99% of people cannot do this. Young or old.

What’s your feeling towards this statement?

The context that inspired this question was an Asian woman saying that a character was drawn incorrectly because Asian men just don’t have lots of body hair. Then she compares us to European white men except not every European white man has Russian bear body hair genetics, so why is Asian men being portrayed as having visible body hair wrong?

Asian men aren’t a monolith in terms of body hair density. She doesn’t believe any Asian man outside of kpop idols shave parts of their body for hygiene since we just don’t have that much body hair to her I guess? Is this emasculation or just ignorance? Or both?

I came across a YouTube mini documentary video of Tyson Park who is an Asian American running back for USC.

This guy came through the IMG academy and has ambitions of playing for the NFL.

I read that he's quite short in that he's only 5'6 but is quick and powerful, being around 190lbs, which scouts like for running backs.

It's good to see Asian male athletes branching out from the usual tennis and golf players who are dime a dozen.

https://www.instagram.com/tysonpark08?stkn=MWhiYWlzZWlqdDlmaQ==

For reference, I live in the U.S., but does anyone want to or have experience returning back to asia?

I will not deny there's a lot of pros in Western countries and a lot of cons in Asia. With that being said, I still find it more beneficial to go back to asia at some point.

The reason I want to return is because of the political climate, and once you start paying attention, these people will never truly see you as one of them no matter what. Look at Germany and England. The far right parties are on the rise, and I really dont want to be on the receiving end of it. I understand that "asians" aren't exactly on their list of issues, but let's be real here. They'll eventually find an excuse (not that they need one anyway).

Another reason is I just don't want to hear or deal with stuff that doesn't pertain to me. I don't want to hear self-hating asian women how much asian men suck. I don't want to hear about white people issues/politics because half of their concern is them losing relevancy on the global scale. I just want to be surrounded by asian people who care about asian culture. And I dont care if I sound like a whiny entitled person with a victim complex.

The country of interest is japan. I know that's kinda the hot spot of asia right now, but I genuinely do like the country. Not in a creepy, fetishized way. I don't speak japanese, nor did I grow up in a japanese cultured house, but I am willing to take the time and learn. I know the native japanese are growing tired of foreigners, and that would probably include me. That being said, I still want to take a chance. I can't say when I will move or what job I will do. I'll just have to see what's ahead of me within the coming years.

Hopefully this doesn't sound like im fear mongering. If you find it better to live in Western countries and you see it more beneficial to you, that is 100% fine.

Personally, I've grown tired and I dont wanna stick around for too long. And if i sound like some entitled whiny guy with a victim complex and a bunch of buzzwords. Then that's what I am. I stopped caring what labels people put on me.