Mail-order brides are slowly emerging as a new identity for Filipino women. This is a social construct that stigmatizes the women and makes them virtual modern-day slaves. - Cecilia Diocson

So my request

And expectation then to all nice guys and real men

When your boy is acting like an ass hole

Call out and correct your friend

- excerpt from "Come On" by Joy De La Cruz

Thestereotype is reduced down to that of a prostitute or sex entertainer in Western culture. This indicates that women are valued and used for their bodies for aesthetic pleasure. On the contrary, a Geisha in Japanese culture is a type of social status similar to an artist. They are trained in developing certain social skills such as dancing, singing, tea-making, conversing and serving. It is easy for Westerners to overlook the art, diligence and hard work that goes into certain tasks and make erratic comparisons. It is even easier to mistake said tasks for things of lesser value. We have to remember that the meanings are not the same in Japanese culture and in American culture.were forced into prostitution and into Japanese military brothels during World War II. Comfort Stations were sanctioned by the Japanese Imperial Army and were sites of forced sex and rape. Comfort Women were sex slaves, sometimes kidnapped or taken from their own homes to "comfort" military men during wartime. The way that the (male-run) governments then seemingly viewed and utilized womens' bodies mirrors the way that some men view Asian women, as dehumanized commodities for "comfort" or "release."There are circumstances where third world women must--as a result of societal forces and not individual choice--sell themselves to men for marriage or to work to financially support themselves and their families. For some, this is extreme, but really, it's a matter of survival. Pilipina women are the number one export of the Philippines. Rice, fruits, and unfortunately, skin-whitening products are exports, not women. Pilipina mail-order brides are not just a stereotype, they are real people who have to provide for others and they experience a reality built from imperialism, Orientalism, colonization, Americanization, pain, capitalism and poverty.The hypersexualization of Asian womyn* is one result of a sexist and racist mentality that can be historically traced as a phenomenon that still lingers in our society. It is evident in our everyday experiences (as Westerners). Historically, there have been ways in which womyn have had meanings, men, and situations forced upon them. As simple as dropping pick-up lines or mentioning a fetish for Pilipina womyn, these womyn are silenced, left unheard and without a voice to defend themselves.* womyn is spelled this way as a form of reclamation"