lately, i've been thinking a lot about the asian male body.
some of it is inspired by dialogue that's been swirling around social media about masculinity and asian american men, and the rest of it is driven by my own eyebrow-wiggling and awkward winks at my computer screen when sexy actors appear on my favorite korean dramas.
i'm sure you've all read the many articles floating around like:
- http://danielmagazine.com/photographing-the-inner-and-outer-beauty-of-the-asian-male/
- http://alist-magazine.com/home/a-conversation-on-asian-american-men-and-masculinity/
- http://thoughtcatalog.com/grace-jung/2013/11/i-am-producing-a-film-about-asian-american-gangsters-of-atlanta/
and heard about the new documentary in the works, A-Town Boyz, discussing the desirability and visibility of asian men.
i'm glad this has become a hot topic because if there's anything i love diving deeply into and getting involved with, it's hot men.
asian men are sexy. i think the problem lies in how we define masculinity. we need to get rid of this 1-dimensional understanding of manhood as strong, burly, rough men––that's not to say asian men don't fit that. some do. and then there are plenty of sexy as fuck asian men who are skinny, soft spoken, wear a hell of a lot of make up, and/or are artists.
with that said, allow me to introduce my latest project: Pretty Plastic Faces: Everything Perfect About Korean Dramas. here, you'll find my most thoughtful commentary on asia's sexiest men and the wonderful world of kdramas. you can read deep, though-provoking gems on male masculinity and visibility such as
"i'd like to lick all that caked-on foundation off of chil bong's plastic, beautiful face."
"i'm just sayin', if i ever sex'ed it with a korean man and we wanted children, i'd be scared that they'd come out looking nothing like the dude…and that's kind of exciting."
"i want the boys over flowers dvd set. i want to pry it from Lee Min Ho's hands in person."i'm going to say it and i hope that you will join me in
hana, dul, set! press play and let us ogle the men together at Pretty Plastic Faces.
-m
