Filipino women are stereotyped to be simple, obedient, caring, and God-fearing. That’s why it’s no big surprise when the keyword “Filipina” yields a bunch of dating websites catering specifically to men in search of Filipinas for love, friendship, and marriage. One could argue that there’s nothing wrong with using dating websites to find life partners with the qualities mentioned above. Most dating websites are legal, legitimate, and the participating Filipinas join the dating pool out of their own free will. That doesn’t discount the fact that these dating websites capitilize on the exoticized Filipina. Dating websites don’t spring out of the woodwork and match people around the world out of the goodness of their hearts. They’re a business selling products, and their products happen to be the Filipina. This essay shows how this system works by examining a dating website called Filipina Hearts.
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March 24th, 2008 at 11:54 am
Interesting article.
I am not surprise about the issues mentioned in this article. More likely Filipina Hearts was formed to capitalize on the booming business of match-making, and geared towards the western market, especially with the hefty membership fee!
I highly doubt that their target market are Filipinos.
Great observation…
June 24th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
Hey nice site guys. Anyways thought de suggest some dating times. 1. When on your first date always start as friends, that you want get hurt if things dont work. 2. Smile and be happy. 3. Listen. Girls like to share so be an open ear. 4. Have a good laugh so that the first date is remember.
July 23rd, 2008 at 6:30 am
I just wonder why people still want our women to be subversive, which is something that is been exploited by western men