"Hi, I'm JOHN."
(pic from here)
I found this link from The Minority Militant’s blog, which linked me to the original story. In China, they sometimes hire White people to act as executives for sales meetings. They do this in order to fake other companies into believing that they are more international than they really are. As one White actor says, “In America, this is fraud, but in China, it’s marketing.”
This doesn’t surprise me in the least. “White is right” is the rule in many parts of Asia, even more so than in the U.S. I’m sure I’ve mentioned this, but if you’re in Japan, being White gets you better service, more respect, and better treatment in general. If you’re an Asian woman with a White boyfriend, you’re the one that everyone wants to be, which is why so many Dairy Queens in Asia get loud and obnoxious with the hired Asian help. It’s amazing how efficient colonialism has been. Its legacy lives on.
What’s funny and unmentioned is that Asian companies do this to fake out other Asian companies. It doesn’t look like they do it with other companies. Why not? Probably because no one else cares. If you pulled that nonsense with an American company, they’d just be looking at the balance sheet, and if your White face for hire was unable to answer questions about the numbers, there would be no deal.
The Chinese government censors their media. I’m not a fan of censorship, but can’t they do something to eliminate the ridiculous, embarrassing amount of White privilege in their society these days?
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Warmer.
You’re getting warmer as to answering your own question about why I have little to no respect for the majority of Asian people, especially Asian Americans. Couple this with Minority Militant’s post about Roger Fan’s description of Hollywood and it clearly shows that Asians are largely at fault for much of the racism they face.
You have little to no organization to combat this because you’re too afraid of offending white society. Asian women keep complaining about white guys with an Asian fetish without realizing that they have their own fetish for white guys. You try to craft your own form of the “arts” but completely centralize white society. Fine. Problem is, your own art ends up supporting white superiority…again!
The last time I supported an Asian American author was by buying a book called “China Dolls” by two Asian American women. All of the Asian women wound up with white men and the Asian men were walking stereotypical caricatures.
Give me a break.
It’s hilarious. It really is.
If you actually come in October, Byron, I look forward to meeting you. Maybe over a nice dinner in NYC, I can convince you of my view of this “community” you speak of. I have zero faith in it because it has zero credibility.
I think that some Asian people display an obedience to White authority, institutions, and (im)moral values that is pathetic to behold.
No matter how racist, criminal, or just plain f*cked up these White people may be, there will always be some Asian who kowtows to them like an eager-to-please House Negro.
I would not even call these people Asian.
They are Orientals with a capital O.
This type of White-worshipping culture and attitude needs to be kicked to the curb.
“The last time I supported an Asian American author was by buying a book called “China Dolls” by two Asian American women. All of the Asian women wound up with white men and the Asian men were walking stereotypical caricatures.”
I haven’t read this book, but I can guess the plot and themes. Here goes:
“China Dolls” is a lighthearted but compelling drama about a group of middle-class, upwardly-mobile Oriental ,…, I mean Asian American women who attempt to juggle careers, relationships, and of course the “baggage” of the ethnic backgrounds.
Overcoming the obstacles of Asian parental expectations, Old World family values, and sexist Asian guys who all bear a disturbing resemblance to William Hung, our intrepid heroines emerge triumphant as they find career success, personal self-fulfillment, and of course marriage with White husbands–all in the span of 200 pages. It will you make you laugh. It will make you cry. “China Dolls” is a worthy successor to The Joy Luck Club.
Am I close?
For any Asian American writers out there, here is an idea: write a parody of this Joy Club Club genre.
By now, this genre is so clichéd and so formulaic, it is just begging to be made an object of satire–wicked satire.
In light of Byron’s post, as of recently, I lay a lot of the blame on Asian institutions across the Pacific that glorify all things White American. This is a disturbing trend that needs to be examined not just from our perspectives, but internally there. We are so far ahead of them debating and discussing White privilege and Euro-colonialism, it scares me that they turn a blind eye to it when they see American greens.
Urb4N,
I’m looking forward to meeting you in October too. Even though I think you have some irrational prejudices against Asian women, I appreciate that you tell it like you see it. I’d love to have dinner. I really do miss NYC.
“The last time I supported an Asian American author was by buying a book called “China Dolls” by two Asian American women. All of the Asian women wound up with white men and the Asian men were walking stereotypical caricatures.”
I know you’re not supposed to do this, but judge a book by its title. The title “China Dolls” says it all. I like Larry’s summation, and even though I haven’t read it, he’s probably right on.
TMM,
I agree. There needs to be some kind of education in that area. They’ve got all the resources.
The white guy in the picture looks really dirty, you can see by the look in his eyes that he’s sleazy. And the half smile looks creepy too, eew. Its like he’s trying to look sincere, but just can’t quite pull it off, lol ~looks too much like a scumbag.
“oh hi I’m John”
er,..get your dirty hand away, John, no one wants too shake any part of your feral body. Go home and take a shower. With soap.
Hmmm, Asian companies want to look more “international,” do they?
Well, perhaps I can interest them in a black man with average, looks, height and charm.
Hell, I’m pretty sure I can toss up Obama’s name. He’s black and so am I –as if that somehow means something. LOL
Hey come on. You gotta laugh to keep from crying.
I’m in line for “rage against white people” but due to Asians being quite particular and ethnocentric, this post’s view simplifies the asian mindset a bit(as far as the asians in.. asia). For example, Chinese people used to, still do, and likely will continue to in the future : refer to white people as “white barbarians” who will never understand chinese culture. As for white people getting more respect in Japan? At least for Debito Arudou(white dude, japanese citizen), white people are (supposedly)discriminated against in housing: apartments, motels, night clubs and. bathhouses. While it is true that the average asian on the street “appears” to respect and treat white people better, it could be chalked up to more recently developed associations with status, wealth or just a chance to practice english(since they wouldnt really see that many of them). Plus, asians are generally just polite to everyone.
The guy in the picture actually looks more like doogie howser to me…