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This is probably cultural rather than any objective reason for it. If you go to Asia, you shouldn't have any problems. But here in the West where most people a

This is probably cultural rather than any objective reason for it. If you go to Asia, you shouldn't have any problems. But here in the West where most people are white, and what's portrayed as handsome and sexy in the media, arts, and culturally significant works like movies will predominantly be white people. I theorize that the reason Asian women will fair a little better is because the society here is still patriarchal and therefore the males are the dominant force in relationships (and they obviously will be much less likely to pick Asian males). This is probably why you see White male - Asian female couples being portrayed more often. A TV show or movie will most likely have a white male protagonist and he will then have his pick of women. Women in the West like to be tanned. Women in the east like to be fair-skinned. The perception of beauty or handsomeness appears to all be subjective. Here are some Asian Male white Female cases: Bruce Lee and his wife Jackie Chan was in a kung-fu movie where he ended up going out with Jennifer Love Hewitt at the end.

w1ntermute 14y ago
> If you go to Asia, you shouldn't have any problems. But here in the West where most people are white, and what's portrayed as handsome and sexy in the media, arts, and culturally significant works like movies will predominantly be white people. Actually, if you go to Asia, the same imbalance is found - white men have an amazingly easy time of picking up women there, without even knowing the local language and/or customs. Asian women who have never even left their home countries and can barely speak English see white guys as handsome and sexy. In fact, white guys who couldn't get any action in the West (with white women) find tons of Asian women in Asia who will literally throw themselves at them. This applies to almost all countries in Asia, regardless of wealth - Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, etc. Ever heard of Charisma Man?[0] But can you imagine an Asian guy coming to America and doing the same - not knowing English or anything about American customs but trying to pick up American women? He wouldn't have a snowball's chance in hell of succeeding - he'd be laughed out of the clubs (literally). 0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charisma_Man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charisma_Man
- chrischen 14y ago
  At least in China, I'd think it has to do more with status than necessarily physical attraction. Plus wasn't there a survey that said Asian women preferred their own race more than any other type of women?
  - w1ntermute 14y ago
    > At least in China, I'd think it has to do more with status than necessarily physical attraction. That's entirely possible, but that's why I mentioned the fact that it occurs in all Asian countries, regardless of wealth. Even in Japan, a first world country, you will find this exact same phenomenon. In fact, China's adversarial relationship with the West and general social conservativeness means that it's probably more so in Japan than in China. Either way, it's not just for money (assuming that's what you meant by "status"). > Plus wasn't there a survey that said Asian women preferred their own race more than any other type of women? From this chart[0], it's actually the exact opposite for Asian women in America. Notice how the ratio of Asian men marrying women of other races to Asian women marrying men of other races is lower than for any other race, while the reverse is observed among blacks (black men are much more likely to marry someone of another race than black women): > Gender differences are most pronounced among blacks and Asians. Black men marry someone from a different group twice as often as black women do, while among Asians, the gender pattern is reversed. My personal theory as to why this disparity exists is that Asian physical characteristics are seen as feminine, while African physical characteristics are seen as masculine. So Asian men are seen as effeminate, which reduces their attractiveness to women of any race. Similarly, black women are seen as masculine, which reduces their attractiveness to men of any race. However, there have been some anomalies. For example, through the hallyu and the internet, Korean pop and dramas have gained great popularity amongst a significant number of white, black, and Hispanic women over the last 5-10 years. This has created a lot of non-Asian women with a so-called "Koreaboo"[1] fetish for Asian men. This is largely an illusion though, as the vast majority of Asian men don't look like Rain[2] or Song Seung Heon[3]. 0: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/01/29/us/20110130mixedrace.html http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/01/29/us/20110130mix... 1: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=koreaboo http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=koreaboo 2: http://i.imgur.com/0K7JF.jpg http://i.imgur.com/0K7JF.jpg 3: http://i.imgur.com/7oAGm.jpg http://i.imgur.com/7oAGm.jpg

w1ntermute 14y ago

> If you go to Asia, you shouldn't have any problems. But here in the West where most people are white, and what's portrayed as handsome and sexy in the media, arts, and culturally significant works like movies will predominantly be white people. Actually, if you go to Asia, the same imbalance is found - white men have an amazingly easy time of picking up women there, without even knowing the local language and/or customs. Asian women who have never even left their home countries and can barely speak English see white guys as handsome and sexy. In fact, white guys who couldn't get any action in the West (with white women) find tons of Asian women in Asia who will literally throw themselves at them. This applies to almost all countries in Asia, regardless of wealth - Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, etc. Ever heard of Charisma Man?[0] But can you imagine an Asian guy coming to America and doing the same - not knowing English or anything about American customs but trying to pick up American women? He wouldn't have a snowball's chance in hell of succeeding - he'd be laughed out of the clubs (literally). 0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charisma_Man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charisma_Man

chrischen 14y ago
At least in China, I'd think it has to do more with status than necessarily physical attraction. Plus wasn't there a survey that said Asian women preferred their own race more than any other type of women?
- w1ntermute 14y ago
  > At least in China, I'd think it has to do more with status than necessarily physical attraction. That's entirely possible, but that's why I mentioned the fact that it occurs in all Asian countries, regardless of wealth. Even in Japan, a first world country, you will find this exact same phenomenon. In fact, China's adversarial relationship with the West and general social conservativeness means that it's probably more so in Japan than in China. Either way, it's not just for money (assuming that's what you meant by "status"). > Plus wasn't there a survey that said Asian women preferred their own race more than any other type of women? From this chart[0], it's actually the exact opposite for Asian women in America. Notice how the ratio of Asian men marrying women of other races to Asian women marrying men of other races is lower than for any other race, while the reverse is observed among blacks (black men are much more likely to marry someone of another race than black women): > Gender differences are most pronounced among blacks and Asians. Black men marry someone from a different group twice as often as black women do, while among Asians, the gender pattern is reversed. My personal theory as to why this disparity exists is that Asian physical characteristics are seen as feminine, while African physical characteristics are seen as masculine. So Asian men are seen as effeminate, which reduces their attractiveness to women of any race. Similarly, black women are seen as masculine, which reduces their attractiveness to men of any race. However, there have been some anomalies. For example, through the hallyu and the internet, Korean pop and dramas have gained great popularity amongst a significant number of white, black, and Hispanic women over the last 5-10 years. This has created a lot of non-Asian women with a so-called "Koreaboo"[1] fetish for Asian men. This is largely an illusion though, as the vast majority of Asian men don't look like Rain[2] or Song Seung Heon[3]. 0: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/01/29/us/20110130mixedrace.html http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/01/29/us/20110130mix... 1: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=koreaboo http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=koreaboo 2: http://i.imgur.com/0K7JF.jpg http://i.imgur.com/0K7JF.jpg 3: http://i.imgur.com/7oAGm.jpg http://i.imgur.com/7oAGm.jpg