According to a Johns Hopkins University study on the problem, this effect enables the “political erasure of Asian American women through the normalization of online gendered violence.” In the long term, this hurts the advancement of Asian feminism and women in general.There isn’t a country in the world immune from stereotypes. MRAsians have threatened Asian feminists, causing a chilling effect. Not only do MRAsians attack Asian women dating outside of their race, they also oppose feminists who advocate for equal pay, reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and sex worker rights. Like most men’s rights advocates, MRAsians also see Asian feminism as the vilification of Asian men. I’d like to believe that group has changed. According to Slate’s profile on MRAsians, the official r/aznidentity guidebook previously provided users tips for anonymous harassment on Twitter - before editing their rules three months ago to sound more inclusive. What I do have an issue with are men who feel ownership over women (or nonbinary persons), and the harassment these women suffer on social media because of it. MRAsian posts on Reddit have questioned whether the Black Lives Matters movement shifts the focus away from anti-Asian hate and inaccurately claimed that most perpetrators of Asian hate crimes are Black (studies indicate that three-quarters of attackers in recent anti-Asian hate crimes have been white.) The backlash to Suni Lee’s relationship also highlights a high level of anti-Blackness among MRAsians - as well as in other corners of the Asian community. (The self-aware Yeun was confused by the praise, telling The New York Times, “It’s just so paper-thin - you’re asking Asian men to be validated by whiteness, and you’re basically saying that I can only feel like a man if I’m with a white woman, which is just a terrible thing to think.”) Actor Steven Yeun, known for playing Glenn from “The Walking Dead,” was valorized as an inspirational sex symbol and considered “ The Great Asian Hope” by some male Asian fans for his character’s relationship with a white woman. Ironically, MRAsians glorify Asian male/white female relationships. In fact, Asian women have experienced nearly 70 percent of all anti-Asian hate crimes reported in 2020, and Asian women report high rates of sexual violence and intimate partner violence. One such argument is the idea that because Asian women have been historically objectified and fetishized, they have an advantage in society. But instead of building solidarity with female peers - who must combat their own stereotypes imposed by white supremacy - MRAsians instead reinforce misogynistic views, weaponizing statistics against Asian women. These perceptions have created biases that affect Asian men in the workplace and even in their romantic lives. Historically, Asian men in Western culture have had to deal with emasculating media portrayals and stereotypes that cast them as either perpetual foreigners or relentless nerds. Reddit especially has proven to be a fertile platform for these groups, with threads like r/AZNIdentity and r/AsianMasculinity, a subreddit of TheRedPill, attracting tens of thousands of followers. Actress Constance Wu, writer Celeste Ng and activist Eileen Huang have all spoken out about their experiences with MRAsian-led online harassment, which can include doxxing and even threats of violence. Men’s Rights Asians, aka “MRAsians” (a play on Men’s Rights Activists), is a subculture that harasses and terrorizes anyone who threatens their masculinity - mainly Asian women (and nonbinary people).
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