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[Taualumna]

Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

I am of the opinion that is very difficult for those ethnic groups who have been oppressed in the past to be racist. But that is my opinion. REMEMBER I SAID RACIST--NOT BIGOTTED... I do believe ANYONE CAN BE A BIGOT!!!

Maybe, but it's an entirely different story for first generation immigrants and their children (which I assume Aileen is). who live in an area where oppression is quite low. Many of these immigrants still believe in what they were taught in the old country and like it or not, it rubs off on their kids. A lot of Asian groups are very, very racist (some even have trouble understanding the concept of being foreign AND being from their own culture.)

[AKA_Monet]

Originally Posted by Taualumna

Maybe, but it's an entirely different story for first generation immigrants and their children (which I assume Aileen is). who live in an area where oppression is quite low. Many of these immigrants still believe in what they were taught in the old country and like it or not, it rubs off on their kids. A lot of Asian groups are very, very racist (some even have trouble understanding the concept of being foreign AND being from their own culture.)

While I am beginning to see the divisions with in various Asian cultures, I see that after some things have happened in the U.S., folks here are getting crazy against anyone who physically looks Asian. I hear it, and it hurts. I think it is crazy. If it continues, I often do say something.

I.e. my boss is old and a bigot, he has said the N-word to me justifying why words are harmless. Well... Let's say I can live in suspended animation for roughly 2 seconds before I need to catch my breath, but going off on my boss--not gonna happen--with enough psychotropic meds. Anyhow, he told a co-worker of mine who is Asian, that he appears "suicidal"... I could see that my co-worker was obviously pissed. I usually wind up saying some crazy stuff to my professor... Like, discussing opiate and cannabinoid receptor turnover...

[Taualumna]

Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

While I am beginning to see the divisions with in various Asian cultures, I see that after some things have happened in the U.S., folks here are getting crazy against anyone who physically looks Asian. I hear it, and it hurts. I think it is crazy. If it continues, I often do say something.

I.e. my boss is old and a bigot, he has said the N-word to me justifying why words are harmless. Well... Let's say I can live in suspended animation for roughly 2 seconds before I need to catch my breath, but going off on my boss--not gonna happen--with enough psychotropic meds. Anyhow, he told a co-worker of mine who is Asian, that he appears "suicidal"... I could see that my co-worker was obviously pissed. I usually wind up saying some crazy stuff to my professor... Like, discussing opiate and cannabinoid receptor turnover...

Now what does that have to do with racist Asians who came to Canada long after anti-Asian immigration laws were repealed again??

All I'm saying is that Asian cultures are often very racist, sometimes with their own cultural groups as well (Western born Asians going to the "old country" to work often talk about locals not really grasping that they too can be foreign.)

[AKA_Monet]

Originally Posted by Taualumna

Now what does that have to do with racist Asians who came to Canada long after anti-Asian immigration laws were repealed again??

All I'm saying is that Asian cultures are often very racist, sometimes with their own cultural groups as well (Western born Asians going to the "old country" to work often talk about locals not really grasping that they too can be foreign.)

Because my boss said it in reference to the young man who killed all those students at Virginia Tech to my fellow coworker. You can see the seething anger he had toward my boss.

I know how it feels when some crap like that is said to me. But because it is happened so often, I have developed defense mechanisms. The mental combat tactics have to honed.

That's why I argue with ignoramouses on GC!!! It helps me say all kind of crap to people who are "real" in my life without having to go crazy...

Yes, I know some Asians are "racist" (your terminology). I work with both Japanese and Chinese. You should see the elitism among some people... I haven't figured out a way to deal with it, but I know it is wrong when folks say that chit.

[Taualumna]

AKA_Monet,

Still a little confused on the whole minority "racism" thing...don't really understand how this email thing has anything to do with Virginia Tech...you know the girl who sent the email is of Chinese descent, right?

-C

[AKA_Monet]

Originally Posted by Taualumna

AKA_Monet,

Still a little confused on the whole minority "racism" thing...don't really understand how this email thing has anything to do with Virginia Tech...you know the girl who sent the email is of Chinese descent, right?

-C

Point is, my boss is quite racist and bigoted. I cannot say to his face because most of what he says is stupid, but he is my boss. Also, he does not do it just to me, he does it to everyone, including a co-worker of mine who is Asian.

My boss said to my co-worker that he is "psycho-suicidal" because my co-worker was working very hard to finish his dissertation and graduate. My boss said it to my co-worker at the same time as the Virginia Tech incident. My boss only said that crap to my co-worker because he is Asian... My boss would have not said it to me or anyone else. Of course, he says other things to me... I guess, my boss is an equal opportunity bigot...





I guess, personally, I would care less what a non-caucasian would say about me than someone who is caucasian, especially if they are older. There is horrid history that goes along with these statements. Other cultural groups can think what they want about me and say ignorance to my face, but there are stupid statements I could say to them and now there are discrimination laws.

Is racism perpetuated by ANY ONE wrong? Yes. No one should make ignorant and bigoted statements about an entire ethnic group. People cannot help the circumstances of their births. However, I know that does not happen.

The girl who said that stuff--to bad for her. She wants to perpetuate ignorance, fine. It does not make it true. The young man she belittled based on his race sure did make her feel superior didn't it? That woman has NO life beyond her little fence and now she has denied herself interaction with others in this world for the rest of her natural life. That is enough judgment for someone to bear. I know somehow, I doubt if anything I said would matter in the grand scheme of things.