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> making up an assault case is pretty dicky (and probably criminal). The pianist actually did try to grab that woman, look at the video. I can't even say if t

> making up an assault case is pretty dicky (and probably criminal). The pianist actually did try to grab that woman, look at the video. I can't even say if the asian guy overreacted because I can't imagine myself being in the same conversation and not busting the pianist's nose or balls - and that's what would have probably happened if the pianist gave the same attitude towards a random white British girl off camera. > I don't know about the racism though, it's possible but he might simply not like the Chinese government and political system He was calling them "Japanese" while cracking jokes about "Chinese government" and mocking their language skills, while the woman he tried to grab was explaining to him that she is actually British. That's clearly racist. One's political preferences is never an excuse of such a behavior towards individuals - a lot of people tend to forget that. > and assume that waving a Chinese flag means supporting it, which was probably the case Tourist groups often use flags in order to keep track of the group members. Thousands of people use the Union Jack or the US flag as a mere garage decoration. There are myriad of possible reasons a person could be holding some nations flag other than to show support for a certain political force within that nation.

g-b-r 3y ago
> The pianist actually did try to grab that woman, look at the video Although his hand can't be seen, it definitely seems he just came closer to the flag or hand It's for sure extremely unlikely he was assaulting, which is what the scream of the Chinese implied. --- > He was calling them "Japanese" while cracking jokes about "Chinese government" and mocking their language skills, while the woman he tried to grab was explaining to him that she is actually British. That's clearly racist That's compatible to just not liking the Chinese dictatorship, and it's typical for the Chinese government to accuse of racism anyone who criticizes them. There might be racism here though. --- > There are myriad of possible reasons a person could be holding some nations flag other than to show support for a certain political force within that nation. I'm not Chinese but I don't think I'd be happy to hold that flag if I didn't support the CCP system. After all the biggest star represents the CCP. But it might well be so that in some occasions (e.g. sport events) you genuinely use it with good intents. Actual racism towards Asians is in any case very rare, in my experience Anyhow, Chinese citizens are mostly victims, and you should indeed not treat them in that way for what their government does.
peterfirefly 3y ago
You are exactly making China look good with your "help". > He was calling them "Japanese" Due to a misunderstanding. He had just talked with another guy who was expecting a Japanese crew to show up so they could do some filming. He thought the Chinese people were the Japanese crew.

g-b-r 3y ago

> The pianist actually did try to grab that woman, look at the video Although his hand can't be seen, it definitely seems he just came closer to the flag or hand It's for sure extremely unlikely he was assaulting, which is what the scream of the Chinese implied. --- > He was calling them "Japanese" while cracking jokes about "Chinese government" and mocking their language skills, while the woman he tried to grab was explaining to him that she is actually British. That's clearly racist That's compatible to just not liking the Chinese dictatorship, and it's typical for the Chinese government to accuse of racism anyone who criticizes them. There might be racism here though. --- > There are myriad of possible reasons a person could be holding some nations flag other than to show support for a certain political force within that nation. I'm not Chinese but I don't think I'd be happy to hold that flag if I didn't support the CCP system. After all the biggest star represents the CCP. But it might well be so that in some occasions (e.g. sport events) you genuinely use it with good intents. Actual racism towards Asians is in any case very rare, in my experience Anyhow, Chinese citizens are mostly victims, and you should indeed not treat them in that way for what their government does.

peterfirefly 3y ago

You are exactly making China look good with your "help". > He was calling them "Japanese" Due to a misunderstanding. He had just talked with another guy who was expecting a Japanese crew to show up so they could do some filming. He thought the Chinese people were the Japanese crew.