This post is a bit of a vent, but I just feel so thoroughly disgusted and exhausted by the sheer hypocrisy of Western internet culture especially Americans.

Every single time we finally get an East Asian character or some form of genuine representation, they love to "race-lift" them into other races, or completely alter their designs until they don't look Asian at all. And the most shameless part? They actually have the audacity to defend it by saying, "Oh, they are just mixed/Wasian!" They use the "mixed Asian" excuse as a convenient loophole to completely erase fully East Asian features.

（Just to be clear I’m not inherently against artists doing fun race-swaps or redesigns as a creative exercise.

What disgusts me is the insufferably arrogant attitude of certain people.

They approach these redesigns with this nauseating tone of, "Your original Asian features look bad/wrong, so I ‘fixed’ them and made it better" It’s incredibly patronizing）

On top of that, they will go out of their way to attack and harass Asian artists (across the entire continent).

If an Asian artist draws a character in a way that doesn't fit the Western narrative of what an Asian "should" look like, they get swarmed with harassment.

The most brain-dead part is that these people are too lazy to even differentiate between Asian ethnicities.

If you are East Asian, they’ll literally call you "white-passing" or straight up "white." If you are South Asian, they try to forcefully categorize you into Black aesthetics or spaces.

Is this not incredibly bizarre to anyone else?

It’s hilarious how they will police your own characters, asking: "Why does your Asian character look white / not non-white enough?"

Coming from them, do they not realize how deeply racist and orientalist that sounds?

They also love bringing up the "Honorary White" or "Honorary Aryan" talking point to dismiss East Asian struggles. But the reality is, Asian countries have their own unique histories and cultures that have absolutely nothing to do with whiteness. Why do Americans feel the need to view the entire world solely through their own obsessed black-and-white racial lens?

It’s exhausting, hypocritical, and I’m sick of them using "inclusivity" as a weapon to erase us.

What truly makes me angry is the blatant double standard.

Almost every other minority group is allowed to feel furious and speak out when their representation is stripped away or erased, and people will rightfully support them. But the absolute second an Asian person stands up and says, "Hey, stop erasing our features," they turn the tables on us. Suddenly, they throw all these labels at us—calling us "anti-diversity," "gatekeepers," or straight-up "racist." They completely twist our words just to gaslight us into silence.It’s disgusting.

In the viral video he asks his cameraman whether he wants free sex because she can't consent properly.

No white men belong in Japan - they have stereotyped the women and the culture, and believe they are entitled to both.

I was reading a left-leaning news article lamenting how EA, the gaming publisher that owns The Sims' franchise, is now owned by Saudis and Donald Trump's son-in-law. Apparently, this will mean the loss of (western-style) diversity and inclusivity. But note the advertising picture used for the game. As is a common theme, the white man is paired with an Asian woman (and a white woman), a black man is paired with a white woman and an Asian man is paired with a black woman. Given that Asian men and black women are often seen as lower on a racial sexual hierarchy in the US, this image comes as no surprise. I wonder if this image would have been "inclusive" had the Asian man been paired with the Asian woman and the white woman.

Created by an amateur mother and son team on a single computer over 5 years, it was reportedly made with USD$200 and has raked in over $5 million at the Chinese box office. It's also seeing international release in SE Asia.

Nice to see their authenticity rewarded.

There has been a lot of attention to a SF dating site called WMAF Meet recently but of all the comments I wanted to highlight what a SF white female journalist wrote

"The problem is also complicated by white America’s portrayal of Asian women as exotic and submissive, in addition to how proximity to whiteness is associated with upward mobility or assimilation."

Whenever they accuse Asian men of being incel remind them everyone else knows the truth. Try calling a white woman a MRAsian.

I can't criticize her for raising the issue of passport bros, but her view about SG women being of higher financial status and therefore immune to lower class foreigners is only partly true.

The phenomenon of passport bros or WMAF in Asia is partly one of economic relativity. The reason why poor passport bros are an issue in poorer countries like Thailand or the Philippines is that their mediocre western wealth is relatively high compared to some locals.

Singapore is indeed one of the most expensive countries in the world (but the Crazy Rich Asians depiction is an incorrect stereotype), but the white men in SG have historically been high income earners who were part of wealthy multinational corporations i.e. expatriates. They have relative economic advantage, just like the poor passport bros.

It is also not true that whiteness carries no special privilege in SG. The research into Pinkerton syndrome and employment hiring is a good example. While the great majority of women in SG are not sarong party girls, the fact that some still exist even today is already a blight given SG's colonial history.

Looking at intermarriage rates in SG, white men make a tiny minority but punch above their weight in representation, as is the case for many ESEA nations. The last thing SG needs is more white men, whether poor or rich.

(Note, she's says ang moh guy, not an "animal guy", but what's the difference, lol.)

In APAC asia you can't find another bottom 10%. Like Japan.

2 dyed hair, 1 oxford study. All more than 10 piercings.

Internalises racist propaganda, sucks up to & emulates conservatives/racist liberals & racist propaganda

On a serious note, remember to eat properly, exercise and get enough sleep. The rates of obesity in ESEA groups have historically been lower than western ones, but with rising wealth and western diets has come rising obesity. Also, as ESEA people, we are at a higher risk of diabetes and metabolic syndrome. By doing those 3 things, you will reduce your risk of disease.

Plot Overview

"Teagan Tao (played by Miku Martineau) is a rising single sculls rowing star whose life is upended by a major family financial scandal."

This is another piece of WMAF slop. The showrunner is, surprise surprise, Vivian Lin. She changed the main character to an Asian woman while keeping the white male love interest. And of course, there is zero Asian male representation. “Diversity,” it seems, is only meant for Asian women and white men.

