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What Did They Love Me For?
When I was a freshman in college, a friend of mine took me to a dwelling party near downtown Minneapolis. I didn’t think much of it at the time—being nineteen, I seized any opportunity to slurp un-carded—but after we arrived, I forgot about the booze. The group was entirely male: about 90% Asian, most in their twenties, the rest colorless and significantly older. These were hawkish yet clumsy men who lumbered from Asian guy to Asian guy, leering, while the Asian men giggled, or flirted, or acted strangely grateful. Some of the Asian men danced. Some stood at the perimeter, assessing. All of them, it seemed, were vying for the attention of the older white men.
I got a beer, avoided eye contact, and when I returned to my friend, a fellow gay Asian guy, I leaned in and said, “What is this?”
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“It’s an Asian group,” he said. “For Asians and their admirers.”
“And all the admirers are old white guys?”
He shrugged, drank. “I guess,” he said.
I felt, for a moment, unmoored. Though I’d told him I didn’t care where we went, just that I wanted to drink, I hadn’t expected to be thrus
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Savage Love: Why Are Pale Gay Guys So Racist Toward Asian Men?
I’m taking a week off, so this week’s “Savage Love” is a reprint of a column that was originally published on Jan. 13, 2016. I hope everyone has a happy and safe Pride. Please be careful out there. —Dan
As a queer man of color—I’m Asian—I feel wounded whenever I am exposed to male lover men in New York Municipality, Toronto or any city where white gay men dominate. Lgbtq+ men, mostly whites and Asians, reject me because of my race, and no one admits to their sexual racism. I understand that sexual attraction is subconscious for many people. But it is unfair for a gay Asian like myself to be constantly marginalized and rejected. I fight for gay rights, too. I believe in equality, too. I had the alike pain of being gay in high school and the identical fears when coming out, too.
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Why is there no acceptance, no space, no welcome for me in this white-painted gay community? I’m 6 foot 1, 160 pounds, fit and very good-looking. What can I do? I might as adv be a sexless monk.
Enraged Dude Details Infuria If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less. I was a newly minted 21-year-old, advocate home for Christmas break. Seattle’s gayest neighborhood, Capitol Hill, has a handful of bars and clubs within walking distance of one another, and so the gay revelry pours out onto the streets. Some people are stumbling to the next bar and others are just milling around for a smoke break. And it was on these damp streets where I was approached by this guy: average height, bleached blonde hair, a beer gut, and really shrill. “Hey, you’re cute — for an Asian.” “Thanks… But actually that’s caring of racist… and really offensive to like a billion people.” Actually it was more love 4 billion, but numbers have never been my robust suit. “It’s not racist. I’m just telling it like it is, honey.” The most noticeable part about anti-Asian racism is that it often doesn’t even register as racism. L
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1. Yes, your preferences are racist