{"id":46891,"date":"2016-11-02T20:25:38","date_gmt":"2016-11-03T00:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/man-seeks-advice-why-is-being-asian-gay-and-effeminate-frowned-upon\/"},"modified":"2016-11-02T20:25:38","modified_gmt":"2016-11-03T00:25:38","slug":"man-seeks-advice-why-is-being-asian-gay-and-effeminate-frowned-upon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/man-seeks-advice-why-is-being-asian-gay-and-effeminate-frowned-upon\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Seeks Advice: Why Is Being Asian, Gay, And Effeminate Frowned Upon?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Man Seeks Advice: Why Is Being Asian, Gay, And Effeminate Frowned Upon?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/content\/docs\/2016\/11\/02182934\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-02-at-6.29.14-PM.png\" alt=\"screen-shot-2016-11-02-at-6-29-14-pm\" width=\"650\" height=\"390\"><\/p>\n<p>He describes himself as &ldquo;Asian,&rdquo; &ldquo;<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a>,&rdquo; and &ldquo;slightly effeminate.&rdquo; And he wants to know why that&rsquo;s so frowned upon.<\/p>\n<p>Writing into Reddit, a <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">man<\/a> with the moniker&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/silverkoss\">silverkoss<\/a>&nbsp;asks the community why he senses so much judgement and negativity simply on account of his personality and countenance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.queerty.com\/is-this-gay-asian-guy-aesthetically-marginalized-or-just-complaining-20120406\">Is This Gay Asian Guy &ldquo;Aesthetically Marginalized&rdquo; Or Just Complaining?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Asian cultures have a lot of emphasis on conformity and introversion,&rdquo; he writes, &ldquo;a contrast to Western cultures which are derived from Greek philosophy where extroversion and individualism are highly prized.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Isn&rsquo;t it reasonable to accept the fact that we Asians in general tend to be more demure? Why is this looked down upon? I find it beautiful. It&rsquo;s a question I ask because recently someone close to me suggested that I should be &ldquo;less Asian&rdquo; if I wanted to be more accepted into the <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> community&hellip;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.queerty.com\/bottom-shame-side-no-asian-message-racist-grindr-users-20160703\">Bottom Shame With A Side Of &ldquo;No Asian&rdquo;: A Message For All You Racist Grindr Users Out There<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Other Redditors were quick to offer their two cents.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Asian <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a> are slowly breaking barriers to finally get a seat at the &lsquo;real <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a>&rsquo;s&rsquo; table,&rdquo; writes&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/theminja\">theminja<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>An example in popular cinema: the Asian character has always been relegated to tropes such as the innocent best friend, side kick, or bonafide martial arts expert&hellip;.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s why it was a huge deal when John Cho <em>(pictured)<\/em> led the romantic comedy series <em>Selfie<\/em> on ABC: because he was playing the lead in a series in which he was the desired leading character.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He later suggests that &ldquo;when there is a <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a>, Asian, effeminate <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">male<\/a> thrown into that mix, it makes the outward progress in society for the Asian <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">male<\/a> a little harder.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I wish it weren&rsquo;t true,&rdquo; writes&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/koiboyy\">koiboyy<\/a>,&nbsp;&ldquo;but sadly ideals of femininity (and therefore lack of masculinity) deal with two large Asian-dominated stereotypes: introversion and physical stature.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.queerty.com\/bottom-shame-side-no-asian-message-racist-grindr-users-20160703\">Bottom Shame With A Side Of &ldquo;No Asian&rdquo;: A Message For All You Racist Grindr Users Out There<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t believe in them,&rdquo; he continues, &ldquo;but I&rsquo;ll write down how traditional society, or at least mass media, portrays these ideals.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As an Asian-American that&rsquo;s lived in Asia, I don&rsquo;t think these issues of self-worth will be resolved by moving to an Asian country,&rdquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/qtUnicorn\">qtUnicorn<\/a>&nbsp;advises.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Westernization is rather global. Regardless of that, matters of self-worth can only [be] internally resolved&hellip; Once you&rsquo;re more okay with your &lsquo;feminine&rsquo; characteristics (which is, indeed, harder to do), you would probably care less if society said otherwise.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&ldquo;I am Asian, I&rsquo;m <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a>, and I&rsquo;m slightly effeminate,&rdquo; writes&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/bluesnofu\">bluesnofu<\/a>. &ldquo;This can be looked down upon in our masculine society because typically the <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">man<\/a> of the house is depicted as a tough, muscular individual.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.queerty.com\/asian-men-desexualized-emasculated-media-guy-thinks-20160603\">Are Asian Men &ldquo;Desexualized And Emasculated&rdquo; By The Media? This Guy Thinks So.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Physical stature is another thing,&rdquo; suggests&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/koiboyy\">koiboyy<\/a>. &ldquo;Asians are stereotypically smaller in height and stature, and lighter in weight.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;People categorize size with femininity, as history, time after time, shows us how <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> are represented as the lesser of a <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">couple<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anything you&rsquo;d like to add? 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He describes himself as &ldquo;Asian,&rdquo; &ldquo;<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a>,&rdquo; and &ldquo;slightly effeminate.&rdquo; And he wants to know why that&rsquo;s so frowned upon. Writing into Reddit, a <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">man<\/a> with the moniker&nbsp;silverkoss&nbsp;asks the community why he senses so much judgement and negativity simply on account of his personality &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/man-seeks-advice-why-is-being-asian-gay-and-effeminate-frowned-upon\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Man Seeks Advice: Why Is Being Asian, Gay, And Effeminate Frowned Upon?<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2466,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[107],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Man Seeks Advice: Why Is Being Asian, Gay, And Effeminate Frowned Upon? - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/man-seeks-advice-why-is-being-asian-gay-and-effeminate-frowned-upon\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Man Seeks Advice: Why Is Being Asian, Gay, And Effeminate Frowned Upon? - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Man Seeks Advice: Why Is Being Asian, Gay, And Effeminate Frowned Upon? 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