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While his kids could speak Mandarin and went to local schools, I have a feeling he was mainly in the expat bubble so had a very skewed perspective of China and
by throwb187 8y ago
While his kids could speak Mandarin and went to local schools, I have a feeling he was mainly in the expat bubble so had a very skewed perspective of China and the people.
Also, it seems like people will give a pass to these types of generalizations if it's about Asians or Chinese people. To tell if something is "racist," I like to apply the Black/Jewish-Litmus Test.
Basically replace the word Chinese with Black or Jewish and see if you find it racist. If you do, then it is when you write about Chinese people.
e.g. There is a complete and utter lack of respect for the individual or person in Israel... There was no exogenously held right or wrong, only whether you made money.
There is a complete and utter lack of respect for the individual or person in Nigeria...Lying is utterly common, but telling the truth revolutionary. There was no value system.
- alexandercrohde 8y agoDisagree on every level: 1. It's not racist to criticize cultures (race = genetics) 2. It's important to criticize cultures, many of them are shitty (e.g. women can't vote, light skin people can't marry dark skin people) 3. Observing other cultures and finding patterns is the definition of sociology 4. If somebody told you sociology were racist, it'd be a real shame if you let your fear of being labeled stop you from learning.