Obligatory (WARNING: N-word in effect, but (imho) hopefully given a pass since it’s Blazing Saddles):

Raise our boys to look women (well, heck, anyone for that matter) in the eyes and read their emotions and empathize with them— always, especially during sex.

Sex can be an inherently selfish act, but it doesn’t need to be— it in fact, shouldn’t be. If you’re only thinking about only your own needs during the act, I…

I have pulled two *72* hour no sleepathons due to crappy work deadlines and small offices putting you to supervised work in my lifetime. Physical drudgery work and the fear of getting fired easily keeps you awake.

For you younger folk yet to experience this, I do not recommend it, no matter how much you tell yourself…

That and my blood sugar threaten cardiac arrest and/or killing an extremity. I can totally sympathize.

That and my blood sugar threaten cardiac arrest and/or killing an extremity. I can totally sympathize.

I’ll be honest, after seeing Crazy Rich Asians and then going on to watch this series, I was extremely disappointed to see the portrayal of Asian Americans. I mean, other than Colleen and Mika, everyone has some sort of ties to the Triads and/or somehow knows kung fu; and even so Mika is portrayed as hypersexualized…

For BOoS, I recommend taking over cooking and pantry duties. One, it helps take some of the domestic pressure off his fiance, giving her more time to focus on herself and Two, it allows him to control what snacks/sodas she has access to. Definitely get healthier alternatives. The less “in reach” those options are, the…

I majored in architecture but did not end up pursuing an occupation in the field (My family forced me into the major— unlike other Asian parents who wanted their kids to be a Doctor, Lawyer or Engineer, my parents wanted me to pursue the family biz, so...). However, with all the charettes I had to endure, the major…

You should really get to know one of my friends that I’ve known for the better part of four decades (I’ve been friends with her since Junior High School). Smallish Chinese woman who grew up in Oakland, she has always spoken with a Cantonese accent mixed perfectly with Ebonics and the mannerisms of the local culture.…

Definitely! I would suggest that BitchSwan take a visit to the Bay Area (specifically, my hometown and current place of residence; Oakland) and see that Asians, like anyone else growing up in a particular neighborhood, steep themselves in the culture and end up becoming examples of that culture. To say that we’re…

I don’t know what it is, but every time I hear this song my chest gets tight and I begin to weep profusely. It’s either culture in action or all the suppressed playthroughs of Civ IV where I lost horribly rousing themselves from my distant memories. Either way, stunning, stirring music. It’s easy to see how…

I was just thinking that! 

...And I apologize for this string of replies, a week after the original discussion. I felt that this link better explained where I stand on the matter of reparations:

By the way, I urge you to follow this bill if it means something to you (for it to pass or not, that’s up to you and how you want your representative to vote):

I used to love the Druid quest line for Sea Lion form, the cut above for speedy sea lion form, and flight form. Then Blizzard made those quests obscenely easy to do. I don’t know where I was going with this, but as a retired WoW Druid, I find myself on a lawn, yelling at all the young druids to get off of it.

I disagree, I find that if it were up to private institutions (i.e. banks and corporations) a measure of racist practices find their way in. Compound these practices over generations, and that causes the disparity of wealth. Government is only there to provide oversight and law.

In my humble opinion, I don’t think the…

I felt no disrespect, no worries.

I’ll admit, you have a point in grouping Chinese, Japanese, Koreans et al under one term isn’t perfect, but if you have to do it, use the term Asian. It’s in the same manner you might describe a grouping of various countries in Europe (i.e. “European countries”) rather than their…

I’ll pick it up on Amazon.  Thanks for the recommendation! 

Our neighborhoods were never redlined (or were less so over other minorities). Gerrymandering didn’t affect us too much because we had lighter skin. Our lighter skin also does not create an immediate bias from law enforcement.

I believe family associations tended to help my forefathers quite a bit. Family associations…

As well, please find the title of the book. I’d be very interested to read it.

For the record, I’m Chinese American, so I’m an outsider to all this. Looking from the outside in and viewing the corresponding evidence, however, I have a hard time sympathizing with the white view on things.

That said, any evidence to…

Blacks “TODAY” might have it differently than their counterparts even a decade or two ago, but when you consider generational wealth (wealth passed down from one generation to the next), Black Americans have considerably less than others.

When you consider running for political office as an activity that needs to be…