I want to expand on the last post and talk about how we can identify sexism in our lives if it’s all we know? On the one hand the sexism was pretty obvious when I was born into an abusive, male-dominated, sexist home. At the same time the subtle forms of sexism can be just [...]
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Does sexism exist in Asian culture or amongst Asian men? What about Asian American men? Yes and yes. Sexism or male domination— a different and clearer way to explain what sexism is — has been an integral part of Asian society since its origin. Patriarchy in the family and in government has been the foundation [...]
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Why do we need to educate different groups differently about sexism? Simply because every group is different and carries with them their own set of behavioral and cultural patterns. I have learned the need for this especially after recent experiences, and the BF’s suggestion. I decided it would be helpful to lay out some guidelines [...]
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There have been many reactions to Wesley Yang’s feature article in New York Magazine’s May 16th, 2011 issue, “Paper Tigers: Asian Like Me.” Including, Racialicious, Original Spin, Hyphen Magazine, Slate.com, hundreds of likes and comments on Facebook. I confess when I first started reading the article I was simply so excited to simply be reading [...]
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A couple days ago I found myself in the midst of a conversation with a few women about how horrific porn really is and bestiality. Bestiality, as I recently learned from the BF, is quite popular in porn. In this case, one woman mentioned that the women were being raped by dogs. I thought for [...]
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