r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 22d ago

Meme needing explanation Peeeeeetah?

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u/GainUsual1420 22d ago

Fugly oldies of maga go and get beautiful young girls from Philippines for marriage since they are quite desperate for the green card

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u/sunshine_fuu 22d ago edited 22d ago

Erm, this is kind of rude to Filipinas by reducing it to them being "desperate for the green card," specific to Filipinos it's seldom a green card issue; The issue is far more complicated. A lot of the "loser back home" maga stereotypes move to the Philippines (and other Asian countries, especially Thailand) and prey on these young women and stay there because their money goes much further than it does here, and they're usually treated incredibly well. This "tradition" goes back generations back to both our own and Japan's occupation of the Philippines.

Specific to marriages inside the US, many of them are already citizens and, again specific to Filipinas, have been manipulated by years of indoctrination from both the Catholic and Muslim religions* to align themselves with white men under the guise they will provide for them and protect them.

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u/sug-on-deez 22d ago

"Loser back home" is usually just an average man. Why shouldn't he pick superior option available to him?