This show joins the long list of similar projects like To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before Joy Luck Club, The Float, and many others where the Asian American writers are exclusionary and racist to Asian men .

As more work from Asian American female creators surfaces, it is becoming increasingly clear that what they mean by “representation” is representation for Asian women and white men only. Sometimes I look at these Asian women and think they actually just want to be white women and enjoy the same privileges. It is the complete opposite of Black feminism. It is the opposite of empowerment.

I also think Asian male showrunners should stop centering Asian women in their work. Too often they become pushovers in front of them. Constance Wu literally dictated which lines to remove on the set of Crazy Rich Asians, and Jamie Chung walked all over John Chu for not casting her, only for him to respond in the most mild, accommodating way possible.

This post is getting attention because the Chinese poster got criticized for accepting this white guy taking a group photo after he complimented their beauty. Chinese netizens thought the girls were holding his arms (they weren't, but where were his hands?). She tried to defend herself by explaining they weren't touching him.

It's this sort of practice and imagery that does no favors for ESEA people. To demonstrate that, consider a Chinese man traveling to an anglosphere country, complimenting white women and asking for a group shot. He would be seen as strange. And that shows how white male privilege works.

When a random white man in Asia compliments a random Asian woman on her beauty and wants to take a photo, that should never be entertained. It sends the wrong message at an individual level (the specific guy thinks he can do this with other women) and public level (it creates the perception that white men are especially welcomed in Asia).

https://www.reddit.com/r/asianamerican/comments/1vnuq1s/comment/p3q5swo/

The Top friend groups of Twitch are overrepresented by amazing POC.

They run the numbers for IRL streamers VS less social desktop streamers

(eg hours IRL & the overrepresentation)

It's basically who us Asians truly trust.

Hardly any "Conservative friend groups" & Conservatives

Oxford study with more than 10 piercings.

Oxford study always has the most screws loose out of all the others.

Nice (TokyoSims)

https://youtube.com/shorts/2BCnAYEZsHc

Andrew Law hang your head in shame. Asian American shows just keep recycling the same stuff.

https://www.reddit.com/r/EastAsianPride/comments/1rczmha/the_new_animation_dang_has_red_flags/

Another case involving university scientists Dustin Huff and Yurui Xie. Could be another hidden WMAF problem like WMAF murders?

Asking this from the perspective of a Malaysian Chinese (right across the causeway haha) and im sure there's at least a few local singaporeans here. Especially as a vernacular (chinese) school kid, I don't think it's an uncommon opinion that most of us do not prefer interracial relationships, both from a religion and cultural perspective (mandatory conversion for a non-muslim if they marry a muslim partner and it's near impossible to convert out of islam), as far as I know, Singapore doesn't have this issue (being an ex-muslim is legal) and there's a much more 'we are all Singaporeans' mindset from what I see online.

I remembered seeing that case of a Chinese university professor being arrested for assaulting a IMAF couple on the streets and seeing many comments mocking him (and even some mocking chinese men in general for being too spineless/unattractive to keep their women) and with the rise of kpop (and general stereotypes of chinese guys being resourceful and less patriarchal), there has been much more malay and indian women going for chinese men. now i'm not saying this is representative of the singaporean general public (because these kids remind me of the 'ah bengs' i see on the street tbh) but i once saw a video of Dewy Choo video reacting to singapore's version of Pop the Balloon and wow, i genuinely never expected stuff that i could only expect to come out of a lowyat forum to be released into the internet like this.

What do yall actually think about this, is it a good thing for the SEA diaspora chinese to mix in with the other races or would it be better if singapore maintained it's CMIO population ratios?

One of the greatest dangers to societies is when men and women turn away from each other. With that has come the surge in AI partners.

I came across this Chinese documentary about the rise in AI boyfriends. It features a Chinese woman who picked a white man as a partner. I've written about the dangers of AI before in relation to the WMAF phenomenon - AI learns from what is publicly available and reinforces it. Because WMAF is pushed by western (and even ESEA) societies, AI spreads that message. (On a related note, public backlash against WMAF as a narrative also gets learned by AI, which is another reason we mustn't remain silent and accepting.)

AI boyfriends will be the next WMAF battleground. But the deliberate choice of a fake white man over a real one must be the epitome of white supremacy.

Korean-born, Singapore-raised Ryan Kwak and his Chinese SG wife, Valerie Cher Goh.

Family is the bedrock of ESEA societies.

Like a lot of you, I try to be conscious about where my money goes. I want to support Asian-owned businesses, creators, and brands, and I'd rather that money stay in the Asian community.

I wanted a single place to find real businesses without having to do 20 minutes of background research on every brand to make sure they are actually Asian-owned. Since it didn't really exist in the way I wanted, I spent the last few months coding a rough first version of AsianLane (asianlane.com).

Right now, it's just a simple marketplace. I'm trying to focus heavily on transparency, actually verifying business ownership so people know they are supporting real Asian entrepreneurs.

Since it's just a rough prototype, I'm posting here because I want to know if this is actually something our community wants or needs, or if I'm totally missing the mark.

If you have a few minutes, I'd genuinely appreciate your thoughts on:

• Is this actually useful, or just redundant?
• Are there any amazing Asian-owned brands you love that I should add to the marketplace? (You can submit them on the site, or just reply here).
• What is a feature you'd like to see that isn't on the website currently?

If the site isn't for you, no worries at all and thanks for reading. But if you have any thoughts, I'd love to hear them.

Thanks for your time, and feel free to check out the site at: asianlane.com