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I'm Chinese. There is way more to me than just being Chinese, and there is way more to the white people I meet than just them being white. I can usually take it
by zasz 15y ago
I'm Chinese. There is way more to me than just being Chinese, and there is way more to the white people I meet than just them being white. I can usually take it for granted that they're like me, and it's obviously not for the race; I can usually take it for granted in the Valley that the other people I meet are college-educated. In general, I do not make this assumption for black people; hence, black people are not like me.
- wan23 15y agoEven when you find them in the Valley? If so, why? (Note: I am from New York, so I actually don't know the answer)
- zasz 15y agoI've internalized bad stereotypes of black people, especially since my Asian parents are racist and sexist as hell, right down to pulling out the gene card. And having grown up in the Valley, the vast majority of well-educated and ambitious people I know are white, East Asian, or Indian. I've met only two black college graduates in my twenty-odd years of existence here, so I don't have a lot of examples to make my mental image of a go-getting entrepreneur more inclusive.