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Someone please tell me, please explain to me, why it is acceptable for Al Sharpton to mobilize the entire African American community to stand up and voice their concerns about how the media portrays and regards them but as soon as an Asian American organization takes a stand, they are flattened and accused of looking for "fame?"
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2007/04/17/publiceye/entry2693705.shtml
AAJA wasn't even calling upon all Asian Americans to come out and force advertisers to pull their ad money. They were simply asking their colleagues to please use good judgement and show some sensitivity to the type of feelings that the use of racial identifiers is known to rile up.
I credit AAJA's little memo for at least partially influencing the drop in the use of ethnicity in reporting after Monday. But the joy I felt was almost completely negated by the ignorance spewing from many of the online public responses following the article. These comments speak volumes to the type of deeply rooted racism we continue to face.
It's heart wrenching.
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2 comments:
hey Alice,
nice blog... its nice to see an Asian Am speak up for once...
actually, its refreshing to see any Asian with passion whose not afraid to use it..
we need a change... too many weak followers and not enough leaders in our communities... bleh..
maybe if we could round up all the Asians together instead of seperate groups, then Walmart Nation might even listen... one day...
appreciate your strength, keep it going...
Ron Oda
President
The Nancy Moran to defend Weak Ass Asians Foundation.
To tell you the truth. Our countries inability to overlook and to not judge is stifling for the times that we all live in.
We have had wars, people flying planes into our building, people being beaten, tied to fences, and left to die, and it's all because of one thing: Hate!
I wish there was an equality group that didn't cater to one specific group but fight for the rights as human beings collectively. There are some out there that claim to do that....but it is soon discovered that even in those groups, there are flaws.
The man who said it best would be flopping around in his grave right now and what he said applies to everyone not just African Americans.
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." -MLK
This now applies to everyone. Not just one particular group.
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