#macanese

[yourdailyqueer]

Terence Siufay

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Gay

DOB: 13 July 1976

Ethnicity: Macanese

Occupation: Singer, songwriter, actor

[asian-character-of-the-day]

Day 205

Today’s Asian character is Lea Bing from Barbie!

She is Macanese.

(Thanks to the person who suggested her! In case ya’ll didn’t know, Macau is an administrative district in China, but is considered its own ethnicity due to Macanese being a mix of Portuguese and Chinese blood!)

[kpop-bbg]

[kny-tai]

Been obsessing the 19th century noodle house, "Pansiteria de Macanista y Buen Gusto" since a personal encounter of the structure during the Binondo - San Nicolas tour back in summer of 2019.The establishment roughly translates as "Tasty Macanese Noodle House".

According to historical archives, the three-story commercial accessoria is owned by Don Serverino R. Alberto in 1880. The floor plan showcases the commercial divisions in its design by the Chinese-Filipino community. The former establishment was also mentioned in the 25th chapter of "El Filibusterismo", the second novel of Jose Rizal.

Re-imagined illustration above (for personal amusement) is a study of the first and second floor of what could have been a possible adaptive reuse of the building while retaining the panciteria brand and giving reverence of its past.

To know more about the pansiteria and the rest of the heritage sites, read more on this article.

Enjoy!

[writingwithcolor]

Sexually Incompatible Interracial Marriage, Desexualized Asian, Macanese characters

@sololando submitted:

Greetings! I’m currently writing/designing a webcomic who features a mixed character (Macanese) and I wanted to write him as asexual (albeit he is bi). However, I did this to contrast with his mother (a white portuguese woman) who I wrote to be sexually active and not interested in settling down, and his father (person from Macau) who is happily married. Would this be a problem for his character? I understand there’s a lot of Asian men who, in western media, are super desexualized, but that was never my intent in the first place. Should I just back off from this point? In a scene I pretty much have him say “I’m just not interested in that sort of thing” when someone flirts with him. Thanks in advance!

Not super pleased with the optics of this, as the whiteness of the mother interacts with her sexuality in a way that contrasts the father’s (conservative, traditional views of sexuality). What you’re faced with is a rather a tired dynamic of “Progressive Western Values, Conservative Asian Values.” This can be handled with extra nuance, consultation, and if possible, a plot-relevant Asian character who is more sexual (this will also solve your tokenism issue with your ace character, if he’s not interested in any sexual relationships himself). 

What do you mean by “not interested in settling down?” Is the mother cheating on the father? Is she proposing that the marriage be opened up? 

If the mother is not getting sexual fulfillment from the father and that’s why she’s trying to open things up or cheat, that’s a big no from me and goes into the desexualization territory. 

If it’s because she’s happy with the father but just wants more partners, first of all, make this crystal clear in the story. In addition, try to put in an example of a happy and plot-relevant polyamorous relationship among unrelated characters somewhere else in your story to balance out the fact that there will be tension/incompatibility between the parents that results. 

Also, as the mixed white/Asian person here, gotta say, not a fan of tumultuous white+Asian interracial marriages. That’s life for many of us already. We don’t wanna read that except as some kind of catharsis, and we’d rather get that from Ownvoices sources. 

My other concerns are:

It seems weird to put the foil dynamic of mother & son on an axis of sexuality. Why can’t they be foils in terms of—I dunno—literally any other character trait? I mean, I’m sure some high-concept lofty literature can probably pull it off on some freudian motif, but I’m doubtful. 

In addition, it’s not really a true contrast. The opposite of asexuality isn’t libidinous hypersexuality; asexual people can enjoy sex and have libidos too, even if they don’t experience attraction. The spectrum just goes from asexual to allosexual, and how much one enjoys sex is a separate spectrum. 

So in light of this, I’d rethink your character dynamics a little bit. 

Calling all followers from Macau/with Macanese heritage: anything else to keep in mind for these characters? Your input is appreciated :) 

~Mod Rina

[yourdailyqueer]

Tony Ayres

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Gay

DOB: 16 July 1961  

Ethnicity: Macanese (from Macau)

Occupation: Showrunner, screenwriter, director

[travellianna]

#london #homecooking #macanese #macanesefood #porkchop #porkchopbun #brioche #whereintheworldislianna (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbC0BjiNfRH/?utm_medium=tumblr

[linguisticalities]

How creole language of Macau, patuá, nearly died before being revived

An extraordinary mix of Portuguese, English, Dutch and languages of South and East Asia, patuá was the common speech of Macau. Neglected, if not derided, by an upwardly mobile diaspora, it has found new fans.