European Men, Asian Women
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From a review of The East, the West, and Sex:
Mr. Bernstein’s survey of Westerners in the fleshpots of the East — ranging from the 17th century to the present — is actually cultural history with a point, an attempt to show that nonmonogamous sex in the Orient (at least for men in power) long carried no contingent connotation of sin and was, in fact, a natural part of the masculine condition. While Christian scolds of old viewed such easy sexual possibility as clinching proof of Eastern degeneracy, the more worldly among Western men saw in the East an opportunity for liberation — for a breaking of the shackles they wore, perforce, in London, Lisbon or Rotterdam, before the West’s own sexual revolution.
The European men who enjoyed the bodies of Asian women and girls may have viewed them with affection but they also viewed them as inferiors. Still for men of those days escaping from the cultural impositions of Christianity must have felt like paradise.
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As an Asian/Pacific Islander female, I’ll admit firstly that I’m not generally attracted to men in my same ethnic categorical box. But, that being said, I do get concerned about whether the men I date have some Asian fetish, or if they think I’m docile (so not!) or submissive (…only sometimes..). I think that while there might be some of those same view points about “Asian and Oriental” women are still around, women generally have some more control about who they date (at least, I’d like to think so).
I’m having trouble finding this article - but there was one that spoke about how these days, it’s women who generally make the decision to date outside of their ethnicity.
p.s. my boyfriend is of German-Irish decent…and definitely into all things Asian…but hey, he cooks…so I’ll keep him :)
Posted by: Cecilia | June 27, 2009 11:20 AM
Starbuck’s, young Asian couple, not lovers, just coffee, but… She’s a sexy little hotty and knows it. He’s a young, cleancut, bodybuilder with a boner for this chick: Him: You dating? Her: Not really, this guy keeps coming around the club. Checking me out. Told my friend he really wants to date me. Him: Oh Yah? What’s he look like? Would I know him? Her:Tall, blonde. Hasn’t said a word to me, just leers with this goofy grin. Looks like a happy dog. Kinda cute I guess. Him: You like him? Her: I don’t know. I’m afraid he’s another one of these guys with Yellow Fever. Him: You know, it really bugs me, all these Caucasian men coming around, taking all our Asian women. How are you supposed to compete with some big white guy? Her: Hmmm…
Posted by: iMetaphor | July 2, 2009 12:03 PM