tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566317761793185393.post7027996194922222814..comments2023-07-01T00:33:55.165-07:00Comments on Ben Efsaneyim: Are Asians Becoming Whiter?Ben Efsaneyimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001682865274251483noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566317761793185393.post-54552546450084529382012-06-15T21:42:17.402-07:002012-06-15T21:42:17.402-07:00Call me cynical, but charities only have to spend ...Call me cynical, but charities only have to spend 10% of their funds for whatever agenda they want to push.<br /><br /><br />And there are issues with the APA organizations that haven't done anything to promote APA progress. There are some small changes happening, but overall the organizations haven't done anything.<br /><br /><br />I've been constantly shut down and told to be kept quiet and not rock the boat by lots of APA groups and people in my time.<br /><br /><br />To me, I can only do whatever I have to do to survive and keep on going and do things that make me happy...<br /><br /><br />Now if you have an idea on how to actually get true APA progressives into positions of power to actually make some changes then I'm always game to help you out.<br /><br /><br />(If you're in LA, then I'm down with generating positive AM media images.)<br /><br /><br />Otherwise, from a practical point of view people can only be expected to focus on their own immediate sphere of influence.<br /><br /><br />With that said, get the word out to boycott media that shows AM in negative portrayals.mweihttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDy472JCXJYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566317761793185393.post-83968131604718550442012-06-14T17:26:19.865-07:002012-06-14T17:26:19.865-07:00What a defeatist attitude, and PRECISELY why we ha...What a defeatist attitude, and PRECISELY why we have this scenario of white men - even the old, disabled, poor, deformed ones - bagging decent and attractive asian girls.<br /><br />We only have a limited lifespan in our life, thus each one of us needs to make as significant impact as we can. The Chinese government may not care, but a hell of a lot of Chinese men do. I would not like a future where millions upon millions of Chinese men die alone without descendants to call their own, all because of the reluctance and apathy of ethnic Chinese governments (and to be fair, lots of east asian ones) AND the people of "letting things be". Because whilst most Chinese are concentrating on their lot, others (whites) certainly aren't... thus leaving us vulnerable to be walked over, which the men (and women) are in this case.<br /><br />There is indeed too much injustice and suffering in this world.... which is why we need to focus on the issues that matter to us - the Chinese people - present and future. Your attitude is just baffling, following your logic there would be no charities, no causes, no protest groups and lobbyists... because we'd all "forget about the things we can't control". <br /><br />A single person can make a difference. You would do well to remember that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566317761793185393.post-41815395353010153252012-06-13T23:55:10.956-07:002012-06-13T23:55:10.956-07:00China is trying to limit their population growth (...China is trying to limit their population growth (rightly or wrongly) and I doubt they care too much about women leaving - I dare say they encourage it even.<br /><br /><br />the best thing is to focus on changing the things in your life that makes you unhappy - get rid of toxic relationships; and forget about the things you can't control.<br /><br />There's too much injustice and suffering in the world and you can't let it get to you.mweihttp://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DhDy472JCXJYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566317761793185393.post-31474509724126977772012-06-13T19:21:39.684-07:002012-06-13T19:21:39.684-07:00I KNEW the dialogue sounded like something from bW...I KNEW the dialogue sounded like something from bWW's discussions....Tommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11690329152610475489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566317761793185393.post-83589473477042244932012-06-13T17:30:34.652-07:002012-06-13T17:30:34.652-07:00Respect for asians in general has not improved, de...Respect for asians in general has not improved, despite - from whites' point of view - the high interracial marriage rate with asian women - is because they are not entering a relationship of equals. It is mostly of the "me love you long time" type, where the subservient asian wife is clearly serving the white man. He is using the citizenship/money and his whiteness - you know, the race that many asian women see as "the best" - to assert authority over her. Thus these marriages mean nothing, just telling us that white men are dominating asian women enough to deprive asian men of their own... who could respect that?