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It seems that you're misunderstanding Chua. Chua continually emphasized that she in fact, did not choose the title "Chinese mothers are superior" to remove herself from the idea that she is endorsing a particular method of parenting. By contrasting your own method of parenting to that of Chua's and sarcastically calling your kids "losers" for not playing the piano or violin like Chua's kids reveals that you don't understand this fact. Chua is not looking down on the "Western" style of parenting, she is simply defending the parenting style of those that fall under the "Chinese" parenting stereotype. I'm using quotation marks to reiterate the fact that I, like Chua, am using the terms "Chinese" and "Western" very loosely. Neither of us are referring to all Chinese or all non-Chinese parents when we use those two terms. Chua clearly establishes that at the beginning of the Wall Street Journal excerpt. It is blatantly evident that Chua didn't simply throw out "cast off all worries about political correctness" seeing that it was in fact, the first thing she addressed. Again, your sarcasm isn't warranted; it just further reveals your misunderstanding. The fact that you repeatedly mock the use of "____ Parents are Superior" is also laughable since you already made it clear that Chua does not endorse such a title. Interestingly enough, you criticize her for being "incredibly stereotypical". If you haven't noticed, the point of the excerpt was to defend those that practice the stereotypical Chinese parenting. Now THAT, is funny.