Asian Culture Discussion Thread

[Methodical Management]

In regard to the Lum v. Rice case, it is sort of misrepresented, as it was not a challenge to racism. I wonder if the authors of the meme knew that?

That said, it was not until Brown v. Board of Ed that the issue of separate but equal was challenged, then overturned. It also allowed people like Lum's daughter, to attend the school of her choice. However, Lum's challenge would have preserved racism and Jim Crow, while allowing Lum's family a smidgen of white privilege. Thurgood Marshall was one of the lawyers on the Brown v. Board of Ed case. This was a fight that was being had in regard to the challenge to end racial SEGREGATION, most notably, for Black people. However with the challenge to this law, all other minorities in the US also gained freedom from those Jim Crow laws, those that governed much of US.

It seems that whenever Black people gain a bit of freedom, we also pull others along for the ride.

This is a fact, and it seems that it is often forgotten.

Although the plaintiffs in Lum did not act in solidarity by challenging the designation of "colored" for American-born citizens of Chinese descent, it is the Court's rejection of this argument that is particularly salient in the context of a post intended to illustrate the longstanding persistence and pervasiveness of anti-Asian discrimination in the United States. While the plaintiffs did, as a matter of legal strategy, opt to pursue exemption from rather than elimination of Mississippi's segregated schooling, the Court's decision nonetheless affirmed that the Lum family was legally considered part of the "colored" caste.

If it is your purpose here to seize on this one example out of many to portray Asian Americans as generally complicit in perpetuating racism, you are acting to antagonize this thread's participants and will be removed. Think about how you'd feel if someone went into the Black culture thread to post about the racially-motivated assault allegedly committed by Yahya Muslim in Oakland, or Candace Owens' efforts to seek individual exemption rather than act in solidarity on matters like ICE's separation of immigrant families, in an apparent effort to shame or stigmatize the Black community generally. If this was not your intention, I strongly suggest that you take a step back and reassess your approach in this thread.


Were it not nuisance enough to see you and computersputin constantly sniping at each other across threads, the two of you have caused considerable collateral damage and widespread offense in the process. In effort to make each other look bad, you've each sullied your own credibility and harmed discussions that SHOULD provide solace and support for those besieged by bigotry both on and offline. It's petty, it's utterly counterproductive, and it needs to stop. If the two of you won't do so by choice, the moderation team will resolve it for you through the revocation of posting privileges.

 

[moe200069]

anyone know of that brand chinatown market? their ads have always popped up on my IG feed and I recently decided to look into their brand considering their namesake. a few things: i'm disappointed this brand is created and owned by white folks. in talking about how the brand was started they reference the hustle and culture of chinatown's Canal St as being a part of the inspiration. the fact that dude could just appropriate, commodify and profit off of the culture of the chinese community rubs me the wrong way. on some culture vulture ****. on top of things, despite the spike in violence against folks in Chinatowns and xenophobia, they've been silent.. nothing. in a world where tweets are almost as important as presidential press conferences, the aint said a thing.

no one owns a culture and no one can claim to singlehandedly represent it; i understand that much. but if someone took your family's story, wrote a book about it and made money without you seeing any benefit, I'm sure you'd reserve the right to be bothered.

 

[KHUFU]

Although the plaintiffs in Lum did not act in solidarity by challenging the designation of "colored" for American-born citizens of Chinese descent, it is the Court's rejection of this argument that is particularly salient in the context of a post intended to illustrate the longstanding persistence and pervasiveness of anti-Asian discrimination in the United States. While they did, as a matter of legal strategy, opt to pursue exemption from rather than elimination of Mississippi's segregated schooling, the Court's decision nonetheless affirmed that the Lum family was legally considered part of the "colored" caste.

If it is your purpose here to seize on this one example out of many to portray Asian Americans as generally complicit in perpetuating racism, you are acting to antagonize this thread's participants and will be removed. Think about how you'd feel if someone went into the Black culture thread to post about the racially-motivated assault allegedly committed by Yahya Muslim in Oakland, or Candace Owens' efforts to seek individual exemption rather than act in solidarity on matters like ICE's separation of immigrant families, in an apparent effort to shame or stigmatize the Black community generally. If this was not your intention, I strongly suggest that you take a step back and reassess your approach in this thread.


