Representation In Media

Chinese people in Indonesia that is being represented                        Media Representation

Chinese people in Indonesia can be represented to be both negative and positive. Besides that, Chinese people in Indonesia are called 'Chindo,' a mixture of Chinese and Indonesian. Hence, in certain areas or cities, Chinese people tend to go through racism, such as gestures. Although we still face some racism, people mainly think about Chinese people positively, such as being very wealthy and having businesses or assets. Within that perspective of Chindo, people tend to believe that every Chindo should have a business they handle. I couldn't confirm this as a correct statement, but this may lead to false information; based on my knowledge as a Chindo person, not everyone has a business because they're a Chindo. Not every Chindo people is rich or crazy rich, as everyone should have a different scale of strength; this may not include those born with a golden spoon in their mouth. 

As the standard of beauty in Indonesia is too high and unachievable for everyone, this may affect the Chindo people. We're expressed with light skin tone, straight hair, medium size of height, or simply that standard for a model. By that, Chindo people tend to be noted as good-looking people, sadly this may bring some cost for us, as we're blamed for the beauty standards as high as other country's standards. In reality, not all Chindo is always with those types of beauty; we also can be different; we might always have those light skin tones and straight hair, even if we might be very tall or even the same as the average height. The advantage of Chindo people is known to be good-looking; it's easier to be models, influencers, and even artists. Also, Chindo, in certain areas, is highly honored and respected. 

Lastly, Chindo is well-known as wise; this may be caused by the family culture. Chindo tends to be pushed by their family to be successful as a doctor or engineer; if not, neither of them may be called we disappoint them. Besides that, Chindo is also very smart; this may show that Chindo must be A+.  

This may be caused those Chindo people not to be able to nominate themselves as a leader in Indonesia; most people couldn't believe that the Chindo people might actually help the country. Hence, Chindo usually can't afford to be a leader unless they're Muslim.