We are one of the last standing communities left for East/Southeast/Central Asians in diaspora (and to be more specific, every EA/SEA passing ethnic group) to come together to defy racist/anti-Asian western supremacism and FREELY criticize those in our community who follow it. Read more here.

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Resources

If you are new here, please review some of these sources we've gathered. They will provide some insight or at the very least, context, for newbies to better understand the discussions that take place here.

ESR Terminology

White worshippers (aka pro-white, alt-right, pro-Murica Asians):

Asians who overly admire whites and put them on pedestals. Many of them wish to be white, believing whites to be the most attractive group due to Hollywood. They either don't believe that whites are capable of doing any wrong or they don't care about the wrongs that whites have done to Asia and continue to do to Asians to this day.

SJW Asians (aka Progressive Activist Asian, PAA)/Bobas/"Boba Fetts":

Asians who live in the west but prioritize the issues of non-Asians over the issues that Asians face. These Asians are quick to side with other minority groups, even if it is disadvantageous to Asians to do so. For example, many other minority groups complain that Asians discriminate against them. SJW Asians will side with these groups even when they have been known to assault and murder Asians at phenomenal rates in the west.

It is important to note that an SJW Asian can also be a white-worshipper. Many SJW Asians will use movements like feminism (a movement that is mostly concerned with women's rights) as an excuse for their tendency to date white men or men of other non-Asian minority groups.

Sexpats:

Sexpats consist of mostly white men, although they can be men of other non-Asian groups as well, who visit Asia to date, marry or simply have sex with Asian women because they have difficulty attracting women in their own country. This is mostly due to the fact that the majority of them are physically unattractive, old, poor, or have other health problems (mental or physical) that makes them undesirable to women in their own country.

It is important to note that sexpats often come to Asia disguised as English teachers although they can be backpackers or just tourists as well.

Lu/"Lululemon":

An Asian female who dislikes being Asian and tries to be white. She is often seen dating only white men and will talk endlessly about how she wants mixed race children, falsely believing that everything white is better. This term also applies to Asian women who worship other non-Asian races.... In general, Lus look down on Asians and hate being Asian because they have been fed lies by western propaganda that Asians are inferior.

Chan/Chan-Cuck

An Asian male who dislikes being Asian and tries to be white. He is often seen having only white friends and will sometimes make jokes about his own race to make his white friends laugh. Because he wishes badly to be accepted by whites, he is willing to sacrifice self-respect for white acceptance into their group. This term also applies to Asian men who do the same for other racial groups...in general, Chans look down on Asians and hate being Asian because they have been fed lies by western propaganda that Asians are inferior. Often, Chans (chan-cucks) either don't mind XMAF or actively encourage such pairings.

Gray-Zone:

An Asian female, but can be Asian male as well, who supports neither XMAF nor AMXF--only AMAF.

Rules

1. Follow Reddit's rules That means no harassing, doxxing, or inciting violence anywhere on our sub. Read more about it here
2. Don't spam. This includes posts irrelevant to the sub or irrelevant to the thread at hand, constant spamming of the same topics or advertising for other websites and subreddits, especially when the advertiser has had very little or no history of posting on ESR. If your link is about WMAF or anti-Asian crimes, please post your own thoughts (at least a sentence) along with the link.
3. No cringey shit Don't make cringey posts reminiscent of alt-right/4chan type posts. If a mod perceives a post as cringe, s/he may remove it at their discretion. Also avoid making low-effort posts (shitposts).
4. On trolling. If you come in here deflecting, gaslighting or dismissive of our issues, you will be banned. If you say anything anti-Asian/racist towards us, you will be banned. If you are affiliated with and support any hate subs that are anti-Asian, you will be banned. If you claim to be Asian but we suspect you to be a troll, we will ask you to verify with us. Failure to do so will result in a ban.
5. Emphasis on East/Southeast/Central Asian Unity Any short-sighted conflicts/divisions which may distract from our goal are not tolerated. Also do not make blanket statements about Asians of either gender.
6. Do not start sub drama. You are allowed to criticize problematic communities but don't harass, brigade, or otherwise antagonize other subreddits via pinging them or their users. If you must mention a sub's name, replace the "/" with a "." Ex: r/ESR becomes r.ESR.
7. Zero tolerance for gaslighting Lus and Chans
   If you are a Lu or Chan coming here just to gaslight us, consider yourself banned.
8. Do Not Push Away Proud AZN Women When you do come across a well-aware AW (who is NOT a Lu) on the sub, do NOT be toxic to her.
9. Unproductive Bashing of other POC Posts consisting of unproductive/senseless bashing of other minorities will be removed.
10. No messaging mods personally PMs sent directly to a moderator will be ignored. If you need help, please use the "message the moderators" below.

Affiliates

• r/EasternSunRisingArt
• r/aznxclusiv
• r/ProudAsianLadies
• ANBM News
• r/NonWhite
• r/SouthKorean
• r/josun
• r/EasternAesthetics