Banana, Coconut, and Twinkie

Banana, Coconut, and Twinkie are pejorative terms, primarily used for Asian Americans who are perceived to have been assimilated and acculturated into mainstream American culture and who do not conform to behaviors typical of East Asian cultures.[1][2]

"Twinkie (slur)" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Twink (gay slang).

Banana and Twinkie refer to a person being perceived as 'yellow on the outside, white on the inside', while Coconut is used to refer to darker-skinned Asians, such as those from South Asia or the Philippines.[1][2] Any of these terms may be used by Asians and Asian Americans, as well as non–Asian Americans, to disparage Asians or Asian Americans for a lack of 'authenticity' or conformity, and by non–Asian Americans to praise their assimilation into mainstream white, Anglo, Christian European-American culture.[1]

Twinkie is also used for European Americans who claim to be Native American while having few or no social or genealogical links to an indigenous tribe;[2] particularly New Age practicioners[3] who claim to be spiritual leaders, healers, or medicine men/women.[4]

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References
  1. Tu, Dawn Lee (2011). "'Twinkie,' 'Banana,' 'Coconut'". In Lee, Jonathan H.X.; Nadeau, Kathleen M. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Asian American folklore and folklife. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. pp. 88–89. ISBN 978-0-313-35066-5.
  2. Wren, James Allan (2016). "Banana, Coconut, and Twinkie". In Fee, Christopher R.; Webb, Jeffrey B. (eds.). American Myths, Legends, and Tall Tales: An Encyclopedia of American Folklore, Volume 1. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. pp. 74–76. ISBN 978-1-61069-568-8.
  3. Johansen, Bruce Elliott (2007). The Praeger Handbook on Contemporary Issues in Native America, Volume 2: Legal, Cultural, and Environmental Revival. Westport, Conn.: Praeger. p. 340. ISBN 978-0-275-99140-1. The usual Native name for New Age fakers is Twinkie.
  4. Mihesuah, Devon A. (2009). American Indians: stereotypes & realities (updated ed.). Atlanta, Ga.: Clarity Press. ISBN 978-0-9328-6395-9. It's little wonder that Indians are closed-mouthed about their spirituality. Non-Indians claiming to be 'spiritual leaders,' 'healers,' and 'medicine men and women' abound in this country, and these 'crystal twinkies' (as a former Hopi student likes to call them) make a pretty decent living at deceiving the public.

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