u/Realistic_Buddy_9125

I’m Asian American myself. I notice a lot of times, Asians are extremely non confrontational. In the video you can clearly see the guy’s body language as very nervous-like. He glances to the side and does not make strong eye contact when making these rebuttals.

When his friend tells him to stop, he listens immediately instead of arguing back. Yes this is the smart move as to not escalate the situation, but there are times where PRIDE is on the line. Then he starts covering his mouth while chewing.. I’ve literally only seen girls do that.

Nervously poking the food and not making eye contact when the racist guy goes on a rant.

I’ve been in this situation before so I know what it’s like. I’m sure many of you have grown up being the asian minority and facing racist bullies. Only once have I ever acted nervously like the guy in the video. On that day, I promised myself to never be a jokey pushover again.

Some of these asians don’t seem to break out of their shell. They stay submissive and choose peace over conflict. I have several not-so-close friends exactly like the guy in the video. I think everyone knows this type.

- excessive matcha/boba consumption
- tattoo to compensate for lack of perceived toughness
- almost feminine like mannerisms
- embracing gay/repulsive jokes
- earrings
- heavily into fashion

There is nothing wrong with doing any of these things. My problem is that many young asian dudes nowadays don’t know how to separate comfort from conflict. I’m talking about the comfort of being with groups of other asians, gaming all day, being in their safe environment like schools or casual asian hangout spots. When conflict does arise, they brush it off as humor to cope with the fact that real a-holes are entering their domain of comfort. It’s all they know.

It certainly has gotten better over time with the rise of social media. Asians have adamkyu and joseph shin, two fitness influencers that have pushed the image of asian masculinity into mainstream feeds. There is also a rise of anti-stereotypical asians as well. More asians are wearing stussy and dark street wear clothing. Many of my friends have gained

Let me know what y’all think.

I have no mental health issues but why do people cut themselves? Just came across this subreddit for the first time. I’m not trying to be offensive but I truly don’t know why. It seems like an attention seeking battle between everyone to be honest. As in who can get the deepest cut, who can produce the most blood, which blood art has the most pages, etc.

I even see slang on here that I have no idea what it means, and when I search it up on chatgpt, it doesn’t know what the word means on the first try. For example “styro” or “beans”. It’s like a culture almost. Similar to skaters who come up with absurd tricks and have their own slang.

Then there’s people talking about their cuts like it’s a normal everyday thing. I saw someone in the comments going into specifics about how blood works when it dries up with contact to air.

If it brings people happiness, why is it looked down upon? People who self harm are not harming anyone else. It’s comparable to cigarettes. A lot of young kids in developing countries say they smoke to relieve the stress of hard labor, and when they grow older, it turns into a habit. They smoke when they eat out or even just for the sake of it.

Both cigarettes and cutting are both harmful to the body, yet one is shunned pretty much across the world. So why is it wrong exactly? If you look past all the shock-worthy blood and gore, cutting just seems like any other harmful pastime (drinking and smoking).

Idk if it’s the sauce or what… the subs are yummy and i can easily fit 3 footlongs in my stomach but after the first one i get this feeling of not wanting to eat anymore.

Actually by the 3/4 part I start to feel it. And no it’s not fullness. I know how much i can eat.