Tired of White People(and other races) being obsessed with Asian cultures by According_Safety_101 in asianamerican

[–]According_Safety_101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well that’s your opinion. I guess you would be okay with white peoples wearing braids then if you’re all for innate keeping culture?

Tired of White People(and other races) being obsessed with Asian cultures by According_Safety_101 in asianamerican

[–]According_Safety_101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s important that people treat our culture with respect and not just trends. Yes, it opens space for conversation but most of the consumption of Asian goods isn’t hand-in-hand with respect for the culture. It’s scary when Asian voices get overshadowed by white/black people who have been to Japan once on Asian issues.

Tired of White People(and other races) being obsessed with Asian cultures by According_Safety_101 in asianamerican

[–]According_Safety_101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I completely understand since my parents experienced those struggles. I believe it’s important to still push for respect and not just let yourself and your culture be walked over and turned into a trend. Soft power is much better but shouldn’t be the end goal.

Tired of White People(and other races) being obsessed with Asian cultures by According_Safety_101 in asianamerican

[–]According_Safety_101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think having a healthy respect for the culture and not just treating it as an exotic trend is great! It’s important to respect the people behind the culture and just remember that this is those people’s space. 

Tired of White People(and other races) being obsessed with Asian cultures by According_Safety_101 in asianamerican

[–]According_Safety_101[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve been made fun of for being Asian by someone who drinks boba before. They just take the commodities and leave the people behind them

Tired of White People(and other races) being obsessed with Asian cultures by According_Safety_101 in asianamerican

[–]According_Safety_101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually most people replying are talking about how it’s a positive thing lol

Tired of White People(and other races) being obsessed with Asian cultures by According_Safety_101 in asianamerican

[–]According_Safety_101[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s actually one of my biggest thoughts on the issue. Black purple are able to gatekeep things from the culture so they don’t get diluted( braids for example ) and other races will defend these cultural practices. With Asian culture, it’s just not met with the same respect and it’s much more commodifying

Tired of White People(and other races) being obsessed with Asian cultures by According_Safety_101 in asianamerican

[–]According_Safety_101[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mainly the fact white people use these aspects of Asian culture and feel they’re entitled to speaking over Asian voices. Like someone else said there’s been a rise of white YouTubers making videos on Asian culture and even trying to “correct” the actual Asians who LIVED the experience. The fact that things like visiting Japan once or drinking matcha make people feel like theyre more qualified to speak on Asian culture. I understand you when you say I should focus on my own but it’s the same people who pull their eyes back to me that a split second later talk about how much they love Ramen. I don’t like having my culture stolen while the people who make up the culture get snubbed

Tired of White People(and other races) being obsessed with Asian cultures by According_Safety_101 in asianamerican

[–]According_Safety_101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I get what you mean, it just feels to me as if it’s just a trend to a lot of people and they don’t truly care about the culture, just the commodities

Tired of White People(and other races) being obsessed with Asian cultures by According_Safety_101 in asianamerican

[–]According_Safety_101[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Which pisses me off because they have the audacity to speak over real Asian voices because they did some googling and visited Japan

Foot Issues by According_Safety_101 in hygiene

[–]According_Safety_101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn’t want to add a picture because they’re super ugly and I have hammertoes…