Picture from the Bitter Asian Men websiteWell, I stumbled across this website and felt very sorry for the authors, especially when I saw that crying panda in a pool of blood.
Yes, I too, decades ago, when I moved from Hawaii to the U.S. mainland, experienced the shock that comes with becoming an Asian man. First, I was put into a nebulous, catch-all category of "Asian," meaning that I now had something in common with Pakistanis, Indonesians, Uighurs, Iranians, and Arudou Debito. (Believe it or not, people of all backgrounds commonly use the word "Oriental" over here in Hawaii).
Next, I realized that I had become a member of a minority group doomed to media stereotyping as the eternal geek. Now I did my fair share of BBS posting on the topic of Asian men and dating, but now that I'm older and married, and back in Hawaii, I have moved onto other concerns. (Yes, Hawaii readers, interracial dating is a controversial topic on the U.S. mainland!)
Still, seeing this site did bring back some memories. So, I'd like to contribue a few words of wisdom to my fellow Asian brothers on the mainland who are experiencing dating difficulties:
1)Move to Hawaii. You can't use the "nobody wants to date Asian guys" excuse anymore, not when the majority of the men on the island look like you. Of course, you'll pay more for everything and have a lower salary than on the mainland, but hey, you can't have it all...
2)Move to Asia. If you still can't meet women, then something else truly must be the problem.
3)For those of you who cannot or refuse to move, in the spirit of my post on anal constriction, I offer you this book, ranked #279,058 at amazon.com:
1 comment:
LOL. Well, now we know how the 'White' guy feels. Don't they get lumped all together, too? I have an Italian-American friend who insists she isn't White. So I tell her to stop calling me Asian then.
Of course, my author's bio labels me as 'asian infused', but I hope folks know it's tongue-in-cheek.
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