The long Western legacy of violence against Asian Americans

[GMDino]

(03-15-2021, 12:33 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Most people assume that anyone in the United Sates is part of the "west".  But we all know about the certain groups who don't consider immigrants as a part of our society.

To me it seems pretty clear what the issue is.  Just like any other group of people who were "different" when they immigrated to the United States that suffered from discrimination.  If anyone wants to know how bad it was read some of Sax Rohmer's original "Fu Manchu" stories about the "Yellow Peril" written in the early 1900's.


Things were made worse with WWII.  But it is interesting to note that while Americans hated Germans, the Germans were not portray as sub-humans as much as the Asians.  What they went through back then was terrible.

In the last year I ma sure it has become much worse with all the blame for Covid.

But in general the racial stereotype of an Asian is "good at math" or "can't drive" or "small dick", and none of those seem to be the type of thing that would invoke physical violence.   They are not considered to be trying to overthrow our government like the Muslim, or stealing all our jobs while living off welfare like the Mexicans, or rioting in the streets while stealing all the white women with their big dicks like the black population.

I'm not sure where this discussion is going?


It's an article about Asians seeing violence against them.  Is there a question about whether they are really Asian?  Or if there is really violence?

Or maybe that Asians see violence in other places so leave the US alone? 

Maybe a simple "Yep. We shouldn't stand for this kind of thing" would do.

Edit to add the suspects in the Kim incident:

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/koreatown-attack-against-27-year-old-asian-american-air-force-veteran-being-investigated-as-hate-crime/

Quote:According to the Los Angeles Police Department, one of the suspect’s was described as a Hispanic male, with a bald head, about 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighing approximately 170 pounds and about 30-years-old.

The second suspect was described as a Hispanic male with brown hair, about 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing approximately 140 pounds and about 30-years-old.

Now I see the "point", I guess: White people aren't to blame?