Takeshi Kaneshiro, a Chinese/Japanese actor, is a badass.
Another great suggestion by Shanghai Meimi…
So, what makes a man??? It reminds me of the article by Contro where he talks about Asian beefcakes in the gym. In America and Canada(?), there is this idea that masculinity equals big muscles, anger and aggression. The American image of a manly dude is athletic and tall. Personality wise, manly traits include being tough, confident, aggressive, vocal, wild, and unpredictable. You see it in many characters in action movies, and TV.
How about in Asia? I know that, from a physical standpoint, Asians are not as body conscious as Americans. For one, they just aren’t as big in stature, and they tend to be a bit leaner. They don’t pump iron, and aren’t infatuated with how their triceps look in the mirror. Recently many men in Asia are dressing super metrosexual. I’m talkin’ make-up and skin care! I’ve heard some Japanese women and men complain that Japanese men are becoming to feminine in style and in the way they act. How about Korea and China?
Rain, actor in Ninja Assassin 2, has muscle.
I wonder if masculinity is behavior that you learn, or if it’s something you are innately born with. Do you know about pheromones? It seems that pheromones are these sexual hormones that the body exudes, and it determines if women find you attractive or not. If that is the case, then masculinity is more about genetics than actually behavior! ( I think it’s a bit of both, personally.) But, thinking about behavior, do you feel like your dad was a good model of masculinity? Did he teach you how to act like a man, and be charming around the ladies?
But, like two sides of a coin, there are masculine traits, and feminine ones. Trying to be too masculine is unnatural, one-dimensional, and it makes for a poorly balanced personality. Women love a sensitive guy. Not NICE, but someone who can empathize with them and understand where they are coming from. Many women also like a good talker, and all of you know that many masculine Asians are stern and few in words. So, it’s a good idea to know what is and isn’t masculine, but don’t pigeon-hole yourselves.
One thing to note is that all masculine traits are not attractive. Things like anger, aggression, stubborness are considered manly traits, along with B.O. and excessive butt and back hair. Most guys who are considered cool and hip show both masculine and feminine traits. These guys aren’t afraid to show their sensitivity, and have confidence in themselves.
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Originalsin, what do you call this?
“Don’t you have some Chinese people to behead or some Corean women to rape?”
Maybe a little hint?. I agree that he is harmless but not hateless.
I find the most destructive kind of ignorance in his statements that can be considered the root of the problem in in america. Not racism, but ignorance and insecurity is going to eventually out do good thinking.
I’m gonna start posting Fallusiah photos in the forum…if people don’tget it soon.
do you want to see a result of mind making by the media? go to a video archive somewhere and type in “american snipers in iraq” and find the footage of the merc shooting iraqis. this happened while we here in america sat back and ignored.
I know that there is one left on yahoo video. ( the army is going around shutting them up)
Mangohare,
That quote from RealAmerican was after the name-calling started. The first 6 or 7 posts by RealAmerican were fairly innocuous.
Sinner: Personally, I really don’t care, actually find it really funny being thus accused.
It was some of the other things Real American posted that were offensive. The obnoxious of his comments regarding me were not personal, but rather the opinion that because I diss jocks, 1. I’m racist, 2. I can’t possibly be a white chick. The implications of his name are pretty insulting too.
But, whatever.
Wait a minute — does anybody (other than RealAmerican) even know if he/she is white or Asian or something else? I would not be surprised if RealAmerican is a SAM. Maybe he isn’t, but if he is, the name would be an appropriate, assertive and positive statement for a SAM. Just trying to keep an open mind here . . .
I respect her need to be anonymous here…..
I for one can verify that she is who she says she is…..She’s got a quite a career.
If Realamerican is a SAM, he should be in hollywood acting….’cause that would be amazing….
“Shanghai Meimi” said: “The obnoxious of his comments regarding me were not personal, but rather the opinion that because I diss jocks, 1. I’m racist … .”
Dude, I’m going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume that you’re being dishonest here, rather than dense.
Nobody but you thinks that I said you’re a racist because you “diss jocks”.
Meimi,
Can I tell the doggie who you are?…This one is dumber than my real dog.
Ok Meimi my bad.
we’ll slap together a site called Shanghai Meimi and diss jocks and web morons……You can put a pic of one of your sexy legs….hows that.
Hey, Mango.
I don’t care who he is.
Don’t you have some Vietnamese to starve or Mongolians to vivisect?
