Comments on: The Yellow Fever Myth? http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/11/09/the-yellow-fever-myth/ Korea... in Blog Format Mon, 7 Jul 2008 01:48:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: MigukNamja http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/11/09/the-yellow-fever-myth/#comment-117543 MigukNamja Sun, 11 Nov 2007 11:19:47 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/11/09/the-yellow-fever-myth/#comment-117543 abcdefg, Relationships do not require equal attraction. Rather, they can roughly be viewed as the sum of both attractions. Thus, no cultural symmetry is required. As for fetishes, I don't disagree that Western media tastelessly treats Asian women as forbidden sex objects, however: <i>"...but not as much the case for Asians viz Westerners".</i> LMFAO. Have you been in Korea recently ? It's quite amazing the degree that western women are treated as sex objects here. Ever heard of "riding the white horse ?" Also, ask any blonde who's spent more than a week in Korea how she's been treated and then tell me Asians don't have fetishes for Westerners. Nice try, but shit sticks to all boots. To finish on a constructive note, however, the most logical explanation I can think of why you don't see many Asian men + Western women is that most Asian men aren't allowed to date Western women, much less actually marry them. Western women are literally taboo for most Korean men. abcdefg,

Relationships do not require equal attraction. Rather, they can roughly be viewed as the sum of both attractions. Thus, no cultural symmetry is required.

As for fetishes, I don’t disagree that Western media tastelessly treats Asian women as forbidden sex objects, however:

“…but not as much the case for Asians viz Westerners”.

LMFAO. Have you been in Korea recently ? It’s quite amazing the degree that western women are treated as sex objects here. Ever heard of “riding the white horse ?” Also, ask any blonde who’s spent more than a week in Korea how she’s been treated and then tell me Asians don’t have fetishes for Westerners.

Nice try, but shit sticks to all boots.

To finish on a constructive note, however, the most logical explanation I can think of why you don’t see many Asian men + Western women is that most Asian men aren’t allowed to date Western women, much less actually marry them. Western women are literally taboo for most Korean men.

]]> By: abcdefg http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/11/09/the-yellow-fever-myth/#comment-117311 abcdefg Sat, 10 Nov 2007 08:31:20 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/11/09/the-yellow-fever-myth/#comment-117311 I totally disagree with that sentence. I don't want to get into it but if I may sketch out a response in brief. Miguknamja's post requires a cultural symmetry, but it doesn't exist. Which leads to an important oversight he commits in his second paragraph in relation to "fetishes." (People have fetishes for objects, by definition. It's possible, however, to have fetishes for groups of "exotic" people about whom little information is known -- outside of the media that potrays them as objects of sexual desire and not much more, anyway. Which is the case for Americans viz Asians, but not as much the case for Asians viz Westerners.) I totally disagree with that sentence.

I don’t want to get into it but if I may sketch out a response in brief. Miguknamja’s post requires a cultural symmetry, but it doesn’t exist. Which leads to an important oversight he commits in his second paragraph in relation to “fetishes.”

(People have fetishes for objects, by definition. It’s possible, however, to have fetishes for groups of “exotic” people about whom little information is known — outside of the media that potrays them as objects of sexual desire and not much more, anyway. Which is the case for Americans viz Asians, but not as much the case for Asians viz Westerners.)

]]> By: Breaktrack http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/11/09/the-yellow-fever-myth/#comment-117306 Breaktrack Sat, 10 Nov 2007 08:04:34 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/11/09/the-yellow-fever-myth/#comment-117306 Totally agree with your last sentence eventhough I don't date the locals. Totally agree with your last sentence eventhough I don’t date the locals.

]]> By: MigukNamja http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/11/09/the-yellow-fever-myth/#comment-117278 MigukNamja Sat, 10 Nov 2007 06:08:55 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/11/09/the-yellow-fever-myth/#comment-117278 My opinion is that "yellow fever" and "<a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ccb" rel="nofollow">CCB</a>" are terms for the exact same reason that "white fever" (when applied to white guys) and "Asian Chasing B!tch" (for Asian women) are not : nearly every culture expects and even attempts to enforce a homoculture dating policy. In other words, does anyone accuse someone who prefers to date same-race people of having a fetish ? Yet, pretty much all cultures accuse those who prefer to date someone else of another race as having a fetish. It's racism, pure and simple. My opinion is that “yellow fever” and “CCB” are terms for the exact same reason that “white fever” (when applied to white guys) and “Asian Chasing B!tch” (for Asian women) are not : nearly every culture expects and even attempts to enforce a homoculture dating policy.

In other words, does anyone accuse someone who prefers to date same-race people of having a fetish ? Yet, pretty much all cultures accuse those who prefer to date someone else of another race as having a fetish.

It’s racism, pure and simple.

]]> By: nerdieboy http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/11/09/the-yellow-fever-myth/#comment-117135 nerdieboy Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:00:20 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/11/09/the-yellow-fever-myth/#comment-117135 <a href="http://www.threeasianfags.com/ricequeens.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.threeasianfags.com/ricequeens.htm</a> http://www.threeasianfags.com/ricequeens.htm

]]> By: abcdefg http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/11/09/the-yellow-fever-myth/#comment-117133 abcdefg Fri, 09 Nov 2007 15:43:01 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/11/09/the-yellow-fever-myth/#comment-117133 wjk's epitaph: "me wants to know." Seriously, wjk. If you're going to spew the contents of your innards in a post or two or three, couldn't you at least filter some lines out? wjk’s epitaph: “me wants to know.”

Seriously, wjk. If you’re going to spew the contents of your innards in a post or two or three, couldn’t you at least filter some lines out?

]]> By: exexpatPete http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/11/09/the-yellow-fever-myth/#comment-117124 exexpatPete Fri, 09 Nov 2007 15:05:18 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/11/09/the-yellow-fever-myth/#comment-117124 Gad, we're all a bit obsessed with this one, aren't we? Why don't we just go to the source and ask an Asian wife of a Cauc husband? Sure to be some insight there...or at least more than I've seen HERE. Gad, we’re all a bit obsessed with this one, aren’t we? Why don’t we just go to the source and ask an Asian wife of a Cauc husband? Sure to be some insight there…or at least more than I’ve seen HERE.

]]> By: sanshinseon http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/11/09/the-yellow-fever-myth/#comment-117105 sanshinseon Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:46:20 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/11/09/the-yellow-fever-myth/#comment-117105 We rarely ever know, do we? > A woman’s race had no effect on the men’s choices. What, have guys stopped just choosing the lady with the biggest boobs...? We rarely ever know, do we?

> A woman’s race had no effect on the men’s choices.

What, have guys stopped just choosing the lady with the biggest boobs…?

]]> By: SomeguyinKorea http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/11/09/the-yellow-fever-myth/#comment-117077 SomeguyinKorea Fri, 09 Nov 2007 07:43:49 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/11/09/the-yellow-fever-myth/#comment-117077 What are you talking about? What are you talking about?

]]> By: wjk http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/11/09/the-yellow-fever-myth/#comment-117073 wjk Fri, 09 Nov 2007 07:26:22 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/11/09/the-yellow-fever-myth/#comment-117073 someguy, I don't sleep around. I am not jk. I am "w" jk. I have integrity. someguy, I don’t sleep around. I am not jk.

I am “w” jk.

I have integrity.

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