Being racist to asians Options

[jennyjenny]

Alright, I seriously need to say something about this racism in my town. Tell me what you think:

Ok, my town is like, 90% white people. The town I used to live in like, 7 years ago was more white. It was more like 99.9% of whites. And they would always be like "ching chong chang" and me and my brother didn't exactly "fit in" cause we were chinese. So we moved to another town where probably 85% were asian. It was good but then we moved to this shit town. Ok, I hate the fact that they always ask me "can u speak chinese?". I mean, that's like asking if you can speak another language, i don't see what's so cool about it. If u wanna know how to speak it, get off your lazy ass and learn.

In 7th grade, there was this one kid, Devin. And he would be all "asians drive bad" and " asians are short ". Stereotypical stuff. And all this other shit. So one day I go online and see this girl (one of those people you would call popular and preppy and all they care about is there makeup, you know) and her profile would be all " omg im scared to go to the nail salons again cause the stupid chinks would probably break my nail or something". Ok, first of all, chinks, that word is like saying "nigga". I mean, you can say the word to other people of your own race but if you say that and you're not that, don't say it, it's offending. And second of all, it's more vietnamese people who own nail salons. So this girl, she goes and gets xanga. Xanga is probably like 95% asian. And that is stupid because first she's talking about chinks and then she joins something where the community is 95% asian. Okay?

So, 8th grade, Devin has gotten over the whole asian thing (kinda) and I have to sit with 5 other people in spanish and they act racist EVERY DAY. Asking questions like "are u part of the asian invasion?" or "i should use these eyes, they look like chinese eyes" and then does that fag thing where you make it look like an effing alien. And all these other shit.

I mean, you might think racism has stopped, but it seriously is going on everywhere. What are your opinions?

[TheSilenceInDict...]

Let me pick apart your topic for you, and point some nice little things out that you should be aware of before trying to rant about a sensitive subject like this.

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So we moved to another town where probably 85% were asian. It was good

Hrrm, looks like you only seem to favor a town of people who happen to be of similar cultural background. Don't like diversity? You don't think that in that town there was just the same level of racism? Or did you overlook it just because they were 'your people.'

if you can speak another language, i don't see what's so cool about it. If u wanna know how to speak it, get off your lazy ass and learn.

What's so cool about it? The many advantages of being bilingual or multilingual is the ability to broaden your limits of communication. Now, I think that's a prety damn handy skill.

(one of those people you would call popular and preppy and all they care about is there makeup, you know)

I'm not even going to go through too much on this one, since people have already pointed it out. BTW, would it even matter if they were a prep or not? The fact is they made a racist remark, right? Why did you feel the need to label her? Aren't you just stooping down to her level? Nice job of keeping that chain of ignorance going, sweetie.

that word is like saying "nigga". I mean, you can say the word to other people of your own race

Oh, just because you're of the same race, you suddenly have the right to use racial slurs? I think I would still find it offensive, regardless of what cultural background the person using it is from.

And second of all, it's more vietnamese people who own nail salons.

Thanks for feeding to the stereotype that you were complaining about.

Xanga is probably like 95% asian

I'm so glad that you've gone through every existing Xanga and conducuted a chart to prove this statement.

And that is stupid because first she's talking about chinks and then she joins something where the community is 95% asian.

I'm guessing since Xanga is a "95% asian" community, it wouldn't be right for someone of another race to join, eh?

I mean, you might think racism has stopped, but it seriously is going on everywhere.

You're right, stereotyping, labeling and racism is going on everywhere. And guess what? It's going on in that post of yours.
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Now, I'm not going to on about how racism is one of the worst things in the world, blah blah blah - I'm just going to point out that before you harshly judge the ones around you, take a good look at yourself and ask yourself whether or not you've done or said the same things.