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A few random cases including some older guy who spray paints a few building with "no Chinese" and then is charged with a felony and held on $200k bail. Hardly s

by bruceb 11y ago

A few random cases including some older guy who spray paints a few building with "no Chinese" and then is charged with a felony and held on $200k bail. Hardly sign of a "racism growing"

kelukelugames 11y ago
You are right. Racism is not growing. It has always been this bad. A few random cases have been happening for years. And please do not discredit the experience my family, my friends, and I have been through.
- bruceb 11y ago
  Nothing says racism like a country where Asians earn more than whites or blacks. 5% of the US is Asian. Is 5% of China or Japan of European or African decent? No. This is not to say there is no racism but lets not go overboard. Saying what you posted doesn't make your case isn't discrediting whatever you or your family has been through.
  - kelukelugames 11y ago
    Yes, racism is much, much worse in other countries. We are probably the best at handling race issues, but we still have a long ways to go. What about the Jews? They earn even more therefore anti-semitism must be a myth. Furthermore, a large percent of 1st and 2nd generation Asian Americans benefit from class privilege. Ironically class privilege is the first thing ignorant people turn to when trying to discredit white privilege. Racism impacts my family, my friends, and me directly. This is not going overboard. This is another case of ignorant people refusing to believe people of color. Business as usual.
    - bruceb 11y ago
      "What about the Jews? They earn even more therefore anti-semitism must be a myth." Why would that be? When did I say there is no racism? Is there anti-semitism in the US? Sure. But little and inconsequential in the everyday lives of Jews.
  - calibraxis 11y ago
    Asians are the US's so-called "model minority". Whites love to tell blacks and latinos -- "Look at the AZNs! See no racism. Maybe you should beat your children to respect authority like I read tiger moms do!" Of course, whites legally kill blacks in broad daylight. Race isn't monolithic; oppressions intersect. Oppression isn't going to be applied evenly to minorities. Even whites have their own oppressions; certainly most are wage-slaves. Half suffer from misogyny.
  - PhasmaFelis 11y ago
    > Nothing says racism like a country where Asians earn more than whites or blacks. 5% of the US is Asian. A lot of Jews made pretty good money in Germany in 1930. Too much money, some people felt.
    - bruceb 11y ago
      You think USA 2015 is anything like Germany 1930?
      - PhasmaFelis 11y ago
        Not particularly. I'm not making a point about Jews or genocide. I'm just saying, you seem to think that if an ethnic groups is relatively affluent, there can't be substantial racist attitudes against them. History suggests that you're mistaken.

by bruceb 11y ago

A few random cases including some older guy who spray paints a few building with "no Chinese" and then is charged with a felony and held on $200k bail. Hardly sign of a "racism growing"

kelukelugames 11y ago

You are right. Racism is not growing. It has always been this bad. A few random cases have been happening for years. And please do not discredit the experience my family, my friends, and I have been through.

bruceb 11y ago
Nothing says racism like a country where Asians earn more than whites or blacks. 5% of the US is Asian. Is 5% of China or Japan of European or African decent? No. This is not to say there is no racism but lets not go overboard. Saying what you posted doesn't make your case isn't discrediting whatever you or your family has been through.
- kelukelugames 11y ago
  Yes, racism is much, much worse in other countries. We are probably the best at handling race issues, but we still have a long ways to go. What about the Jews? They earn even more therefore anti-semitism must be a myth. Furthermore, a large percent of 1st and 2nd generation Asian Americans benefit from class privilege. Ironically class privilege is the first thing ignorant people turn to when trying to discredit white privilege. Racism impacts my family, my friends, and me directly. This is not going overboard. This is another case of ignorant people refusing to believe people of color. Business as usual.
  - bruceb 11y ago
    "What about the Jews? They earn even more therefore anti-semitism must be a myth." Why would that be? When did I say there is no racism? Is there anti-semitism in the US? Sure. But little and inconsequential in the everyday lives of Jews.
- calibraxis 11y ago
  Asians are the US's so-called "model minority". Whites love to tell blacks and latinos -- "Look at the AZNs! See no racism. Maybe you should beat your children to respect authority like I read tiger moms do!" Of course, whites legally kill blacks in broad daylight. Race isn't monolithic; oppressions intersect. Oppression isn't going to be applied evenly to minorities. Even whites have their own oppressions; certainly most are wage-slaves. Half suffer from misogyny.
- PhasmaFelis 11y ago
  > Nothing says racism like a country where Asians earn more than whites or blacks. 5% of the US is Asian. A lot of Jews made pretty good money in Germany in 1930. Too much money, some people felt.
  - bruceb 11y ago
    You think USA 2015 is anything like Germany 1930?
    - PhasmaFelis 11y ago
      Not particularly. I'm not making a point about Jews or genocide. I'm just saying, you seem to think that if an ethnic groups is relatively affluent, there can't be substantial racist attitudes against them. History suggests that you're mistaken.