Winston Wu is one of the internet's most colourful personalities.
Here is his main website: http://www.happierabroad.com/
He is also the founder of The Scientific Committee to Evaluate PseudoSkeptical Criticism of the Paranormal
http://www.debunkingskeptics.com/index.php
Anyway, his Happier Abroad website is mostly about encouraging American men to seek romance abroad.
From what appears to be a feminist perspective
http://jezebel.com/5874834/meet-the-web ... n-and-ufos
Jezebel wrote:
...Wu advances (also at great length) a fascinatingly backwards view of the effect of American media on men:
Winston Wu wrote:
Men just want a decent feminine woman with good character and values that will be good to them. They don't need a super model or a high status woman. They couldn't care less about the standards of the fashion or advertising industry. But on the other hand, women generally DO CARE, unfortunately, because they are more conformist in nature and try to live up to the trends and standards of their culture. Thus, since the Western media presents overly high standards for men that few or no men can meet, women's expectations and standards for their "ideal man" have shot up through the roof, while men's standards for women remain relatively unaffected.
The solution to this "epidemic of millions of lonely men in America without choices or options" is "GLOBAL DATING": "in the rest of the 200+ countries of the world, there are countless millions of single available women who are kind, caring, feminine, sincere, sweet, humble with good values, etc. who are just looking for a good man, and will be a good mate or companion to the millions of lonely men in America." Wu's site, Happier Abroad, offers tours, personal ads, and numerous long-winded articles, all of which purport to help single American men experience the transformation Wu says he went through when he discovered international dating and "my dating life skyrocketed from zero to infinity.".....
Within the article referenced above, the "M"-word is invoked a number of times:
Jezebel wrote:
...Wu's ideas about the American dating scene are nothing new — plenty of misogynists have already advanced the theory that American women are entitled shrews and foreign women are beautiful ultra-feminine helpmeets who want nothing more than to cater to a man's every need.
...Of course, suffering racism isn't an excuse for being a misogynist dick. But in Wu's case, it might be part of the explanation.
...What Wu has done is transform an early life of bullying, psychological trauma, and racial oppression into a community of embittered men who feel that they've been wronged by women. For him, this probably looks like success. For us, it's a peek into how the seeds of discontent grow into a giant, creepy misogyny tree.
Jezebel published Winston Wu's response. His answer to the "M"-word is
Winston Wu wrote:
....I am NOT a misogynist at all. I LOVE women. They are my passion. If I didn't, why would I start a movement about finding love and happiness that involves women? Why would I care so much about women? Think about it. It's basic logic.
He does raise a good point.
Is Mr. Wu indeed a misogynist? Or, would he be more accurately described as a philogynist?
11 Jan 2013, 11:42 am
