So my comment got locked in the MUAOntheCheap subreddit because it was a bit political(and negative, which isn't wrong) I guess so this is in the heat of the moment-kind of post but...
I know almost every brand is "problematic" in some way with different degrees either it be the brand representatives(J*) being racists/homophobes/mysogynists etc., their parent companies and their executives etc, and I know Tatcha doesn't go that far as being blatantly racist or sexist but I hate how they exploit off the Japanese geisha image and the Western fetish of Asian exoticism. I try to support Asian-owned brands whenever possible and I know the owner is Taiwanese-Asian but I just can't come to support Tatcha.
Edit: they* not the in the title
This is a huge subject, I know - historically, we can see clear connections in colonial depictions of the colonized - Sarah Baartman, for instance.
But I’m more interested in how the western fetishization of the oriental shaped the avant garde - eg Artaud.
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So, this is my first post here. A bit of background; I'm from the Caribbean, and I can't help but feel as if BM (mostly Americans, from my limited experience) tend to think of Afro-Caribbean women as "exotic"?
I've also seen this occur with women who are African (mostly, Ethiopian and Ghanaian). Does anyone else here feel the same?
This goes to k-pop fans that talk about how they don't like English versions of songs in k-pop because it's seen as "breaking into the west" and how they want them to focus primarily on the domestic market. This DOES NOT apply to those who dislike listening to English versions because they find the lyrics "cringey" -- yes, the Korean lyrics are probably equally as cringey but I get that if you can't understand what they're saying, you won't know and you'll just listen to the music. That's fine. BUT to the people who want k-pop to stay something only in the east/Korea(?) they're really just exoticising the idols.
I saw a post about BP criticising their decision to sing Ice Cream in English, saying "shouldn't they want to show America that they can be popular without singing in English?" Okay so this is such like...a lowkey racist question/statement. First of all, I highly doubt that BP and their company could care less about proving to America that their language isn't inferior in some way, and this question literally implies that because America sees Korean as "weird" and "foreign", that BP has to overcome that. I don't think BP is singing in English because they have an inferiority complex; they're singing in English to make MONEY. Of all the companies/idols talking about having foreign members in k-pop groups, I haven't heard ONE statement about "diversity" or anything of the sort. If you have foreign members, you'll do better/that idol will get more popular in that country that the member is from which leads to more income. I doubt that companies are adding more Japanese members just because they want to be more diverse; no, it's because they want to break into the Japanese market, and same goes for Chinese/Thai members.
Also, along that same line, why aren't people more pressed about idols making Japanese versions of songs or Chinese versions? Oh yeah, it's because they see Chinese/Japanese/Korean as the same because they're all East Asian. This just shows that people want to keep k-pop "exotic" and "unfamilar" by restricting k-pop to languages they don't understand don't hear regularly with people from a race/ethnicity that they also don't see often, especially in music/media. Korean, Japanese, and Chinese people see each other as foreigners because they're from completely separate countries, so imo, if you're going to be pressed about an English version, you'd better be pressed about Japanese/Chinese versions, and the same goes for members; if you'
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Hi, I can't seem to find any ISBN or DOI for this one but i beg anyone with a ProQuest account to help this girl out :( I desperately need it. Thanks in advance!!!
I need to get something off of my chest about the way DLo's being treated, not only by the Bachelor Producers, but even by mainstream America as evidenced by The Ellen Show. She's being treated like an obstacle in the way of love. She's been pitted against Kristina, with Kristina propped up as the paragon of the "perfect beauty, wife-material" while DLo's portrayed as "the exotic tease, mistress-material". And frankly, I think race plays a role in this. I know bringing up race is basically a recipe for downvotes, but please just respectfully hear me out!!!
I just watched the Ellen Show clip with Kristina, DLo, and Dean, and my blood is honestly boiling over how they treat her. How Ellen is openly trying to root for Dean and Kristina; how Ellen only acknowledges DLo to ask her if she knew how "serious" Kristina and Dean were. (In contrast, she asks Kristina to share how she started falling for Dean, painting a picture of Dean and Kristina as the romance that was meant to be.) Ellen continues to further this narrative of DLo as a home wrecker on a show that's all about dating around.
One of my first posts in this sub (one of the first interactions I had that convinced me to stick around on this sub—so thank you!!!) talked about how Asians are pretty non-existent on the show. I'd like to revisit some of my original thoughts now framed in the context of DLo's current treatment. I remember absolutely RECOILING when Ben Higgins called Caila a "sex panther", when her persona has been nothing but sweet (albeit naively so at points--very Sex and the City wannabe at times, but certainly more sweet than sultry in persona). Now I look at DLo, and I can't help that she's being painted as this exotic tease, at least in part because of her hapa roots. I look at other classic 3rd wheels on the franchise and feel like they never made one of the "wheels" as much of a "sexual object" as they have with DLo. They've edited out so much of her personality and chosen to have her persona depicted mostly via Dean's perspective ("she's so hot") or via lots of fluffy physical pool scenes. They've really reduced her down to just a foil for Kristina. I'm honestly just so heartbroken and tired on behalf of DLo, and I have never even been a fan of hers, frankly.
Do you think I'm projecting too much? Can someone please sanity check me? I'm legitimately hurting for her right now.
My old thread for context: https://www.reddit.com/r/thebachelor/comments/6cvdgn/can_we_talk_about_asians
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I've always wanted to read this book because it seems like a wonderful introduction to feudal Japan and also a gripping page-turner.
That said there's a part at the back of my mind that feels a little off about reading a western account of japanese history. I realize it is heavily fictionalized, but it it still based on real historical people and moments.
I know it might sound silly, but I'd feel a lot better reading it if I knew it wasn't reviled or anything I Japan haha... but I have no idea if it is?
alright, so this obviously isn’t a new things and pretty much anyone who isn’t white-passing has experienced this. the odd juxtaposition of others exoticizing you in ways that are meant to be compliments, showing interest, etc which are usually not harmful (minus the degrading cat-call shit), but i find it hard to let the other stuff go. whenever i see people online trash talking pakistan (or india, or anywhere in south asia) and pakistani people it really gets to me.
ie: the current top video posted to r/publicfreakout showing someone walking through an extremely filthy plane. someone overlaid text saying it was a pakistani flight, but it’s actually a video from 2016 from saudi to ethiopia. had the words been directed to that group of people it would’ve also been bad, but obviously this feels more personal to me.
i ought to not let things like this get under my skin, but comment after comment talking about how pakistanis are rats and disgusting filthy people. that the people on the flight should’ve been burned alive for their cultural norms? it goes on and on.
TLDR: i’ve becomes more proud to say that i’m pakistani with time. however, seeing patronizing comments directed towards desi people and desi culture really get under my skin and kinda hurt.