<br /><br />This ties in with the open, casual racism that is afforded to asians that would nearly always be (rightly) mowed down if directed towards other groups... the general lack of respect. A lot of this is to do with asians' non-conflict stance towards... well, everything. It's a dog eat dog world out there, and you notice with minority groups they quickly descend into tribalism - getting into similar racial groups and having turf wars. The asians who do not do this - coupled with their relative lack of numbers - mean they are easy targets.<br /><br />I notice that in Britain, the first interracial relationships between asians and whites were not the type you see now, but asian men (sailors who worked for the Royal Navy during WW2) and their white British wives. Guess what happened to them? All deported. Now the tide has truly reversed, do we see the same thing happening with these asian women who - let's be fair - are parasitical, leeching off a white's income and having non white kids? Of course not. <br /><br />Why is this... because the white governments have seen an opportunity. East Asians are suffering a racial demographic crisis - way more men than women, and an ageing population. Common sense would be to send asian men to other nations so they do not go without families, at the same time balancing out the m-f ratio. Instead the opposite is happening - I read a study where in most african and asian (south) countries, the university students they send for study abroad are always mostly male - EXCEPT the east asian nations, where 65% of those they send from China to Britain are female. Most of these will find a white man there, pop a baby and oh look - they are now British. More importantly, they have deprived a chinese man of their own family - this despite the sex imbalance. Meanwhile, these white men aren't the sort who are the desirable ones back home - most likely they would be childless and forgotten - but noticing this asian female mentality of white fever - have made asian men the ones childless and forgotten. Then of course you have the old white men with previous families, thus ensuring a pure white family to continue AND spreading his seed to another race - whilst poor asian man can't even have his own family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566317761793185393.post-57228554145106126302012-06-13T14:22:17.382-07:002012-06-13T14:22:17.382-07:00Hi mwei
Welcome on board!Hi mwei<br /><br />Welcome on board!Ben Efsaneyimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001682865274251483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566317761793185393.post-51070595739955127182012-06-13T14:17:44.929-07:002012-06-13T14:17:44.929-07:00Hi, Ben. Thanks for the thumbs up. =]
I'm...Hi, Ben. Thanks for the thumbs up. =]<br /><br />I'm Mack (mwei) on other forums. And I have plans for a Star Wars fan film my friends and I are trying to get off the ground - it's got an AM protagonist, and will have a good story. I'm definitely going to be hitting up the internets for money later on. lol<br /><br /><br />I agree there's a time for academic discussions and the language should be precise to reflect the ideas. However, because of the language it's mostly just academic and not more widely circulated as the ideas should be.<br /><br />It's kind of sad there's a dumbing down process in mainstream culture, but I think accessibility is one of the reasons. Make the language too hard to read and the youtube kiddies will tune off anything longer than 5 minutes.mweihttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDy472JCXJYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566317761793185393.post-91770476981388641822012-06-13T14:12:03.545-07:002012-06-13T14:12:03.545-07:00Hi, bWW. I should've sent it to you before, ...Hi, bWW. I should've sent it to you before, but I've been busy with other stuff and haven't thought of it it until just now. lol<br /><br /><br />I'll definitely hit you up again, because I'm going to be begging for crowdsourcing funds in the future for a Star Wars fan film. ~_^<br /><br /><br />Thanks for your support. =]mweihttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDy472JCXJYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566317761793185393.post-82230855219769706502012-06-13T12:36:01.670-07:002012-06-13T12:36:01.670-07:00Hi bWW
