By JT Tran

Let’s talk about AMWF Porn today, but I want to ask you first: What do YOU think? Is AMWF Porn healthy or harmful to Asian men’s sexual confidence?

Does Asian Men-White Female (and other interracial combinations) adult films empower OR exploit not only our media representation, but how we feel- as Asian men- about our masculinity and sexuality?

Do we even need AMWF Porn, what does it do for us, and what does it do to the women? Is, in fact, the power dynamic reversed because other women are considered more desirable while Asian men are not?

Does AMWF Porn do anything to dispel the myth of the small penis stereotype? Does it change the minds of women about Asian men?

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Pornography has been around for almost as long as humans have been around. Seriously, look it up – there are probably paintings on cave walls somewhere out there, with hairy cave dudes humping equally hairy cave gals.

(Wait, on second thought…)

It’s an undeniable fact that in this Internet Age, porn has exploded onto the mainstream. It is now just a part of modern life and a lucrative multi-billion dollar industry.It is being discussed by everyone, everywhere –and more openly than ever before.

Everyone surfs for porn these days.

The AMWF Porn Scene (Asian Male With White Female(s))

Here’s an interesting factoid: porn has countless niches and genres catering to every sexual predilection and kink. One popular niche is interracial porn. This genre has always been a controversial and provocative one because the sex act directly challenges old social mores that stigmatized and prohibited social (and sexual) relations between different races.

However, the curious thing about interracial porn is that for decades, only porn featuring performers of certain interracial pairings have generally ever been produced.

So much so, that within “the industry” (as pornographers call it), the term “interracial porn” has evolved to specifically refer to the following pairings: black men and white women, and white men and Asian women. AMWF Porn was non-existent in America and could barely be found overseas in some Japanese Adult Videos (JAV).

Me love white boy long time! But white girl no love Asian boy…

Now, why is that ? Is there some modern version of ‘Chinese Jim Crow’ laws that ban and outlaw Asian males performing in sex scenes with white women? Is only the opposite (white men with Asian women) allowed?

Attempts have been made to analyze this bizarre status quo in pornography (one that seems to run counter to the often misused claim that interracial porn helps break down racial barriers), both by producers and consumers of porn.

One suggested explanation is the possibility that Asian male individuals have never tried to enter porn. A complementary suggestion was that ‘cultural incompatibilities’ might have discouraged Asian males from entering porn as a profession. You know – that stuff about “bringing shame and dishonor” to your family. Or that there would be a loss of status for any female (white, black, etc) for participating in an AMWF Porn scene.

That is a curious point though, as Asian females willing to have sex on screen for money have never been in short supply since the 1970s. Furthermore, gay Asian male performers have also been around – for decades.

Rise Of The Asian Male Porn Stars & Adult Actors

So the improbable ‘solution’ to this problem is more straight Asian men in porn, period. And a nascent “DIY-porn” movement that started in the early 2000s has resulted in a small but increasing number of straight Asian male performers. There was even an Asian Reddit crowd-funded AMWF porn project that was successfully funded!

Today, straight Asian male performers can be seen in having sex with all types of women like Asian, white, black, and Latina female performers – something that was literally unimaginable 15 years ago- in AMWF, AMBF, and AMLF Porn scenes.

Relative newcomers like Justin Long have a growing cache in ‘porner’ circles and have created a niche for themselves as a relatively rare commodity in the porn industry, Long now enjoys a growing legion of fans, both female, and male (guys who cheer him on and live vicariously through his on-screen exploits).

Some individuals like Thai-British (now U.S.-based) porn performer Keni Styles have created a sensation as the first truly ‘mainstream’ straight Asian male pornstar, starring in porn studio-backed adult film productions with some of the biggest female names in porn, like ex-pornstar and crossover actress/musician Sasha Grey (below).

“Hello? Yeah mum, it’s Keni. I’m doing porn in L.A with Sasha Grey. How’s the weather in England?”

Ultimately though, the reasons for this inconsistency aren’t as important as the effects left behind by this almost total and categorical imbalance.

It’s arguable that pornography is generally produced for the main consumer demographic: straight white males . And last I checked, white men are generally more interested in watching porn that feature guys that look like them, engaged in sex acts with gorgeous girls.

In other words, they aren’t interested in watching Asian guys doing the nasty.But while that explains how market demand created the current situation surrounding interracial porn featuring Asians, the imbalance has real ramifications .

Asian Female Fetishization And Asian Male Emasculation

There are 2 factors simultaneously at play. We all know about the social and media emasculation of Asian men, and the concurrent hyper-sexualization/fetishism of Asian women. Those things are synergistic and feed one another.

The total proliferation of Asian female/white male sex scenes in porn reinforces and perpetuates the cycle of racial fetishism and objectification of Asian women, and indirectly the “ownership” of Asian women by white men.