LOL
No…I’m having too much fun paper training our new neutured puppy.
Sure barks a lot. What you barking at puppy? hnnnmmm? Bark Bark…hahahaha
pigeon brain.
Like I said….I got the newspaper wad out. But I saw right through the purpose of him being here. I know who he is….
Well, okay then. I see this thread took a dangerous turn back there, somewhere, eh? *smh*
@ReflectiveSAM—> KAMSAHMIDA for the delicious ‘eye candy’ featured above! Well-bloody-done! As a woman, I can’t speak on masculinity too much, but I know how “I” like/desire to be treated by a man. As far as the whole myth that “Asian men CANNOT please women (esp. Afr./Lat. women) mentally nor sexually,” I’d like to PROUDLY/LOUDLY introduce you to the MAN aka:
KENI STYLZ!!!
Look, I’m not into porn at all, although I have seen a few Japanese (w/Japanese men doin’ the ‘ditty’) movies that dispells every and ALL myths, but this THAI/BRITISH ex-military ‘K-Stylz’ simply takes the icing, cake, and whole dad-gum bake shoppe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He’s holding it DOWN (and UP) for Asian men globaly, and I just had to give-it-up for brotha Keni (Clap, Clap, Clap, BRAVO, Clap, Clap, Clap, Stand up, Bow, Clap, Clap, Encore)!!! ;9 000h, Keni!
* I should point out that he’s a PORN STAR, after all, so I don’t put a lot of weight on his love making/sweet in the sheets ability, but as far as ‘sex’ is concerned, I think he’s a ‘G.’
** Yes, I truly know and believe that Asian men can love, make love to a woman’s mind/soul, and provide a VERY good life for her. I also believe that we must continue threads/communications like this AWESOME site, to assist in bridging the societal/media ‘gap’ between us! As in all relationships, some are fated to last, others, not so much. That’s just the nature of the beast!
Word?
### Youtube has a *new* web-serial called AUDREY & DRE. It feat. a Chinese Am. man who’s married to an Afr. Am. woman. So far, it’s addressing loads of relationship issues, esp. problems that may in fact be a direct result of cultural differences/morays.
Cheers, ‘SBW/SAM Family!’
J-Boogie
@Reflective/ControSAM—-> Christmas Eve, I’m gonna break out BI/RAIN and PARK HYO SHIN (they’re in Korean Army, now), and then bounce through Japan to pick up Takeshi.
Hmmm mm, I may get him first, in case the S. Korean Commanders give me a rough time, word?
Anyone wanna join me??? It’ll be an adventure you’ll NEVER forget!!! Promise! (^__^)
Cheers!
J-Boogie
You know I was thinking alot about this recntly and I think its like this.
I’m Chinese so I don’t wanna speak for the rest of you guys but China’s got a tradition of the ??? or the “Big Man.” Traditionally that’s the guy that people go to with their problems and he’ll solve them most of the time w/o force. The manliness involved is about being smart and thinking about the big issues. It really doesn’t deal with muscles or physical intimidation and those traits are usually associated with lowlifes and meatheads.
Western thinking usually isn’t like that. When people say the Big Man in the west they mean the huge 6′ something guy with the eight pack, pecks, that can beat up anybody he wants. Jean Claude Van Damme comes to mind. This guy needs to be large, “larger than life,” he needs to smooth talk and intimidate, he “does what’s right,” and sticks up for the little guy that can’t defend himself.
That’s why it isn’t a surprise why there’s a clash of cultures here. Western society thinks men should be brutes that punch and kick their way to the top when Easterners thinks men should be the planner, the problem solver, the guy that can move mountains w/o straining a muscle.
To name a specific example I wanna direct people to an ep of Big Bang Theory I saw last night on TBS. Lennard the nerdy main character is interested in Penny the hot chick. Her ex was some meathead that acted like a big dick so they got into it. Lennard started off trying to talk to the guy but he kept being a jackass so he started insulting his intelligence. The big points here are when Lennard got the guy to spell “confrontation” and he failed hard (C-O-N… frontation!) and the guy picking him up and forcing Penny to make the guy put him down.
Since this is a western show, Lennard quickly left the party and sulked in his apartment because he couldn’t defend himself. I think if this was put into an eastern series, the people at the party would laugh with Lennard at the dumbass that couldn’t even spell confrontation and boo the moron out of the building.