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My wife is part of a Mom's group based in the bay area. One of the mom's in that group (who happens to be Taiwanese), wrote a post about how she was a victim o
by zebnyc 7y ago
My wife is part of a Mom's group based in the bay area. One of the mom's in that group (who happens to be Taiwanese), wrote a post about how she was a victim of statements along the lines of
a) "It is funny you want to practice social distance when it is you folks who brought the virus here"
b) "How dare you show your face here during this time..."
And this was by the folks working at the checkout counter (with passive support from other shoppers there).
IMHO calling it Chinese / Wuhan virus opens the gate to these kind of hate crimes to become common place.
My wife, who is Asian, is terrified to go shopping.
- david38 7y agoI likely live very close to you. She should walk around with the video recorder on on her cell. At least the Bay Area is pretty peaceful. It’s highly unlikely she’ll get physically assaulted. Most famous diseases are names thus * Spanish flu * Ebola Maybe there is a change in behavior with the name, but I suspect those people are taking advantage of the situation to express what they’ve always wanted to.
- meowface 7y agoMy friend who is Asian (not Chinese) says she and her family are experiencing similar treatment. They get stared at harshly everywhere they go, which never happened before this crisis. They also don't want to go out anymore to get necessities because of this.
- lostmsu 7y agoTo be fair "getting stared harshly" may be them dreaming that up.
- Ghjklov 7y agoWhen I leave the home, my mom has to tell me to be careful since if bad people mistake me for Chinese they may beat me up. Note: I live in SoCal Sad times.