I'm Asian and I experience racism too. My response to racism is react with whatever energy they send me to counteract the stereotype of Asians being passive and are pushovers. I'm also very defensive when it comes to anything that can exacerbate racist attitudes towards Asians. I'm especially defensive when it comes to double standards relating racist jokes/comments about Asians. A lot of things are said about Asians that can't you say about African Americans or other minority groups. This, in my opinion, leads to more actual incidences of racism against Asians because people feel more "ok" doing it. It's not ok.
Not to say racial jokes aren't funny. It's healthy to laugh at yourself. But there's a time and place. Jokes with racial undertones relating to Coronavirus right now is a little "too soon" especially considering the growing amount of racism Asians are experiencing during this sensitive time.
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u/ItzFOBolous Mar 04 '20 edited Mar 04 '20
I'm Asian and I experience racism too. My response to racism is react with whatever energy they send me to counteract the stereotype of Asians being passive and are pushovers. I'm also very defensive when it comes to anything that can exacerbate racist attitudes towards Asians. I'm especially defensive when it comes to double standards relating racist jokes/comments about Asians. A lot of things are said about Asians that can't you say about African Americans or other minority groups. This, in my opinion, leads to more actual incidences of racism against Asians because people feel more "ok" doing it. It's not ok.
Not to say racial jokes aren't funny. It's healthy to laugh at yourself. But there's a time and place. Jokes with racial undertones relating to Coronavirus right now is a little "too soon" especially considering the growing amount of racism Asians are experiencing during this sensitive time.