Re: I sent my application to UCLA
Sorry, i didn't realize you had family members that were Chinese. Well by all means please continue to tell us more about how they all act the same horrible way...
But it’s true. A lot of Asian people, especially Chinese (in general, but not all), are fucking rude.
Reading comprehension, much?
And I’ve since amended this statement to reflect the fact that it was
comparative to North American standards.
Listen, before you fly off the handle at somebody, reverse the situation and ask yourself if it is still “racist.”
Let’s compare Japan and North America. There are LOTS of things North Americans do every day without thinking about it that are considered extremely RUDE in Japan; from the way you meet and address a stranger, to the tone of your voice when speaking to an authority figure, right down to putting a business man’s card in your pants pocket.
If I went to Japan and acted this way, even if my offences were completely unintentional, and they called me RUDE, even “fucking RUDE”, would they in turn be racist?
No.
And you’d never dream of calling them racist.
Because I have never once spoken about all Chinese people as a people, but rather to comment on the differences between what we find socially acceptable.
And on that level, yes, by North American standards certain things are considered rude here that aren't considered rude there.
Are you serious at this point? I used the term "hate speech" b/c you are using second hand knowledge to lump together an entire country of people into one tiny little stereotype that's convenient for you. Then you spend your time arguing with people here on JUB that almost all Chinese people(except the ones you like) are fucking disgusting to you. What about this do you not get yet?
There are routes she could have taken other than making a public video of her bigotry to solve the problem. Rude people are rude no matter race/culture/sex/etc.
You’re PC bullshit just don’t fly, man.
Let’s look at the China Town trash mess we talked about earlier.
Was it Greek Town that had the problem? No. Was it Little India? No. Was it Little Italy? No.
Get a grip; you can address a factual statement about an issue that is generally indicative of a particular group without being racist.
Actually I would have. Just b/c i'm white doesn't mean i can't be racist towards white people. Hell, Jub gives me enough reasons on the daily to hate all gay people, but the difference between you and me is that i don't let the few people that piss me off shape my views of the whole group.
No. You know what the difference is between you and I? I understand Chinese culture and people. At least, apparently, a hell of a lot better than you do.
A very good friend of mine was born and raised in China, then moved to Canada in her early 20s and went to work for the Canadian Foreign Service throughout Asia. A large part of her job was training non-Chinese to, in her words, “think Chink”.
We aren’t just talking about a few social niceties that are different. We aren’t even talking about language. We are talking about fundamental ways of thinking that are, in some cases, very different. It causes culture clashes which go both ways. That’s what’s happening here, IMO. Tossing around words like “bigot” and “racist” is just a petty knee-jerk response.
Why not take some time to do some soul searching rather than continue to prove my point through your hate filled responses.
You can keep bating me, but I won’t bite.
@ giftart
OMG I love 12 Girl’s Band. The Guzheng is one of my favourite instruments and they feature 2! You almost never see that. Damn you for posting Clocks, now I have to listen to it. I also love their rendition of “Only Time” from the Eastern Energy CD. Do you have it? Fantastic stuff. I actually got a (partially ) autographed copy.
Thanks for posting those examples.