Jul 19, 2001
Putting the Fear of Asian Male Into Them
Some whites males…complain about racism and xenophobia…but then they continue to be drawn to Asians like a magnet, because still they think we are on the average less intimidating than their own white people. They think we would never physical hurt them, and they can see that in our demeanors.
In other words, they are not afraid of us, no matter what we do. — a post from a message board.
Some thoughts on being an Asian American male:
When it comes down to it, no one should tell everyone who we are but *us*. This is not an attempt to be divisive and separate us from Asian females, who, quite honestly, have lead the empowering of the Asian American community, in terms of activism, visibility, and scholarship.
But just as there are issues particular to the Asian female that she alone should address, it’s time that the Asian male began more seriously to establish an agenda, an identity, a voice; when Asian males begin to make others afraid, not necessarily just by physically retaliating when we?re being disrespected (but doing so is important), but to make others afraid economically, politically and culturally as well.