Were it not nuisance enough to see you and computersputin constantly sniping at each other across threads, the two of you have caused considerable collateral damage and widespread offense in the process. In effort to make each other look bad, you've each sullied your own credibility and harmed discussions that SHOULD provide solace and support for those besieged by bigotry both on and offline. It's petty, it's utterly counterproductive, and it needs to stop. If the two of you won't do so by choice, the moderation team will resolve it for you through the revocation of posting privileges.

That wasn’t my intent at all. The case mentioned speaks to how many tend to forget how and who has caused such divide, and how the ascension toward white supremacy allows many to look upon being considered “colored”, as some sort of insult. The situation with computersputin was brought to my attention, as I was told of his sudden focus upon black crime. That is what I was addressing with him. My whole position is simple, white supremacy is all of our problem. Bending and twisting to be accepted by that system, isn’t doing anyone any favors.

 

[wuchi01]

Followup:
Seriously, this is the official response?!?!
“Serve and Protect” mean anything anymore?!?!
Outrageous. Victims be harmed and dead waiting for response.

Oakland police chief urges Chinatown residents not to arm themselves

The message from the Oakland police chief comes after a resident opened fire on a robbery suspect Monday night in Chinatown.

abc7news.com

Rank and File objected to the Stupidity.
Top Brass forget and become Politicians.

Oakland Police Source: Detectives Reluctant To Arrest Store Owner Who Foiled Robbery With Gun

An anonymous police source told KPIX Wednesday that multiple Oakland police detectives and officers didn't want to arrest the Chinatown store owner who used a handgun to stop a woman from being robbed earlier this week.

sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com

News gets much more interesting.
Flip to second page. Police Chief is an Idiot.

 

[Methodical Management]

That wasn’t my intent at all. The case mentioned speaks to how many tend to forget how and who has caused such divide, and how the ascension toward white supremacy allows many to look upon being considered “colored”, as some sort of insult. The situation with computersputin was brought to my attention, as I was told of his sudden focus upon black crime. That is what I was addressing with him. My whole position is simple, white supremacy is all of our problem. Bending and twisting to be accepted by that system, isn’t doing anyone any favors.

Unless I'm mistaken, the late Gong Lum is not participating in this discussion. As such, who are you trying to shame and stigmatize for "bending and twisting" for acceptance into the privileged White caste?

You've been in this thread repeatedly talking about the model minority myth. Are you assuming everyone here needs that message?

We saw a lot of fleeting, performative allyship from people who posted #blacklivesmatter in July, and now some of those same hashtag activists are finally taking notice of anti-Asian hate crimes. Someone shared an Instagram post to make the point that this is not a new issue, and you immediately picked out the one example of someone trying to align themselves with White Supremacy for personal gain. What message does that send? Consider your audience. Do you want your message to that audience to be one of solidarity, or finger-pointing?

It would be like joining a discussion involving the anti-Semitism of people like Marjorie Taylor Greene and replying with a post about the model minority myth. Let's be consistent: context matters.

Model minority myths are toxic and ultimately serve to reinforce both White Supremacy and the subordination of the so-called "model" group, but focusing on that right now, as if that's not already widely-acknowledged, is like the media's obsession with property damage during protests of police violence. Asking "why is THIS your priority in this moment" is not an endorsement of wrongdoing.

I trust that you now get why this is problematic and hope this thread can move forward.

 

[KHUFU]

Unless I'm mistaken, the late Gong Lum is not participating in this discussion. As such, who are you trying to shame and stigmatize for "bending and twisting" for acceptance into the privileged White caste?

You've been in this thread repeatedly talking about the model minority myth. Are you assuming everyone here needs that message?

We saw a lot of fleeting, performative allyship from people who posted #blacklivesmatter in July, and now some of those same hashtag activists are finally taking notice of anti-Asian hate crimes. Someone shared an Instagram post to make the point that this is not a new issue, and you immediately picked out the one example of someone trying to align themselves with White Supremacy for personal gain. What message does that send? Consider your audience. Do you want your message to that audience to be one of solidarity, or finger-pointing?

It would be like joining a discussion involving the anti-Semitism of people like Marjorie Taylor Greene and replying with a post about the model minority myth. Let's be consistent: context matters.

