这是我一个白人朋友在他的期末报告，写下的对台湾CCR现象的观点 ，他现在正在台湾学中文，所以也可以说是White in TW（节录）: *不想看原文的请直接往下跳 Globalization is seriously affecting culture throughout the world. It is not only changing the economic realities for people, but also their self-perception and interaction within one’s changing society. Asia has not been left out of these changes. For close to two centuries, there has been a Western presence in Asia, and with it Western culture has acted as a globalizing force. Since China lost the opium wars in the Qing dynasty, this has been the case. The Republic of China, Communism, and modern China all have in common the acceptance of modified Western ideas. Also, Meiji Japan conveyed a mix of Japanese and Western culture through colonization. Since the mid 19th century, Asia has been defined by its relationship to the west. Today, this relationship has more than a geopolitical influence. It also affects people subconsciously. Many people in Asia today are “bi-cultural,” being able to accept their traditional culture and an imported western culture simultaneously. However, due to the West’s colonial success across the world, the legacy of imperialism, and the dominance globally of American and general English speaking media, people may unhealthily want to associate themselves with the symbols of that power. This being that people may want to be more white, or be closer to white people. This is partially responsible for the types of plastic surgery popular in Asia, stemming from the subconscious belief that Western people are better looking or more beautiful than Asian people. This phenomenon being, bluntly, how Taiwanese women really seem to want a white boyfriend more than a Taiwanese, Han Chinese, one. Taiwanese men, who represent the more traditional part of the culture due to Taiwan being a patriarchal society, are not particularly interested in foreign women. However, they are mad about Taiwanese women’s preference for the agents of Western culture – white men. With Taiwanese newspapers having more than one article complaining about how foreign men and Taiwanese women behave with each other. Either way, the prevalence of Facebook groups that show off one Taiwanese girl, who then acts as an avatar for other Taiwanese girls, with her white boyfriend sugests that this preference does not stem from a true connection between the two individuals. Rather, it shows that having a foreign boyfriend is itself a type of status symbol. Similar to having a luxury handbag, the possession of a white boyfriend is an asset that shows positional value to others. This is why in her Facebook, she writes about how she was envious of others with a foreign boyfriend. Not yearning for love or connection, she simply wanted that privilege, she wanted recognition of value by being affirmed by a white person. Not only does this show relative shallowness on her part, it more importantly demonstrates that she see’s Taiwanese culture and people as not as fashionable as Western culture and Western people. And in that domain, she puts herself, as a member of that culture, as deferent to the foreign cultural force. Not only does this behaviour fail to respect one’s own culture, it also over simplifies the person who is the object of affection. The foreign boyfriend becomes nothing more than a foreigner. If we examine the titles of the three Facebook group examples, two of them refer to the people by nationality. If we allow these Facebook groups to act as an indicator for this larger trend, then we can see how these foreigners do not get to inhabit the roles of full people. Meaning that because these men are shown to have no value outside of being foreigners, they cannot be appreciated for their unique personal qualities. This amounts to a fundamental lack of respect or understanding of foreigners by these Taiwanese women. Even despite saying that she does not love him for being a foreigner, she does not state what she does indeed like about him outside of that. This statement also fundamentally focuses on him being a foreigner, and does not humanize him. It would not be a stretch to call this mild prejudice, for these people are pre-judged on their appearance and nationality. Even if the prejudice is positive, this process of reduction to only being a foreigner does not allow for a full human interaction and exchange, it does not foster mutual respect or understanding. In this way, both parties (Taiwanese women and foreign men) are being devalued by a globalized exchange. It is not that globalization causes this problem. More so, that this type of shallow or superficial interaction does not promote a positive type of globalization. These relationships, and their promotion on the Internet as a form of entertainment, devalue both the host Taiwanese culture and the foreign Western culture. *不想看原文的可以直接跳到这里 说实在的CCR现象这样的关系不单单只是白人不尊重我们同时也是我们不懂的尊重他们，因为尊重是一种互相的事！ 有些白人男子来到台湾对女生有多糟糕多不尊重，这里就不谈了，版上已经有很多文章有所叙述！ 这里想讲的是那些来台的外国人，当我们面对他们的时候除了＂外国人＂又或者＂法国人、美国人、英国人、X国人...＂他们是什麽，又或者什麽都不是！还记得最近很夯的交外国男友赶快去申办FB粉丝专页，标题常常以国籍为主，我不想直说是哪些，但像是X国男孩带来的温暖，x国George+台湾Marry.....etc.相信大家都耳熟能详！ 但除了国籍和肤色外他们是谁？因为我也是个道地的台湾女孩，所以我知道在台湾很多CCR女生觉得交了外国男友就像买了个LV包，看起来好像社经地位瞬间可以提升，傲视众多姐妹们挤进名门之列，但明眼人都看得出来，就算你买了LV包，酒店妹还是酒店妹，你不可能因此变成孙芸芸！清醒一点，更何况，这位白人男性他是人，他也有自己的个性与故事，就像每个人都有的那样，他不只是你的Swarovski拿来炫耀用的，与任何人交往都该站在平等的立场，不要矮化自己也不要物化别人，不管对台湾女生或在台的White都一样，如果CCR歪风再继续扩散下去，最後两边都会造成 伤害！ 看到这请版上姐妹们不要觉得我全然反对跨国恋情，因为种族纯化更危险，跨国恋情是未来必定有的趋势，只是我们准备好了吗？ 很多人一直在说台湾人对外国人都很NICE，但其实事实上很多台湾人根本不懂得如何跟外国人相处！根本就还没准备好，我不夸张，去看看夜店风情，讲那什麽破英文！只会送上身体逗外国人开心，当然每个人都希望宾主尽欢，尤其是台湾人我们天性好客，民族性使然，但让来台湾观光（几乎所有来台的外国人都不想长期在这里定居）的外国人喜欢这里绝对有更好的方法！ 如果一段关系的建立是由於外表（白人、黑人...）而不是因为内在的事物，只能说这样的关系严重伤害了我们的亚洲文化血统的尊严！请为身为亚洲人感到骄傲好吗？因为未来不管你到世界哪个角落，大家看你就是亚洲人，不管你怎样拿到了绿卡！ 而对这现象该负责的就是现在那些无脑霉体与历史共业！当然那些FB的部落客也要负责，你们不知道洗脑了多少台湾年轻一代的美眉！希望最近这样就是CCR歪风的高峰了，毕竟很多是最後都物极必反，全球化的浪潮台湾绝对躲不过，只希望我们全体台湾人不要在此迷失方向，互相尊重每个民族，CCR现象也不要再吵了，谢谢！ --

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