| As an Asian girl growing up in the United
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| | people around Bangkok and other cultural
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| States, I believe I was taught by the
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| | areas can most recognizably notice.
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| society to be attracted to just about
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| | The second most common answer from the
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| everyone besides other Asian men. This
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| | Asian girls was Indian men (South
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| marginalization of Asian men has
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| | Asians). When I asked the Asian girls why
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| occurred, in my view, for several
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| | the preferred these two ethnic groups of
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| reasons.
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| | men, their responses centered around two
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| First, the media never portrays Asian men
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| | areas: economic status and physical
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| in a dominant role. They are always
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| | attractiveness.
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| portrayed as nerdy, geeky, brainiacs,
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| | In terms of economic status, the Asian
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| with no sense of themselves and no
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| | girls said that both white men and Indian
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| ability to attract women.
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| | men in our society, were viewed as
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| In other words, the media portrays Asian
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| | successfull, intelligent, and confident.
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| men as incapable and undesirable. Second,
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| | These are all qualities that the Asian
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| American society has many negative
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| | community values.
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| stereotypes towards Asian men.
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| | Next, the Asian girls said that they
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| It has become a complete joke to think
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| | found these two groups of men to
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| that an Asian man could ever "satisfy" a
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| | physically attractive. When I asked why,
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| woman. Their "manlihood" is the constant
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| | the responses I recieved were varied.
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| subject of jokes and insults. For this
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| | My conjecture in this case would be that
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| reason, most women view Asian men as
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| | both groups tend to share the same sharp
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| asexual and feminine.
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| | features (Greco-Roman noses/eyes) that
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| For these reasons, Asian girl, and women
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| | the media tends to value.
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| in general in American society are taught
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| | So what is the end result of all this?
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| to view Asian men as undesirable and
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| | Asian girls are "up for grabs" and this
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| feeble.
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| | has essentially devasted Asian men. Asian
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| As you will see, this is the reason why
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| | men are getting the axe on two levels
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| Asian girls are now up for grabs... Asian
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| | here.
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| girls in our society, because of their
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| | First, they are only seen as being able
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| conditioning, on the whole do not prefer
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| | to date their own kind (other Asian
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| to date Asian men.
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| | girls). At the same time, their own kind,
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| In one of the discussion classes I taught
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| | at an increasing rate, tends not to
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| last year at Bangkok University, half of
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| | prefer them sexually.
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| the Asian girls in the room, stated that
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| | In conclusion, I have come to no
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| they do not prefer to date Asian men.
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| | conclusion. This is merely an observation
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| Also, roughly every other girl in the
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| | of mine as a student and teacher here at
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| class also agreed that they prefer not to
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| | Berkeley.
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| date Asian men.
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| | However, I personally view this
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| So, if Asian girls are on a trend of not
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| | information as interesting and helpful.
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| dating Asian men, who are they dating?
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| | And, I, as an Asian-American woman, bring
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| Asian Girls the class I taught generally
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| | it in to my consideration when viewing
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| gave me two answers to this question.
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| | Asian men.
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| The most obvious one being White men, as
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