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ASIAN FEMALE/ CAUCASIAN MALE RELATIONSHIPS
(Updated
Tuesday, Apr 1, 2008, 05:32:50 PM
to reflect the 100 most recent valid responses.)
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WHAT YOU SAY
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YY:
I don't know how things are in Toronto, but here in the US, most Asian Americans do not like the word "Oriental." It is like calling an African American "Colored." It's demeaning. It refers to us as objects (vases, rugs, cuisine) and not as human beings.
A lot of ignorant White folks use the term because they don't know any better. However, I can tell you right now that Whites who date Asian Americans learn real fast not to use that word.
Janey Wong
Wednesday, May 01, 2002 at 07:37:45 (PDT)
YY: Asian. Not oriental.
AM
Tuesday, April 30, 2002 at 11:55:30 (PDT)
Voting in these polls somehow seems like an admission of an attraction that's conditioned by perceptions of race, as contrasted with perceptions of individual characteristics. Why should it feel like an admission (to have an attraction conditioned by perceived racial characteristics), rather than a simple observation? Not sure. I'm a Caucasian male who, more often than not, finds Asian females in my age group and peer group to be very attractive. This attraction includes physical, cultural, and intellectual components. I've had friendships with a few Asian women over the course of my career. Where I live (a town in the Florida panhandle) the percentage of Asian residents is very small in relation to Caucasians and African Americans. Too bad all of the Asian women I've known were married! Hence, these friendships have remained just friendships. On the rare occasion when I've met an Asian woman who was single, I've found pursuit difficult. On the other hand, I find pursuit difficult with women in general. Yet with Asian women, I tend to feel like an outsider--even more so than usual. Too bad. I'm diminished by the lost opportunity.
remote_observer Buzzard121@yahoo.com
Tuesday, April 30, 2002 at 01:56:19 (PDT)
I'm am an Asian woman from Toronto living in the states engaged to a Caucasian man. We have, on many occasions, argued about 'Asian' vs. 'Oriental'. As far as I'm concerned, 'Oriental' is perfectly acceptable. I am full blooded Chinese (parents from Malaysia and Hong Kong) and we use the term Oriental all the time. My fiancˇ would say, "Rugs and food are Oriental, people are Asian!" (he's so sweet) but it's Ok with me to use that term... Who's the better judge; a white guy from Seattle or a Chinese girl from Toronto?
YY
Monday, April 29, 2002 at 15:23:40 (PDT)
Ted:
I highly doubt you've dated any Asian women other than in your own mind. The fact that you used the word "Oriental" is all the proof I need.
WM Married to an AF
Saturday, April 27, 2002 at 06:33:28 (PDT)
Is it just me, or are those last two posts--"Ted" and "Call me Liz"--a delightful juxtaposition?
chinoiserie
Thursday, April 25, 2002 at 19:19:54 (PDT)
Ted,
stop being such a redneck. WTF is "oriental"? that is offensive.
Go get edumacated.
Thursday, April 25, 2002 at 16:40:47 (PDT)
Ted- I hate to burst your little "Oriental" bubble, but
- women of other races can nag too
- white women can cook too (well some of us)
- not all white women just want to be "taken out to dinner"
you're sad
Thursday, April 25, 2002 at 12:38:26 (PDT)
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