What will China think of next? And why are the articles calling it bra “untying” contest? Every woman knows you “snap” a bra, you don’t “tie” it. Sheesh.

Which leads me into sexism in Asia versus the sexism in the U.S. I’m not sure about other Western countries but there is certainly plenty of sexism in this country though some deluded Asian women like to think that white American guys are “so” much better than their Asian counterparts. Not so. However. There is something to be said for the difference they feel when they’re with white men versus with Asians (or whatever their specific ethnicity). And I think it is simply that the sexism is different.

Every man grows up with sexism whether they want to admit it or not. (I can hear the protests now.) Because we grow up in a sexist society it is inevitable. Even if you have amazing, protective parents. And similarly, women grow up with internalized sexism. (There is such a thing as men’s oppression too for eg where they’re raised to be violent, sex-addicts, and to suppress their feelings. More later.)

But then a lot of Asian women in the U.S. are tired of the sexist patterns of Asian men back in Asia. They probably have seen it in their dads, grandfathers, uncles even if they never lived in Asia. So the sexism of white men are a relief in contrast. They don’t do the same kind of sexist, annoying things. And so it feels better. Even though it may still be there.

As for the bra-unsnapping contest, it was a woman who won it. What a surprise. Cheers to the woman who had the guts to get up and say, “Fuck it–these lame men are so embarrassing. I’m going to go win myself the $1000 yuan!” And don’t the men realize they’re totally embarrassing themselves? And what are those “models” thinking? Was the humiliation worth the pay? Or did they think it was cool and fun? China, like most of Asia, emulates the West–sexually and otherwise–but sometimes it comes out in odd ways.

Of course, Lady Gaga is just ODD in her very, very own way. I suppose I shouldn’t be biased/internalized racist either. Sexism is sexism is sexism. No matter what culture and what weird oddity you happen to choose.