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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2012-10-20 04:07 pm

[ SECRET POST #2118 ]


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Re: another of my (white) friends has started dating an asian

[personal profile] ill_omened 2012-10-20 09:04 pm (UTC)(link)
I think the cultural factors extend beyond the simplistic 'traditional woman' thing.

In the UK for example the most common (when controlling for factors like relative population size and such) relationships are middle-class white men/asian women and working class black men/white women.

I've seen suggestions that a large part of this is that asian women both epitomise the feminine ideal and the traditional middle-class ideal, with an emphasis upon high context culture, focus upon education, the importance of politeness and manners, etc. Whereas the opposite is true of black men.

White men are also seen as less traditional (valid or not), willing to engage emotionally, and more masculine then asian men - especially when you've been bombarded by media which promotes this.

Oh and we're taller.

When I was in Hong Kong so many girls were all about that, was such an ego boost.