Tbh I think some of it is confirmation bias. At least one study (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_fetish#Columbia_study_on_racial_preferences_in_dating) has found that white men are no more likely to want to date Asian women than women from other backgrounds. If the two groups end up together more often, it appears to be a preference on the part of Asian women.
I've known quite a few Asian women, mostly Japanese, and not a one of them fitted the Demure And Loyal Fading Oriental Lotus Blossom schtick. In fact, most of them were pretty loud and crude. And really funny, for some reason.
Also - I can't speak for the entirety of east Asia but I do wonder if a bit of Japanese male paranoia fuels the whole white-dudes-banging-Asian-chicks thing.
IME, the racist stereotype of white men in Japan is broadly similar to the racist stereotype of black people in less-enlightened societies: big thuggish uncultured savages with huge penises who'll rape your daughter (note: I am not seeking to compare the racism white people experience with that black people experience, which would clearly be absurd).
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Date: 2010-10-25 11:50 am (UTC)I've known quite a few Asian women, mostly Japanese, and not a one of them fitted the Demure And Loyal Fading Oriental Lotus Blossom schtick. In fact, most of them were pretty loud and crude. And really funny, for some reason.
Also - I can't speak for the entirety of east Asia but I do wonder if a bit of Japanese male paranoia fuels the whole white-dudes-banging-Asian-chicks thing.
IME, the racist stereotype of white men in Japan is broadly similar to the racist stereotype of black people in less-enlightened societies: big thuggish uncultured savages with huge penises who'll rape your daughter (note: I am not seeking to compare the racism white people experience with that black people experience, which would clearly be absurd).