Julie Le
Week
ASA002 A01
November 21, 2015
An interesting topic that came up in Boyung Lee’s
article about sexuality within Asian American is the idea that coming out and
exposing one’s homosexuality is seen as a westernized idea. Ellen Degeneres said
something along the lines that coming out was supposed to be a relieving and
freeing experience but coming from an Asian household, coming out is seen as
nothing more than a disgrace and dishonor on the family. I think this western idea
that “coming out” is supposed to help people feel more accepted and open with
their families is such a foreign idea and negates the struggles and
understanding of an Asian American family. There’s something about pushing this
idea of coming out on Asian folks that make me question how much these people actually
understand what it’s like being Asian American because it’s not all “freeing” but
rather binding and hurtful. I’m not saying that it’s a bad idea to come out and
embracing one’s sexual orientation but I wanted to point out that these things
that white people consider a normal thing is something that’s unattainable for
other folks because of the cultural differences. It’s a privilege not everyone
has.
Question: What can be done in order to bring up
conversations regarding these taboo topics within Asian American communities? How
can the gap be bridge between the generations to come to an agreement regarding
these issues?
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