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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RareBreed" data-source="post: 9110803" data-attributes="member: 6945590">Agreed on the "tend to change over time", but not on the "reflections of wealth".I have personally known Filipinas who turned down more wealthy Filipino (or other asian) guys for not as well off White men.  While I do think this preference started with the concentration of power during the colonial eras for those of White or Mestizo heritage, over time, it became more reverse racist in nature (ie, "The Whites were able to colonize us because they are better than we are").  Also, I've had many talks with Filipinas who think most White women are prettier than they are and wish they had lighter skin, and less pango (wide) noses with higher bridges.   So it's not just about desiring a rich foreign man; they inherently feel that Whiteness is better.That being said, times do change.  I have noticed in the younger Filipinos (about less than 30 or so), there's been a resurgence in pride to be Asian.  Korean culture is actually far more consumed than American culture now.  A couple of my "nieces" (really, the daughters of my cousins, but in the Filipino hereditary system, they call and consider me an uncle) are dating Korean guys even though they work around a lot of other foreigners.  Most Filipinos are obsessed with K-Drama and K-Pop, and if you go to the malls there, there are many many billboards and posters adorned with Korean models and actors.I have also seen the beginnings of a  renewed pride in my mother's people, called Bangsamoro (literally "Moro country" where Moros are the Muslim Filipinos).  The pride stems from the Bangsamoro people's non-stop rebellion against first the Spanish, and later the Americans.  The Moros didn't even need MacArthur's help in WW2, and had already ejected the majority of Japanese occupation force from their homelands by the time he arrived again in 1945.Previously, the Bangsamoro were held in contempt by a large portion of the Hispanicized/Christianized Filipino population.  They were considered as terrorists, savages and worse.   But when Duterte became president in 2016, being part Chinese and part Moro himself, a large portion of Filipinos started having more "Asian pride" (for better or worse...as Duterte let China abscond with fishing grounds and some islands like the Spratleys).EDIT: Just to clarify, not all Filipinos have these attitudes.   In my experience, this has been the generalization, but it's just that...a generalization.  Take it with as many grains of salt as needed to suit your taste</blockquote>

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