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I find it very interesting that the african american woman and the hispanic man in the jury - both minorities voted "yes" while the predominantly white and asia
by gitdude 12y ago
I find it very interesting that the african american woman and the hispanic man in the jury - both minorities voted "yes" while the predominantly white and asian jurors voted "no". Is it possible that people who are discriminated against understand the subtle biases which cannot be captured by evidence or law.
- colmvp 12y agoAre you suggesting that we Asians aren't minorities? That we don't get or understand what is it to be discriminated against?
- Crito 12y agoUnfortunately that does seems to be a delusion has been gaining traction in some circles recently.
- Diamons 12y agoAsians are not minorities. Asian people account for 60% of the entire world's population. Just because a group faces discrimination does not make them a minority.
- andylei 12y agoi guess that makes white males minorities.
- ericleung 12y agoTroll. You clearly know what is meant in this context. Asians are indeed minorities in the context of the United States, just as Caucasians are minorities in Asia. It is pointless to say that Asians are the world's leading majority, when in an individual context such as this one, they are not.
- themoonbus 12y ago"A Minority, a culturally, ethnically, or racially distinct group that coexists with but is subordinate to a more dominant group. As the term is used in the social sciences, this subordinancy is the chief defining characteristic of a minority group." Source: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/384500/minority http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/384500/minority So, facing discrimination, which I would think is part of being subordinate, does make you a minority.
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- esrauch 12y agoAre you suggesting that discrimination against African Americans and against Asian Americans are equal in severity?
- ptaipale 12y agoNot speaking for the previous poster, but in any case, that severity is not easy to measure. I have the understanding that in the U.S., there is institutional and deliberate discrimination against Asian Americans. For instance, in the admissions to Ivy League colleges. A random article about the issue: http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/12/do- http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/12/do- diversity-initiatives-indirectly-discriminate-against-asian-americans/384054/ "...students who self-identified as Asian would need about 140 points more on the SAT than their white peers would need to get into elite, private schools. That number jumped to 320 and 450 when Asians were compared to Hispanic and African-American students, respectively."
- stefantalpalaru 12y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internment_of_Japanese_Americans http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internment_of_Japanese_American...
- feybay 12y agoI think this idea is due to the fact that a lot of Asian people are successful, and this runs counter to the narrative that minorities are being actively held down.
- MollyR 12y agoYes, That's exactly what they are implying. When it just isn't true. I remember the incredible pressure I was under to get the double eyelid surgery to succeed in america. It's just unfair, asians are under attack like this.
- trevelyan 12y agoSeriously... you had white people tell you to get double eyelid surgery? I'd be surprised if more than a small minority of non-Asian heritage people in North America even know what that is.
- MollyR 12y agoI apologize for the communication error. My family pushed hard for it. They were discriminated against, and wanted me to be successful no matter what/do anything to get any edge. If it meant looking and acting "white", I need to do it. It was a strong moment of realization, that in America I'm an "other", that I am not white.
- steveeq1 12y agoAnother way to interpret it is that Asians aren't as sensitive to racial issues as blacks or hispanics are.