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I had never thought to research ethnicities specifically but had always been impressed that Latins seemed to represent something close to a majority of the TS ads and profiles.  A little digging and it seems that the current data breaks down into four major categories as follows:


2,142 TS Pre-op Profiles in TER

881 Latina (41%)
418 White (20%)
400 African American (19%)
240 Asian (11%)


1,140 TS ads on Eros

481 Latin (42%)
281 Caucasian (25%)
248 Ebony (22%)
154 Asian (14%)


Eros of course does not have a specific search function for ethnicity.  Many providers on Eros list multiple ethnicities or decline to list one at all so I have had to search on the key ethnic words to come up with these numbers (the ‘asian’ total had to be inferred from a search on ‘asian’ less ‘caucasian’).  Accordingly, there is some overlap and the numbers for the four major groups exceed the total.  Other somewhat popular ethnicities on Eros appear to be ‘Hispanic’ and ‘Pacific Islander’, but the ads only number around 30 in each of these two categories.  Because of the overlap issue I didn’t add them into the Asian Eros figures.

In contrast, TER limits the ethnic choices to 15 categories – these have obvious but not discreet overlaps (e.g. ‘English’, ‘German’, ‘White’, etc.) and you can search on them.  If you also consider the South American, Spanish and Italian categories on TER you get to a total Latin population of 1,016 (47.4%) or just under 50% of the total.  I got the same number you did, 240 (11.2%) Asian profiles out of a total of 2,142 pre-op TS profiles here on TER.  There are also 21 Hawaiian and 11 Middle Eastern profiles which might need to be considered.  This would still only bring the Asian category to 271 (12.6%) profiles.

So far we have examined the worst, the best and the first.  I haven’t been shy about posting these lists but I have been a little uncomfortable that these lists were far from comprehensive and that there were many more who deserved recognition on each of these respective lists but who did not get included.  I have also been considering a series of ‘most’ lists, e.g. most reviews, most reviewed, most hung, etc., and we’re off to a good start with ‘most reviews’ and ‘most hung’ - Tony has already posted a good most hung list for us (and even though it is without TER profiles or ad URL’s it is still very useful):

Re:best hung of 06 FYI
Posted by Antoino -Tony -Montana, 1/4/2007
http://www.theeroticreview.com/discussion_boards/viewmsg.asp?MessageID=21320&boardID=19&page=1

The worst list was easy to consider because bad behavior is pretty universal.  The first list seemed natural too in that all beginners probably have many things in common, not the least of which is a lot to learn and a really good teacher is hard to find.  The best list is of course much more subjective but there seems to be a reasonable degree of objectivity around what constitutes truly outstanding performances, e.g. there are hundreds of single malt scotches but I don’t have to try them all to know a good one when I taste one.

In my opinion we’ve gone too far in this country downplaying cultural and ethnical differences.  These differences should be celebrated and shared – we have much to learn from each other.  Unfortunately the human race seems to be more afraid of our differences than willing to learn from them so trying to celebrate them up seems to backfire more often than not.  Ever watch a group of daycare aged kids play together without regard for skin color or languages?  Now think about high school – it’s too bad the innocence is all gone and mostly sorted by then.

In general I am not opposed to your idea of a ‘Best Asian’ list, but I think we’ve already covered this indirectly.  There has been no intention to exclude anyone and I am reasonably sure that the lists are representative even if they have been inadvertently biased by the researcher.  Tall, short, curvy, skinny, blonde, brunette, cut, hung, etc., are all pretty much personal preferences.  The bottle may have a nice shape and the label may help create an attractive package, but it’s how the single malt inside tastes that matters and there are many excellent and very different tastes to try and to enjoy.  Thanks for the suggestion, but for now I’ll pass on a list that separates anyone based purely on ethnic considerations.

Regards,

TS Tempted


P.S.  A photo of one of my favorites – sorry it’s so washed out but that’s the only way it will post.  You’ve gotten so good with your hyperlinks – can you figure out who/where?

-- Modified on 1/6/2007 9:18:01 AM

I've found Asian TS's or Ladyboys to be the most satisfying.  Or, the most attractive personally.  

The ones worth mentioning which my tastes have led me to...

Terah(pictured) and Karolina(Toronto).  Both of whom I've seen together and seperately.  I found YMMV with them.  I've had many happy miles though.

Cherry Lopez and Ayuki/Rei.  These two both consistently live up to GFE standards.  Which we all know can be rare with TS providers.

The link below is a Ladyboy who is somewhat UTR.  Her looks may be an acquired taste.  But her reviews are undeniable.

PS...TER has helped me locate all of these TS's.  I enjoy using the search page to find the type I want.  It's been most useful in the way one can be descriptive in each category.