theaceandaroadvocacyproject: Continuing our week on intersections, today we are talking about being
theaceandaroadvocacyproject: Continuing our week on intersections, today we are talking about being Asian and ace or aro![ID: 2 images on a light peachy yellow background with the TAAAP logo in the upper right corners and black text. The first image has a graphic of steamed buns in a purple box in the lower right corner. This image reads “Being Ace or Aro and Asian. Sexualization and fetishization of Asian women due to years of military occupation (particularly American*) that included exploitation of “comfort women” and reverberates today in the form of mail-order brides and sexual tourism in Asian countries. Asian women and feminine people are expected to be sexually compliant and convenient - asserting any orientation or desire beyond this is looked down upon or completely disbelieved/ignored. From military occupation to marriage trafficking, it is expected and demanded that Asian women are available to white men. *Japanese occupation of China and Korea is also important to note in the history of “comfort women” and forced prostitution in Asia.” The second image shows a graphic of a green board holding sushi and chopsticks in the upper left corner. This image reads “Being Ace or Aro and Asian. Asian American men considered neither romantically nor sexually viable - from the Page Act of 1875 to the Cable Act of 1922 and the continuing legacy of imperialism and racism, the marriage and reproduction of Asian men in Western countries has been considered a threat to white supremacy and white birth rates. A simple way for the white supremacist state to deal with this was to simply create an image of Asian men as undesirable. They were and continue to be stigmatized in ways that can make asserting ace or aro identity difficult rather than affirming.In some Asian cultures, particularly South Asian and Desi, arranged marriage is common. Marriage and sex are expected in ways that many aces and aros may be uncomfortable with, but not participating may be seen as unbearable disrespect to one’s family or spouse that must be punished.” End ID.] -- source link
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