Filipina gold diggers.
In my own limited opinion, everyone should be free to love without doubt and judgement. Parental love, sisterly love or simply seeking a meaningful romantic relationship without any judgement that creates a negative impression to the person involved.
Interracial relationship and marriages has been common. It's not new, people of different race is free to choose whoever they want to be with. Since then, the stereotype of the gold-digging Filipina dating an oblivious foreigner has been embedded in Filipino culture, media and even “harmless” jokes with friends and family. But for many Filipinos in relationships with foreigners, the stereotype is tired and simply untrue, or it isn't fair to clump Filipina women as such, but then, to be fair, there are Filipina gold diggers, much like gold digger women of all races.
One big issue with the stereotype is that it implies an imbalance, that only the Filipina have something to gain from the relationship, while their partners get the short end of the stick. For example, assuming a Filipina is dating a foreigner simply to increase the power of their passport reduces the relationship into something transactional, painting the foreigner as a “savior” and the Filipino as someone grateful to be saved.
Why are Filipinas labeled as gold diggers when it comes to interracial marriage/relationship?
The country, despite being a country rich in natural resources and culture, has historically faced poverty and limited income opportunities. Hence, foreigners who marries a Filipina, especially those from wealthier countries, were once seen as potential "saviours" for some Filipinas and their families. Sad but true, in the Philippines itself, people mostly assumed that this foreign man is wealthy and the Filipino woman "is lucky to be saved from poverty".
Of course it is undeniable that it happens, this gold digging thing, specially if the young and pretty Filipina woman readily dive into a relationship with an old wealthy foreign man, especially those who came from western countries. However, is it fair to stereotype young and beautiful Pinays as gold diggers? Do you think these experienced old foreign men invest their money for no apparent reason? It's a symbiotic relationship, we all know, but at the end, is it possible to form meaningful relationship bonded with love, trust and respect? Yes, it is possible.
Let's be fair here, this gold digging thing isn't only exclusive for the poor Pinays.
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