Model minority myths are toxic and ultimately serve to reinforce both White Supremacy and the subordination of the so-called "model" group, but focusing on that right now, as if that's not already widely-acknowledged, is like the media's obsession with property damage during protests of police violence. Asking "why is THIS your priority in this moment" is not an endorsement of wrongdoing.

I trust that you now get why this is problematic and hope this thread can move forward.

Considering that right here on this very thread about asian culture, someone decided to complain about there being too many Black topics? Someone needs to understand that policing Black people in order to make white supremacists and their supporters feel comfortable, isn’t the move. I have not commented in here before, until someone @‘ed me. Out of respect I’ve stayed away from this thread, as everyone should have the right to celebrate their own ancestry amongst their own.

 

[wuchi01]

Been saying for longest time back in Virus Thread Fredo’s brother had blood on his hands.
Time to resign, return the Emmy and get ready for criminal charges covering up getting people killed.
This just the cherry on top. Good for Ron Kim not backing down cause his uncle died from incompetent policy.

Cuomo threatens Democrat Ron Kim over nursing home scandal: ‘You will be destroyed’

A state lawmaker from Queens says Gov. Andrew Cuomo threatened that he’d be “destroyed” if he didn’t help contain the damage over Cuomo’s cover-up of nursing home deaths from COVID-19.

nypost.com

NY State Assemblymember

 

[wuchi01]

Good news.

Atlanta man sentenced to 5 life terms for series of violent robberies targeting Asian businesses

An Atlanta man will be spending the rest of his life behind bars for a series of brutal armed robberies targeting Asian-owned and operated businesses in and around Atlanta back in 2017.

www.fox5atlanta.com

Man convicted of violent armed robberies against Asian-owned businesses

For several weeks in the fall of 2017, two men terrorized business owners in metro Atlanta in a series of violent armed robberies. The two shot three women and pistol-whipped others. Then, earlier this year, similar crimes took place in restaurants across several counties, according to police.

www.ajc.com

Justice finally served.
2017-2019-2021.
About d * time.



Bad news.
WTH.

Elementary school worker beaten, loses part of his finger in brutal assault at Rosemead bus stop

Matthew Leung was injured so badly in the assault - he lost part of a finger. Detectives are trying to determine if race played a factor, or if it was a random attack.

abc7.com

 

[wuchi01]

Followup:
little bit of better news.

Robin a B *




Dbags

NextShark on Instagram: "[SWIPE] San Diego Police have arrested the suspect in the assault of an elderly Filipino woman on San Diego Trolley earlier this week. Link in bio for more 👆 @nextshark 👈👈👈 support by following 🙏🙏🙏 —— Do you have a hate

19K likes, 239 comments - nextsharkFebruary 18, 2021 on : "[SWIPE] San Diego Police have arrested the suspect in the assault of an elderly Filipino woman on San Diego Trolley earlier this week. ..."

www.instagram.com

Arrest Made After Woman, 83, Randomly Punched on MTS Trolley, Police Say

An 83-year-old Asian-American woman was randomly attacked on a Metropolitan Transit System trolley last week, leaving her with bumps and bruises, but San Diego police don’t believe the crime was an act of hate.

www.nbcsandiego.com

 

[tupac jordan]

He's already been released with no bail. https://nextshark.com/flushing-queens-suspect-released-nyc-attack/

 

[fenixconnexion.]

brutal man

 

[TURBO UNO]

Definitely hard video to watch. That guy deserves to get his *** beat.

 

[moe200069]

Pretty good two part series on the surge of crimes in Oakland Chinatown. covers the community response, the background of one of the perpetrators, local government's role in it, as well as some historical roots to anti-Asian racism in the US. Probably about a 20 minute read but definitely worth looking over if you're trying to gain some insight as to what's going on

https://oaklandside.org/2021/02/12/oakland-chinatown-policing-hate-crimes-community/

https://oaklandside.org/2021/02/12/oakland-chinatown-policing-hate-crimes-solidarity/

some interesting quotes:

Lasaphangthong doesn’t see the uptick in robberies as tied to race. “I don’t see people just targeting Asians. They’re targeting vulnerable people,” he said. “I don’t see it as Blacks against Asians. I see it as crimes of opportunity.”

