Yellow fever and rice queens: fetish or just a preference‪?‬ Yellow Glitter

Yellow Fever!! Exoticism, objectification, and fetishizing of the yellow skin. I've dealt with this so much myself and wanted to share my perspective on this topic. It’s prevalent everywhere and every single Asian I’ve known has faced this in dating and especially interracial relationships.
 
 
This episode, we cover:
The background of the word fetish
Origins of yellow fever
Whether or not fetishism is a problem or not
My experience dating rice queens
Racial fetishism on dating apps
If it’s just a preference, is it okay?
Prioritizing our values and what we’re looking for
Advice on managing with rice queens and racial fetishism
 
References:
Grindr’s 2018 “0 Tolerance Policy"
 
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