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“all-american bitch” looks different than the blonde haired blue eyed beauty.⁠ ⁠ TikTok users have been buzzing about Olivia Rodrigo's opening track on her album "guts." The song reclaims the phrase “all-American” for Asian American women, challenging the stereotype of Western beauty standards. Rodrigo herself is brown-eyed and brown-haired beauty.⁠ ⁠ Rodrigo has previously faced criticism regarding her Asian heritage, with some people denying her Asian identity and perceiving her as only a white American. Although the 20-year-old has become a role model for many Asian American girls, the debate about her heritage has been ongoing.⁠ ⁠ According to TikTok user Hannah C (loudhannahbanana), the track addresses Asian Americans’ common feeling of not being considered truly American by society and the expectation to conform.⁠ “She doesn’t just reclaim it, she also comments on the fact that oftentimes Asian Americans aren’t seen as American. We’re seen as foreigners or outsiders,” Hannah says...

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