A Different Perspective on Asian American Males

As an Asian American male, I feel the need to provide a different viewpoint from Ali, not only to defend my own ethnicity and sex, but also because the following words embody what I think. With this, I do not hope to offend anyone or start a "battle of the sexes."

While reading Ali's post, many thoughts and questions arose. Before I begin to express my opinions, I have a few questions for Ali and everyone else in this blog to consider.

If "Asian American men do not seem that strong," how do you see your father and other Asian American male relatives or friends? Do you think they are weak?

And if the media portrays Asian American males in "stereotypes," what do you make of the exotic Asian women -- dressed in kimonos, at massage parlors -- in the media? Do you consider this to be a "dominant role?" Does this image elicit the same "weirdness" or has its pervasiveness made it a norm?

I do not think Asian American males are insecure or lack confidence. Rather, the culture in which they grew up has taught them that the strongest man is the one with countless achievements and unmeasurable humbleness. On discussing the nature of Asian males, I find it necessary to incorporate the article, "Interracial Dating at Yale."

Kai Thaler, author of the article, argues that "you don't often see Asian guys with non-Asian girls [because] Asian guys have no game." Although Thaler is a Yale student, he does not consider the roles of culture and tradition in shaping Asian males' preference for women. Instead of having no game, Asian males may have a great sense of responsibility. Reared in traditions and cultures that stress the importance of passing on the family name within the same race, Asian males may feel responsible to date females of the same ethnicity.

Since I was not able to attend class this Monday, I am taking this opportunity to express my overall impressions of this article. After first reading it, I was shocked that Yale Rumpus was associated with a prestigious institution like Yale. Thaler, not only debases Asian men, but he follows the same suit for women by stating obscene and derogatory statements about them. For example, Thaler implies that female college students frequent fraternities, in their "sluttiest clothes," to get ass. However, the jejuneness does not end here. One of Rumpus' goal is to solve the mystery concerning the color of black women's vagina. Lacking originality, Thaler even decides to use something of great historical importance to create a comedic situation. He describes interracial couples as Martin Luther King's "wet dream." In addition, he simplifies King's dream to "little mocha babies." These obscenities and ridicule are vulgar and should be vanished. To conclude, I feel that the personnel of Yale University should take more action to limit the publication of such material.