Thanks!Hi bWW<br /><br />Thanks!Ben Efsaneyimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001682865274251483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566317761793185393.post-43225748556518076862012-06-13T12:32:27.015-07:002012-06-13T12:32:27.015-07:00Well, I'll just say that I think that there ar...Well, I'll just say that I think that there are some ideas that require a particular type of language and form of argumentation. Personally, I try to analyze a subject from as many angles as I possibly can so that I can present an argument or idea that is as close to what I perceive to be an objective truth as I can get. Plus, I think Asian-Americans need to develope a culture of argumentation and debate, which can only come about by using language potently. <br /><br />So, are you telling me that you are the guy who made that video? If so welcome bin2oct8dec10hex16, and I'm looking forward to some more of your work. Plus, when you comment in the future please use a moniker so I know who you are!<br /><br />Oh, and I gave the video a thumbs up!Ben Efsaneyimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001682865274251483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566317761793185393.post-48425352739278075442012-06-13T11:35:36.445-07:002012-06-13T11:35:36.445-07:00I think academics are doing a good job bringing up...I think academics are doing a good job bringing up awareness of historical facts and social issues that most are not aware of.<br /><br />However, I think most of the time it's the language that gets in the way of their ideas.<br /><br />I can read it without any problems, but then I wonder why do I force myself to? And that's the issue I have.<br /><br /><br />Also, can you believe they actually spent money on that study of how TV watching affects self-esteem for whites and blacks? Where are the Asians? And as if that's not obvious already...<br /><br /><br />I'm glad you liked the video. I'm just trying to summarize the online flame wars regarding "IR." Please post and comment about it.<br /><br />Give me a thumbs up while you're at it; there's already a hater. ^_^<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Personally, I'm tired of the complaints. I hope that yomyomf initiative will create some good AM portrayals.<br /><br />For me, next up is going to be a Star Wars fan film with an AM as the main protagonist... Stay tuned, as I might have to beg for crowd-sourced money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566317761793185393.post-47836308916773223262012-06-13T07:18:04.138-07:002012-06-13T07:18:04.138-07:00Tommy...
That's an awful story! Like I said i...Tommy...<br /><br />That's an awful story! Like I said in the post, Asians can't hide their ethnicity like European immigrants so at some point racism will always rear its head.<br /><br />Anon....<br /><br />Well to be fair, the book that I was writing about was somewhat academic in scope and tone, so my criticism followed in the same vein. <br /><br />I disagree with you because racism has already dumbed down our dialogue - that video was hilarious because it was so true, there are plenty of Asians (yes including some guys) who exhibit the same kind of childlike thinking that the two female characters exhibited in the video. <br /><br />So, even though it makes for a good quasi-satire (quasi because there are some Asians who actually do believe and say those things to Asian guys) we don't need more of it because to invest too much in that type of dialogue actually gives a voice and a platform for the stupid people who behave that way.<br /><br />By the way, that was a hilarious video - I might post it!Ben Efsaneyimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001682865274251483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566317761793185393.post-61035139211196931192012-06-12T21:42:12.977-07:002012-06-12T21:42:12.977-07:00I remember when I was about 13 years old, I was at...I remember when I was about 13 years old, I was at a (Vietnamese) hair salon getting my hair cut. At the waiting area, there was a young woman with her two kids and her mother. It was the first time in my life seeing (Vietnamese) HAPA kids. Their grandmother was trying to play with her kids, but she didn't speak any English so she was speaking to them in Vietnamese with the mother encouraging them to play with her. They didn't understand a word she was saying and tried to avoid her the entire time, giving her looks like "Who the hell are you?"<br /><br />In a perfect world, self-hating Asian women will have male HAPA kids that will look Asian enough to be bullied, and they will relay their pain to their mothers, whom will then realize that they helped fuel the hate that was echoed onto their kids. Or maybe that's just bitter wishful thinking.Tommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11690329152610475489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566317761793185393.post-32845929385395704422012-06-12T21:04:36.387-07:002012-06-12T21:04:36.387-07:00I didn't realize the average youtuber knew abo...I didn't realize the average youtuber knew about Maxine Hong Kingston.Tommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11690329152610475489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566317761793185393.post-33264699486368606122012-06-12T15:05:21.597-07:002012-06-12T15:05:21.597-07:00too cerebral. you got to make it so the youtube ...too cerebral. you got to make it so the youtube kids can understand:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDy472JCXJYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com