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ASIAN AMERICAN ISSUES
Are AA Women the Real Victims of Prejudice?
sian women get a free ride at the expense of Asian men. That's the received wisdom here in the U.S. This belief appears premised on the suspicion that American society sees Asian women as sexy exotics in need of rescuing from the cold clutches of Asian men who don't know how to smile except evilly.
The real victim?
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Credit Hollywood for its tireless casting of Asian women as sexual accessories to white heroes while suppressing the very existence of Asian men except as unsavory paper tigers. Credit too the TV networks that uncover bevies of talking Asian women but rarely their male counterparts.
In fairness this media fantasy of the Asian race was partly inspired by recent history. Devastated and impoverished Asian nations sent tens of thousands of war brides and orphans, followed by several million desperate immigrants willing to hock their identities while toiling to build new lives.
Male-dominated societies toast new women as exotic sexual prospects while suppressing new men as an exploitable lower class or even enemy aliens. The women get all the breaks and the men get all the lumps. Even worse, the women have their heads turned and adopt a scornful attitude toward their own men. So goes the complaint of some AA men.
The women have a different take. Sexual predators bearing insulting stereotypes must be fended off while coping with women who see them as unfair competitors. Add to that the pain of being scorned as sellouts by AA men for no more reason than their apparent welcome by American society. Worst of all, complain AA women, is being begrudged the right to take simple pleasure in their own identities. How much easier just to face straightforward racial prejudice!
Do Asian women really have an easier time in America? Or do they suffer from the double-whammy of insulting stereotypes from non-Asians and unfair persecution from Asian men?
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I think AA women are (for the most part) very self-conscious about being a "minority", and often act as if they have some kind of vague chip on their shoulders about something. They often ACT like outsiders, like they aren't naturally accepted, and frequently have an angry look, as if they've just been insulted or are on high alert for being insulted for some reason. Also, I've noticed they have very "politically correct" views about a lot of things. And I'm a liberal. But I notice AA girls often seem to take hair-trigger offense at many things, react quickly at any perceived slight, etc.
I'm a white guy. I have NOT noticed this tendency among AA males, or at least if they are feeling these thoughts they tend to hide it much better and act cool, diplomatic, and friendly. I also find that AA guys are much, much easier to approach, to befriend, and to get along with than AA females. AA guys are cool, funny, and NORMAL. AA females often act hostile, standoffish, and unfriendly. I'm sure they're nice people underneath, but why the defensive attitudes?
And NO, I am not an "Asiaphile" who has a fetish for Asian women at all. I'm just making this observation as a guy trying to be friends with everyone, regardless of race.
DC Guy
Friday, June 28, 2002 at 01:31:17 (PDT)
--Sociologist
Im part Black, mixed Native American Pawnee Indian and marrying into the North Eastern Chinese ethnicity. My children will probably look great I think. If you show me your email address I will show you pictures of my family.
I speak English, Spanish, Serbian/ Croatian and Chinese.
22 Years old August 9th
JING CHA
hkpdjingcha@yahoo.com
Thursday, June 27, 2002 at 13:05:43 (PDT)
Sociologist
Im A Black male living in NYC.
I am 21 years old and am in love with natural science. Physics and Geology are my favorite sciences so I became a Geophysicist and work with NASA. I am still young so there are a few obstacles I must navigate, however, My grades are near perfect and I have virtually endless financing because of the fact that I have inherited a Buisness and fortune from my predeccessors that has international ties. As a scientist, buisness is not really interesting to me so I might turn it over to my sister and keep some cash however, being a buisnessman has a universal appeal to it.
As for life in China, The Chinese and Koreans seem to hate the Japanese most of all (understandibly so because of the occupations). The Koreans ask me about the pride I feel being an American and the South Koreans are interested in asking me about American policy on S.Korea.
It seems to me that some Asians are convinced that marrying an American Woman means marrying a "Lucille Ball" or a "June Clever" (spelling is wrong I think). Many of them have never heard of the BILL OF RIGHTS or the US Constitution so understanding what an American is comes difficult.
I apologize for leaving my ethnicity out but people such as AC Dropout or G___in Nyc attempt to make use of this information to smokscreen in an argument. They will even go so far as to use "AD- Hommiman" to personally insult others. A simple argument about technology turns into a race war thats not worth the letters that spell it out. If Goldsea used a Login/email verification system things might be different alas, there will always be ignorant people who can never rise above brutality. And these are the exact same people who shy away from public arguments because if they said some of the things they say on the "faceless" internet, they would be sent home in a box. I assure you of that.
JING CHA
hkpdjingcha@yahoo.com
Thursday, June 27, 2002 at 13:01:15 (PDT)
"I think your Mainland China and white ex-pat example is not reflective of self hate. It is more reflective of ultilization in HK society, or what is considered to be a burden on HK social services."
If they are self-supporting with their money from back home, would they be allowed to stay or would they have to leave? In Denmark, these days they banish their own citizens for marrying people who do not have strong cultural connection to the country, ie., non-white, even if you can be self supporting, ie., a Chinese American. What you are saying is understandable, the latter is definitely prejudice or hate or whatever you want to call it.
Sociologist
Thursday, June 27, 2002 at 11:05:53 (PDT)
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