Thai lookism is not just a “pretty privilege,” it is social caste enforcement with IG lighting

[ISupportRaceMixing]

Thai lookism is not subtle at all.

When I come back home from college for a family gathering, relatives and neighbors will just call me fat to my face. No soft language, no “you look different,” no therapy-speak. Just straight-up: you got fat.

And online, especially in Thai IG/TikTok spaces, the looks/status/money hierarchy is enforced like a caste system. Looks are the most visible filter, obviously. If a guy passes the face/status/money check, he can be awful and still get rationalized with “at least he’s handsome,” “at least he’s rich,” “at least my ex was hot,” etc. I’m not exaggerating — posts like that get thousands of likes and reposts.

But if you’re a regular Thai guy who doesn’t pass the looks threshold, the social script changes completely. You’re expected to know your place, act humble, compensate with money/status, and basically justify why you deserve to exist at all.

The weird part is that this standard seems to be enforced hardest on native Thai men. Foreign men often get filtered through a different rulebook entirely, but that is probably another wall of text.

 

[tarkdriad33]

thats why everyone is turning into ladyboys

 

[SmallEggplantFailer]

thats why everyone is turning into ladyboys

Just switch team and fog foids instead.

 

[ISupportRaceMixing]

thats why everyone is turning into ladyboys

One of my male relatives transitioned years ago, so now I’m basically the only one left carrying the family surname.

 

[sonic55555]

Thai lookism is not subtle at all.

When I come back home from college for a family gathering, relatives and neighbors will just call me fat to my face. No soft language, no “you look different,” no therapy-speak. Just straight-up: you got fat.

And online, especially in Thai IG/TikTok spaces, the looks/status/money hierarchy is enforced like a caste system. Looks are the most visible filter, obviously. If a guy passes the face/status/money check, he can be awful and still get rationalized with “at least he’s handsome,” “at least he’s rich,” “at least my ex was hot,” etc. I’m not exaggerating — posts like that get thousands of likes and reposts.

But if you’re a regular Thai guy who doesn’t pass the looks threshold, the social script changes completely. You’re expected to know your place, act humble, compensate with money/status, and basically justify why you deserve to exist at all.

The weird part is that this standard seems to be enforced hardest on native Thai men. Foreign men often get filtered through a different rulebook entirely, but that is probably another wall of text.

Yea but im white and tall
i can just fuck any thai woman i want sooo uhm, neat

 

[ISupportRaceMixing]

Just switch team and fog foids instead.

I hope they eventually invent a way for trans women or robots to get pregnant, so femoids don’t have the exclusive monopoly on it anymore.

 

[kaistillover]

asia was always hard as FUCK on looks it’s brutal asf over there

especially since most niggas there are recessed ethnic manlets

 

[Bakpao]

thats why everyone is turning into ladyboys

plenty thai ladyboys unironically has good male assets tbh like having dick longer than 5" and at least 170cm tall (pretty good in Asia), even several ladyboys are former top tier muay thai fighter

its brutal asf that they wasted all of that just to troon out

 

[ISupportRaceMixing]

plenty thai ladyboys unironically has good male assets tbh like having dick longer than 5" and at least 170cm tall (pretty good in Asia), even several ladyboys are former top tier muay thai fighter

its brutal asf that they wasted all of that just to troon out

It’s basically a Jewified country, without a big permanent Jewish population lol.

 

[ISupportRaceMixing]

asia was always hard as FUCK on looks it’s brutal asf over there

especially since most niggas there are recessed ethnic manlets

Imagine the whole continent full of fetal alcohol syndrome-looking humans.

 

[kaistillover]

Imagine the whole continent full of fetal alcohol syndrome-looking humans.

+obsessed with lookswhile being ugly

brutal truly

 

[ISupportRaceMixing]

Yea but im white and tall
i can just fuck any thai woman i want sooo uhm, neat

Don't get an STI, bro.

 

[ISupportRaceMixing]

+obsessed with lookswhile being ugly

brutal truly

It is a profoundly agonizing existence.

 

[bourgeoizyzz]

relatives and neighbors will just call me fat to my face

based

 

[Asianthebigmannn_]

Thai lookism is not subtle at all.

When I come back home from college for a family gathering, relatives and neighbors will just call me fat to my face. No soft language, no “you look different,” no therapy-speak. Just straight-up: you got fat.

And online, especially in Thai IG/TikTok spaces, the looks/status/money hierarchy is enforced like a caste system. Looks are the most visible filter, obviously. If a guy passes the face/status/money check, he can be awful and still get rationalized with “at least he’s handsome,” “at least he’s rich,” “at least my ex was hot,” etc. I’m not exaggerating — posts like that get thousands of likes and reposts.

But if you’re a regular Thai guy who doesn’t pass the looks threshold, the social script changes completely. You’re expected to know your place, act humble, compensate with money/status, and basically justify why you deserve to exist at all.

The weird part is that this standard seems to be enforced hardest on native Thai men. Foreign men often get filtered through a different rulebook entirely, but that is probably another wall of text.

holy ai my nigga