When it comes to nearly 23 years I’ve been doing this line, I’ve usually reported — usually in a good way — on tv programs and films that pair Asian guys with white females. Yet I’ve tended to move my eyes at Asian females with white men.
Am We being hypocritical? Making use of a double standard? Well, no, it is been an effect up against the undeniable fact that historically, there’s been a double standard about the various methods Asian gents and ladies were portrayed sexually.
Even though most of couples when you look at the Asian US community have been with both lovers being Asian, when you look at the news, Asian ladies had been nearly solely combined with white guys whereas Asian guys (who have been used mainly as villains or comic relief) had been romantically combined with no body. This delivered the message that Asian females had been accepted because of the culture that is dominant Asian men by no body, not even females from their very own community.
This resulted in a large amount of internalized racism and self-hatred issues, including many Asian women who didn’t wish to date Asian males because they’d remind them of the fathers or brothers (I’m certain white ladies have experienced bad experiences using their dads and brothers too, yet I’ve rarely met any who state that because of this, they didn’t wish to date white men).
I think all folks of color should always be accepted because of the principal white tradition, yet not for stereotyped expectations ( e.g., “Asian ladies are therefore docile and understand how to look after their men!” “Latinas are insatiable in bed!” “Black men have big er… units”). Continue reading “IN TO THE UPCOMING STAGE: Is It Better for Asian Men to Be combined with White feamales in the Media?”