Lasaphangthong said he has a unique perspective on the situation due to his own background. “I was a criminal. I was imprisoned for 20 years,” he said. “These are the things we do—if we see someone carrying a high name-brand purse, it doesn’t matter what color the skin is. We don’t know what is inside the purse, but just because we want that purse. That’s the crime that I see around here—not because of race.”

...

Fife outlined her views about what really drives crime, specifically robberies and burglaries: “Until we address the primary predator—the white supremacy that creates criminality—we will always have secondary predators because their primary needs haven’t been met,” said Fife during the livestream with Love. “Just because those conditions exist, doesn’t mean we won’t deal with the secondary predators, but we have to understand that the conditions that create those predators should be our number one issue.”

...

Oakland-based teacher and artist Thi Bui, who identifies as Vietnamese, says she learned a lot from Black organizers responding to the police killing of George Floyd last year, and from classes based on an ethnic studies program taught at San Quentin State Prison. She’s come to feel that reliance on police and incarceration is not an answer to the pain and grief flowing out of Chinatown right now, and that it’s important to consider and address root causes of violence and trauma in Oakland, like providing better access to mental health care and other basic needs.

hope yall are doing well. just spent my afternoon on a long run through Oakland's lake merritt and chinatown, which are adjacent to each other. hella racial diversity in this city. absolutely love to see it.

 

[wuchi01]

‘Please don’t kill me’: Family says Antioch man died after police knelt on his neck, held his legs

The family of a man who died after going unconscious while being detained by Antioch police officers made explosive claims Thursday about what happened — a version of events different from those gi…

www.mercurynews.com

The time lag to even acknowledge. WTF.

 

[masagipatron]

He's already been released with no bail. https://nextshark.com/flushing-queens-suspect-released-nyc-attack/

smfh

 

[nomadicsole21]

I know the comments section are the worst place to see anything hotly debated in this country but I've peeped into Nike's and ESPN's IG posts about stopping the violence and hate against Asians and all I see are jokes and the finger pointed at China.

I'm shocked and not shocked at the same time. Americans and this new younger generation don't even know what goes on in their own country. You would think in an age of information people would be more informed and aware

 

[wuchi01]

For the Math & Science inclined Asians: Indian, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino.

The face of the Perseverance landing was an Indian American woman | CNN

You might have seen her in the front row of the control room, bindi on her forehead, providing constant updates as mission commentator for the historic landing on Mars. Before that exciting moment, Swati Mohan had been working for years to make it all happen.

www.cnn.com

 

[wuchi01]

Last paragraph on last page.
That’s cute. Make the kid and parents famous.
Who has more to lose.

 

[frink85]

Last paragraph on last page.
That’s cute. Make the kid and parents famous.
Who has more to lose.

Location checks out. Neighbor is probably some stay at home karen married to a rich lawyer.

 

[Beruseruku Desu]

TikTok - Make Your Day

vm.tiktok.com

 

[dman14]

 

[fenixconnexion.]

Shoutouts to Caron Butler. His story coming up is a pretty inspiring one too

 

[Kinfolk]

‘Please don’t kill me’: Family says Antioch man died after police knelt on his neck, held his legs

The family of a man who died after going unconscious while being detained by Antioch police officers made explosive claims Thursday about what happened — a version of events different from those gi…

www.mercurynews.com

The time lag to even acknowledge. WTF.

That kind of lag is EXTREMELY common when police commit murder.

 

[wuchi01]

That kind of lag is EXTREMELY common when police commit murder.

The more details you read, the more disturbing situation is.
Was a mental health crisis call. Not hearing violent combative freakout.
Some cops seriously effed up.
See what happens.

Military Daily News

Daily updates of everything that you need know about what is going on in the military community and abroad including military gear and equipment, breaking news, international news and more.

www.military.com

 

[Kinfolk]

The more details you read, the more disturbing situation is.
Was a mental health crisis call. Not hearing violent combative freakout.
Some cops seriously effed up.
See what happens.

Military Daily News

Daily updates of everything that you need know about what is going on in the military community and abroad including military gear and equipment, breaking news, international news and more.

www.military.com

Mental health crisis translated to speak with equivalent of a high school diploma is “shoot and don’t worry about the consequences because there won’t be any serious ones”.

This is a normal occurrence and standard procedure, unfortunately.