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#3: Managing superficiality in Asian and gay cultures

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Superficial: The narrow focus on surface-level attributes, like appearance, status, wealth, and career over things that are more internal like morals, values, and ethics. This episode, we cover:
  • 3 golden rules of Asian households
  • Superficiality in Asian culture and potential causes
  • Generational trauma
  • Racism, colorism, and body-shaming in Asian and gay advertisements
  • Plastic surgery in Korea
  • Purikura machines in Japan
  • Augmented reality apps in China
  • Gay-dating apps
  • Dangers of circuit parties (gay "raves")
  • Performance enhancers
  • And a whole lot more
How to combat superficial culture
  1. Understand it: ask yourself what are you ultimately looking for?
  2. Reframe it: you are in control of how you perceive yourself
  3. Change your environment: read books, watch videos, listen to podcasts to expand your thinking
  4. Call it out: call out authority figures when permitted
References: You can follow me at: Instagram (instagram.com/stevenwakabayashi) YouTube (youtube.com/stevenwakabayashi) Weekly Newsletter (mindfulmoments.substack.com)
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Manage episode 246354136 series 2571647
Content provided by Steven Wakabayashi. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Steven Wakabayashi or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
Superficial: The narrow focus on surface-level attributes, like appearance, status, wealth, and career over things that are more internal like morals, values, and ethics. This episode, we cover:
  • 3 golden rules of Asian households
  • Superficiality in Asian culture and potential causes
  • Generational trauma
  • Racism, colorism, and body-shaming in Asian and gay advertisements
  • Plastic surgery in Korea
  • Purikura machines in Japan
  • Augmented reality apps in China
  • Gay-dating apps
  • Dangers of circuit parties (gay "raves")
  • Performance enhancers
  • And a whole lot more
How to combat superficial culture
  1. Understand it: ask yourself what are you ultimately looking for?
  2. Reframe it: you are in control of how you perceive yourself
  3. Change your environment: read books, watch videos, listen to podcasts to expand your thinking
  4. Call it out: call out authority figures when permitted
References: You can follow me at: Instagram (instagram.com/stevenwakabayashi) YouTube (youtube.com/stevenwakabayashi) Weekly Newsletter (mindfulmoments.substack.com)
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