byoboi:alwaysaspencer:cnnrwalshs:The standard of attractiveness had to do with being white. You coul
byoboi:alwaysaspencer:cnnrwalshs:The standard of attractiveness had to do with being white. You could be the hottest Asian or black guy, but if you’re not the white guy, you’re almost less than or a second-class citizen. But, now people’s perceptions of what is sexy is broadening. And, mine is too. I didn’t have a lot of Asian-Americans to look up to, like, ‘Oh, wow, he’s hot,’ or ‘She’s hot.’ - Conrad Ricamora#okay i’m gonna add this quote to my reblog bc it was my plan initially but i changed my mind at the last minute #i’m not saying that oliver and conrad are the same but i just felt it was relevant #i saw pete’s tweet saying oliver’s low self-esteem is just oliver being oliver: the shy nerdy IT guy #but it’s much more than that to me. i can’t ignore that oliver is a poc in a world with european beauty standards and racism #oliver’s insecurity isn’t //just// a product of his character and personality. #oliver is a queer poc and he is very important to me thanks#asian representation #which is good that it exists on the show #and that oliver is portrayed as sexually desirable #but also i feel like the show does not address oliver’s race specifically #when i think it should #bc oliver thinking that he is not as hot as connor #is not just him being insecure #but it’s about connor’s white privilege #it’s about how gay asian males specifically are perceived and constructed #and that’s important #and should be talked about more #i feel like it plays into coliver’s relationship in ways that are not explicitly acknowledgedYes yes yes so important -- source link