Fun fact: The first DnD character I made was a male Drow Sorcerer who was inspired by a video from the chinese cosplayer coserXiao Meng. That was because I got into DnD right after my chinese Dianme phase.
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Rule of thumb, white boys: whatever you think you're good at, there's an Asian guy who's better at it. Don't get resentful. Just surrender now and save yourself the embarrassment.
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Masculinities in China and Male Androphilia
Masculinity in China historically has been (mostly) of Wu-type (military - type) and Wen-type (scholarly - type). Due to the special nature of Chinese political system (imperial court & civil services), scholar wielded power and influence, often over-taking that of military men.
Colonialism flipped this order. It was internalized by the subjects of colonialism too. Its lasting impact can be seen in the recent “effeminacy” ban in China’s entertainment industry targeting little fresh meat aesthetics.
Protest masculinity
Against (both organic and stereotyped) association of femme-presentation or ‘camp’ with androphilia. Popular opinion inculcated by media is partially responsible.
2. Against a society that doesn’t treat them as equal men. Hegemonic masculinity is constructed in opposition with ‘inferior men’ such as androphilic men and more importantly with women. By adopting visual Wu-masculinity, androphilic men hijacks the visuals, rendering the visual categorization redundant.
3. For gaydar purposes - signaling to men who are androphilic and them alone.
This is not without negative impact:
It can lead to peer-pressure to conform & homogenize to Wu-ideal to the extent that other presentations could get vilified. This can include scorning of soft and delicate aesthetics and femme-bashing.
2. Conforms with the mainstream view – both that of their present-day oppressors, mainly the Wu-exalting, heterosexist State and their historic oppressors: colonialism and its modern-day offsprings.
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