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Early morning musings
Thursday, 31 October 2013 06:10Saw this article/news from Arama that got me pondering: http://aramatheydidnt.livejournal.com/5101761.htmlhttp://aramatheydidnt.livejournal.com/5101761.html
Why is it so especially difficult to be half-Filipino? I mean, didn't Matsujun's "Smile" drama revolve around that issue? And why there are NGOs like Kopino who support (and protect) half Filipinos in Korea?
Ano ba ang meron sa Pinoy? Or sa half-Pinoy? Is it because we are seen as "domestic helpers" anywhere we are?
Gusto ko na tuloy ito na lang aralin ko for my thesis. Kaso lang clinical psych track nga pala ako. Mas pang-SP or social psych yung issue na to.
I'm now off to the last day of GCAC!
Edit: After reading the whole article (the 2ch reactions as well), I found out that
1) ang daming half-Filipinas sa AKB! More than any other nationalities.
2) 2ch users see Filipinas as (basically) gold-diggers who go for old Japanese men who Japanese women do not want (parang reject ng mga Japanese women)
3) Sabi no Akimoto, "I kept thinking 'What am I?' for 7 and a half years while I was spending time together with all these other idols like Mayuyu and Yuko. But I am able to stay active and have work because of my shoulder width that's bigger than anyone else's in AKB, and my muscles. I cherished these traits as these define who I really am." "Now I am proud when I say that I'm half-Filipino, and I hope that I can give give a helping hand to everyone else who are half-bred and is in the same situation as I was, and people who have no confidence".
It's great that she was able to resolve her "inferiority" as a half-Filipino, but I think it's sad that she focused on the physical ans her popularity as AKB and hindi yung sa positive Filipino values/traits to get the sense of "I'm proud to be half-Filipino." Para tuloy napaka-superficial ng basis niya to get over the inferiority complex she is feeling.
Why is it so especially difficult to be half-Filipino? I mean, didn't Matsujun's "Smile" drama revolve around that issue? And why there are NGOs like Kopino who support (and protect) half Filipinos in Korea?
Ano ba ang meron sa Pinoy? Or sa half-Pinoy? Is it because we are seen as "domestic helpers" anywhere we are?
Gusto ko na tuloy ito na lang aralin ko for my thesis. Kaso lang clinical psych track nga pala ako. Mas pang-SP or social psych yung issue na to.
I'm now off to the last day of GCAC!
Edit: After reading the whole article (the 2ch reactions as well), I found out that
1) ang daming half-Filipinas sa AKB! More than any other nationalities.
2) 2ch users see Filipinas as (basically) gold-diggers who go for old Japanese men who Japanese women do not want (parang reject ng mga Japanese women)
3) Sabi no Akimoto, "I kept thinking 'What am I?' for 7 and a half years while I was spending time together with all these other idols like Mayuyu and Yuko. But I am able to stay active and have work because of my shoulder width that's bigger than anyone else's in AKB, and my muscles. I cherished these traits as these define who I really am." "Now I am proud when I say that I'm half-Filipino, and I hope that I can give give a helping hand to everyone else who are half-bred and is in the same situation as I was, and people who have no confidence".
It's great that she was able to resolve her "inferiority" as a half-Filipino, but I think it's sad that she focused on the physical ans her popularity as AKB and hindi yung sa positive Filipino values/traits to get the sense of "I'm proud to be half-Filipino." Para tuloy napaka-superficial ng basis niya to get over the inferiority complex she is feeling.
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