimming, language classes, etc2. Getting B is kinda no no( but i did collect ABCD lol). Wasn't too happy when i was a kid as my friends spent their after-school time playing or doing what they want, while i spent my precious afternoon studying. Aside from holiday, normal school days were nightmares. But i realized my parents did that for my sake and i thank them.I should have studied even harder!

[OtakuGirl07]

I don't understand why you people hate her so much. I would probably never raise my future kids exactly the way she did... But still I am learning a lot from her book. But hey, I guess its just the way WESTERNERS think. We're Asian after all :/

[SGCRCT]

Crazy bitch. Imagine listenning to this lady on a daily basic, it would drive anyone insane.

[DvNezarto]

what a fucking bitch ,get that fucking stick out of your ass and treat children like humans

[ericssson]

@DvNezarto the chinese system works that's why they do better in school fool 

[DvNezarto]

@ericssson maybe but life isn't all about school when you're and realize you haven't lived you feel like shit

[shiiuza]

I think Chua loves her children and wants them to do well- she believes in them SO much, and wants to push them to excellence, whatever that is. However... I think 1) She's unable to let her children develop hobbies, and instead, when they find an interest, she makes it their full time job. And 2) She's found what works for her.... she's found how she reaches her own excellence, what pushes her to do her best, etc. But not everyone is like her. I don't think she's self absorbed though.

[DimSimToughBitch]

I don't agree with her methods AT ALL. She is the perfect example of a narcissistic parent, she assumes her daughters will just brush off the insults and screaming like it's nothing just because she does. Families that produce very high achieving children who have not been strict on them at all have spoken out very strongly against her. She verbally abuses her children, that is it.

[shallowmic]

I love the book.

[mgunar]

Chua is probably laughing all the way to the bank. The controversy over her book is excellent for marketing purposes. She could have written a book w/o a controversial title and commented on her parenting style without comparing it to the Western one. The whole point of Chua's book, however, was to emphasize the stereotype that Asian culture thrives on success, to the point of narcissism. By ridiculing the Western world for not taking a similar approach, Chua found a way to sell her book.

[mgunar]

Amy Chua is a master manipulator. She married outside of her own culture so as to gain acceptance into the dominant culture, not exactly common for Asians. Secondly, she wrote a provocative book and takes the inevitable criticism on a personal level? Talk about a marketing ploy. As for parenting strategy, what Chua did is project her own insecurities onto her children. Amy Chua could not bear to see her kids not succeed, because it would reflect poorly on Amy Chua, or so she thought.

[mgunar]

Amy Chua is a type-A personality, most likely a perfectionist. She is obviously successful in her own life, but her perception of that success is that it follows a well-defined formula and any deviations are potentially fatal. Hence, she raised her kids in a carefully controlled environment that discouraged creative thinking, or for that matter, any sort of free-thinking which conflicted with Chua's own formula for success.

[sunshine11931]

"A - is not acceptable; well I guess I'd be dead if I she was my mom.

[pkpk614350]

@sunshine11931 this is ture in china....

[sunshine11931]

@pkpk614350 I guess I wouldn't survive there, lol

[aliciathefatpenguin]

she doesn't seem that controlling to me. she seems more like a smart and fun-loving parent who chose to suppress certain activities, behaviors, and ideas from her children that she knew they weren't mature enough to understand. any parent regardless of race is capable of doing this, yet it only seems more prominent in asian and christian cultures. and i find it interesting how both women in the interview were asian with white husbands, yet had polar opposite styles of parenting, haha

[Mytheon151]

I only survived until 2:23 where I got bored and just searched for Youtube videos of Bald eagles :D

[Mytheon151]

Everything she says is true...... I knoweth because I am a asian child D:

[guitarhamster102]

Why is her last name Chua when she married a white guy? Stupid asian bitch wants to be a pure Asian but married a white guy. I laugh at the irony.

[bai600]

@guitarhamster102 tch who says she wants to be pure asian? she wants the best of both cultures :D

[guitarhamster102]

@bai600 No she doesn't. I do not see her ANY method of white people parenting.

[bai600]

@guitarhamster102 Her parenting doesn't represent what she wants; she may feel differently on other parts of life.

[MissMerida]

@guitarhamster102 Many "empowered" females today keep their maiden names after getting married..... idiot

[MissMerida]

@guitarhamster102 Also she married a man of Jewish descent, not "white" (assuming you mean someone past 3rd generation of western Europe?) and Traditional/stereotypical Jewish parenting would be described as more authoritarian than permissive

[Zain844]

I'm not a parent, so I'm in no place to critisize how others raise their children, the way i see it, as long as the child is not being abused, it's none of my business. If the parent is taking away meals, using violence, or threatening them with violence, that's child abuse and at that point, it becomes EVERYONE'S bussiness.

[suzieshackles]

@Zain844 I agree.

[nmadden]

If you are interested in this topic, you might also enjoy watching the episode of our talk show "Thoughtful China" which addressed issues related to "tiger moms" inside China. Please look for the Thoughtful China - "Tiger Mom Consumers" episode on our channel. The episode was inspired by the debate ignited by Amy Chua's book.

[0ZAto]

THUMBS UP IF THIS WAS UR GRADE 8 HOMEWORK AND IT WUS FUCKING HARD TO ANSWEAR THE SHIT

[Mytheon151]

@0ZAto

lol man haha~~

[runepusher64]

this is my homework

[mississabel]

Beauty School wouldn't be acceptable for me unless you were Bobbi Brown, and its not because I'm a cruel mother. It's because as an adult I understand the advantage a college education, a 15-year old does not understand the difficulties of poverty. Getting good grades and establishing good work ethic early gives children an advantage that will serve them all of their life. Would they feel less loved if I didnt let them play video games all night or sleep over at their friends' homes