Simultaneously, the almost total lack of straight Asian men in porn sends a message, through their absence – both to the ‘world at large’ and to Asians themselves.It suppresses one of the popular expressions of Asian male sexuality – or in plain talk, makes them appear and feel (even more) sexually invisible.

You could look at interracial porn as an echo chamber: it takes popular notions about race, then puts them on steroids and explodes them like a grenade going off in a concrete bunker. The massive proliferation of Asian-white interracial porn featuring Asian women and white men, coupled with the categorical absence of the opposite (Asian men having sex with white women in pornography) reinforces this popular narrative.

Except for this time it’s not just words, but a constant and un-ending ‘drip-feed’ of powerful visual suggestions that push the sexual ownership of Asian women by white men, and thus by proxy the outright ‘elimination’ of Asian men. You could arguably say that it’s a ‘soft’ form of cultural genocide.

(It’s socially irresponsible if you think about it, but no one’s going to focus on that because it’s fucking porn. It’s “supposed” to be low-brow entertainment, and individuals/people don’t set out to be in porn (whether behind or in front of the camera) to contribute to positive social change.)

Nevertheless, in plain talk –the interracial porn featuring Asians is doing a lot of harm, as it is right now.

Basically, these forces basically make pornography featuring Asian men “necessary”.

Yeah, I said it. I know it might make some people do a side-stare. How can we “need” more porn, when we’re being buried in an avalanche of porn?

But listen to what I’m saying – I’m not saying we need more porn with white guys.

I’m saying that we need more porn featuring ASIAN GUYS having sex with women of all races in all types of AMWF, AMBW, AMLF Porn movies.

The 1st mainstream straight Asian male porn performer: Keni Styles (with adult star Samantha Saint).

The improbable ‘solution’ to this problem is more straight Asian men in porn, period. Male performers like Keni Styles, Jeremy Long, and Alvin Tan having sex with all types of women like Asian, white, black, and Latina female performers.

The Good, Bad, And Ugly Of AMWF Porn

So we’re in an interesting position here. Pornography has the potential to distort, warp and harm perceptions – but as the most direct expression of sexuality, Asian men are actually in a unique position to helped by this medium.

I mean, the dangers are still there.I understand why it might give some pause when AMWF pornography is suggested as a ‘solution’ to problems of sexual representation.

It’s partially justified – porn has a checkered reputation, and for good reason.

The reason for this is that porn is dominated by men both in front of and behind the camera, and as such, the imagery in porn comes almost strictly from the male perspective.

And since the aim of the ‘product’ is blatant sexual arousal (political correctness and ethics be damned), the end result is that the baser expressions of masculinity come pouring out in porn.

Consequently, the lion’s share of mainstream pornography that is produced is often sexist/misogynist, violent, and sometimes racist as well. Naturally, considering who makes it!

But I believe that if AMWF porn production is done skillfully and with intent and a small measure of discretion, it could really have some benefits in reshaping others’ perceptions of Asian men, and above all Asian men’s perception of themselves. (Although I recognize it’s a slippery slope, more on that below)

At the end of the day, sex is about two things: enjoyment and/or procreation.

If we can all just stop seeing sex through the prism of ‘male ownership of females’, then the pictures become more rational, and healthier.

People need to take ‘power’ out of the equation – but that means all involved parties need to play fair.

I recently read about the rise of “porn by women, for women.” Female adult film director Erika Lust is a rising star in this new genre that focuses much more on what pleases women sexually.

Erika Lust – director making porn for women

Gone is the brutality, violence, “hate-fucking”, racism, and misogynist/abusive dialogue and sex acts. The shots don’t linger so much on body fluids or genitals pumping against each other like pistons, but on facial expressions, the real sexual chemistry between the performers, and on story and context. It really is porn made for women.

I mean, I guess there is a place for all kinds of porn. The true issue here is that 99% of porn focuses on the “needs” of men, and usually only WHITE men. That’s the part that needs to change and foremost – so that neglected group like Asian men and women can enjoy adult entertainment without being excluded or simply ignored.

I know that porn doesn’t have a direct connection with pick-up. Watching more AMWF Porn won’t help you pick up girls (you should probably not show her your collection on the 1st, or even 10th date). But it’s still a piece of the overall picture.

The mainstream media (TV, film) plays a role in how Asian men are perceived by society and by women. Likewise, pornography also shapes perceptions and self-perceptions, particularly about the sexual ‘value’ of certain groups. That’s why I discussed this right here.

In the meantime, you have a personal responsibility. You have to hold up YOUR end of the bargain and fight the good fight to represent for Asian males. You also owe it to yourself, of course, to find a high-quality companion and to live the life you’ve always wanted to live.