Comments on: A Different Asian Fetish http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/03/01/revealing-absurdity-with-humor/ Sociological Images encourages people to exercise and develop their sociological imaginations with discussions of compelling visuals that span the breadth of sociological inquiry. Thu, 24 May 2012 15:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Mastablubba http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/03/01/revealing-absurdity-with-humor/comment-page-1/#comment-39979 Mastablubba Thu, 21 May 2009 21:54:56 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=6329#comment-39979 Hello Community just watching this sexy Booty Shaking vid on youtube... check it out! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsoHCukkeUo May you can share something similar. happy watching mastablubba Hello Community

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]]> By: C L O S E R » Blog Archive » Closing the week http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/03/01/revealing-absurdity-with-humor/comment-page-1/#comment-14989 C L O S E R » Blog Archive » Closing the week Sun, 22 Mar 2009 14:49:33 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=6329#comment-14989 [...] wachten nog op Onze Man In Teheran. For fun Sociological Images » A DIFFERENT ASIAN FETISH “I can’t explain it,” said Nakajima, dressed in a pleated miniskirt and pure white knee [...] [...] wachten nog op Onze Man In Teheran. For fun Sociological Images » A DIFFERENT ASIAN FETISH “I can’t explain it,” said Nakajima, dressed in a pleated miniskirt and pure white knee [...]

]]> By: MidSouth Mouth http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/03/01/revealing-absurdity-with-humor/comment-page-1/#comment-11887 MidSouth Mouth Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:40:56 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=6329#comment-11887 I think that the emphasis in the satire is on the eroticized power imbalance *within* a gaijin country. The fad of Japanese girls and women *in Japan* is a different sociological phenom than gaijin men in America/Western Europe. I think that the emphasis in the satire is on the eroticized power imbalance *within* a gaijin country. The fad of Japanese girls and women *in Japan* is a different sociological phenom than gaijin men in America/Western Europe.

]]> By: Keith http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/03/01/revealing-absurdity-with-humor/comment-page-1/#comment-7884 Keith Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:26:25 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=6329#comment-7884 There are plenty of Japanese women who have a specific turn-on for "Western" guys. One of my good friends loves anyone or anything American, and another has told my friend (but not to me, probably out of fear of embarrassment) that she really wants to date a white guy. There was also a period a few years back when dating a non-Asian foreigner in Japan was super trendy and all the rich trend followers got themselves a foreign boyfriend, which they usually broke up with after they got bored or the language barrier got too big. The onion article just kind of takes it to an extreme, as there probably aren't many 17 year olds who find old, fat businessmen sexy. It made me laugh, though. Funny thing about the Weezer song, Rivers Cuomo (lead singer) is now married to a Japanese woman and spends a lot of time here in Japan. There are plenty of Japanese women who have a specific turn-on for “Western” guys. One of my good friends loves anyone or anything American, and another has told my friend (but not to me, probably out of fear of embarrassment) that she really wants to date a white guy. There was also a period a few years back when dating a non-Asian foreigner in Japan was super trendy and all the rich trend followers got themselves a foreign boyfriend, which they usually broke up with after they got bored or the language barrier got too big.

The onion article just kind of takes it to an extreme, as there probably aren’t many 17 year olds who find old, fat businessmen sexy. It made me laugh, though.

Funny thing about the Weezer song, Rivers Cuomo (lead singer) is now married to a Japanese woman and spends a lot of time here in Japan.

]]> By: Holly http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/03/01/revealing-absurdity-with-humor/comment-page-1/#comment-7869 Holly Sun, 01 Mar 2009 22:19:36 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=6329#comment-7869 That is freaking brilliant! That is freaking brilliant!

]]> By: Rachel http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/03/01/revealing-absurdity-with-humor/comment-page-1/#comment-7864 Rachel Sun, 01 Mar 2009 20:58:34 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=6329#comment-7864 Reminds me of that Weezer song... "Across the Sea." Reminds me of that Weezer song… “Across the Sea.”

]]> By: lilia http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/03/01/revealing-absurdity-with-humor/comment-page-1/#comment-7862 lilia Sun, 01 Mar 2009 19:55:32 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=6329#comment-7862 What? Japanese women are hot, I'm a girl and even I know that. What? Japanese women are hot, I’m a girl and even I know that.

]]> By: Sagadarvulia http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/03/01/revealing-absurdity-with-humor/comment-page-1/#comment-7839 Sagadarvulia Sun, 01 Mar 2009 13:59:29 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=6329#comment-7839 Knew a Japanese woman with a "westerner" fetish once. Her ideal partner was a tall male with blonde hair and blue eyes. She seemed to prefer especially Europeans and/or Scandinavians, and her fetish worked in many ways exactly the same way as Asian fetishism, only the other way around. Oh, and come to think about it, if you've ever read Japanese beauty mags, you've most likely come across ads for eyelid surgery (that is, make the eyes appear "less Asian") as well. The concept of nationalistic fetishism is by no means solely "western". Knew a Japanese woman with a “westerner” fetish once. Her ideal partner was a tall male with blonde hair and blue eyes. She seemed to prefer especially Europeans and/or Scandinavians, and her fetish worked in many ways exactly the same way as Asian fetishism, only the other way around.

Oh, and come to think about it, if you’ve ever read Japanese beauty mags, you’ve most likely come across ads for eyelid surgery (that is, make the eyes appear “less Asian”) as well.

The concept of nationalistic fetishism is by no means solely “western”.

]]> By: Aphie http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/03/01/revealing-absurdity-with-humor/comment-page-1/#comment-7821 Aphie Sun, 01 Mar 2009 07:21:07 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=6329#comment-7821 Both your links point to an unrelated Jezebel story. Both your links point to an unrelated Jezebel story.

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