That’s what I was saying, only through sarcasm so a lot of people aren’t reading it that way. It’s not their fault. Basically, my issue is turning Asians into WOC only when the context suits the person making the statement — they either are, or they aren’t WOC in that person’s eyes. You can’t count Asians as WOC when…

Yeah, I love both Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift, but T-Swizzle fell too hard for that race baiting. KP should learn to quit poking other peoples’ fires, that’s how you get burned.

Yeah, I’m a girls’ girl, and that means I go to the gym in the evenings because I have to and that’s about as much enthusiasm for physical activity I can muster. I don’t want a relationship based on liking the same sports teams, and with my stupid allergies and tendency to get heatstroke fast, things like hikes and…

It was decent. I was pretty damn hungry by that point though, I just remember going to town on it after getting the munchies later on.

stats on racism are hard to find. that said, I was raised in the deep south and still live in the south-ish, so peoples’ attitudes toward Asians are much more....alienated here than they would be somewhere like Toronto or the west coast of the US. I’m speaking from my observation as a white-passing mixed person, aka…

Jim Webb has a really strong military background, and seems to *mostly* be an okay candidate on paper. Problems: in the 70’s he wrote a paper or an article on why women shouldn’t be allowed to serve in combat (boooooo), he’s pretty old (an understandable concern), and he has a much younger Asian wife (good for them,…

People like to oversimplify things, a black and white view is easier for the masses to stomach (no pun intended, but it stays). I don’t agree with it at all, but I understand that a lot of people can only digest small amounts of information on their world view at a time.

It’s a brand of white girl, but they are definitely all white. Like not all widgets are gadgets, but all gadgets are widgets. I have some friends that fit into that category, although they might not be blonde, and honestly I would just get really bored after a few years of dating them. I think the fact that they’re…

My remark was meant to be a bit tongue in cheek, I don’t think I made that as clear as I should have because I am not saying Asian women are not WOC. I’m saying that’s what most of our society says. I understand what the word intersectionality means.

Precisely, you put it better than I could (not enough sleep). There’s also “good” discrimination against Asians, like the assumption that they’re going to be academically high achieving in math and science fields, so they actually suffer real reverse racism during hiring or school acceptance practices. I’m reminded of…

This is my point. Asians are some of the least represented people in entertainment, both in music and television. But let’s only acknowledge that when it’s convenient! Don’t get too crazy, people, remember how good Asians are at math! They’re not *really* people of color because their skin is white!

Hah, I dig it! They’re just one of the guys! If they’re Golden Retrievers, I’m a Siberian Husky — think an Amy Lee/Tarja Turunen effect. Seems like the GR’s owned high school through childbearing, then a lot of that spunk gets projected onto their offspring. It’s not a bad thing, it’s just a thing.

I just want some consistency.

I’m the same way most of the time, I just didn’t wanna be the first one to say it. And you right, no one can compare themselves to a threesome, that’s just Candy Land fantasy stuff for those lonely nights you’re *away* on *business*. Like your secret readings of “The Confederate Flag Turned Me Gay”.

It’s a really weird thing, definitely harks back to this idea of black/African men being more sexual and powerful in bed. But a lot of guys want to put the blame on the girl and try to turn her into ‘damaged goods’ as soon as she’s been with a black dude, like they’ll never be able to live up to it but it’s still her…

Good point.

so Asians count as WOC now that there’s a chance the race card might fly?

I’m exactly the same way. When I was younger I was just a cauldron of self-torment; my jealousy has always been a constant in my mind, even when I was a really little kid and my friends’ parents started having more children. I was terrified I would be the next kid shuffled off for a new baby.

Even if he’s the one that dumped her, there’s a cooling down period. Sorry bros, if you just dumped your girlfriend, I’ll go to dinner but we’re not banging for at least a few weeks (assuming this was a Real Relationship, not some three month fling).

I will say that some guys absolutely care about the number in my experience. I had a guy get IRATE with me after finding out I’d had a few one night stands in the prior few months, even though we hadn’t even met when I had them. They also start caring a lot more if you’re white and your ex is black.