Recently, there have been a series of violent incidents against “Asians” in the United States.
On March 16, three shootings occurred in Georgia, resulting in the death of eight people, six of whom were Asian women and two of Chinese descent.
This time, Chen Guanxi and Wu Yanzu spoke up, the reason for the collective silence of domestic stars, found
On March 17, a 75-year-old Chinese couple was attacked by a white man in San Francisco, and the elderly woman fought back in anger and injured the man with a wooden stick.
This time, Chen Guanxi and Wu Yanzu spoke up, the reason for the collective silence of domestic stars, found
On March 20, a 28-year-old Asian single mother was shot dead in the California area, and the victim’s family said the killer’s motive for the crime was racism.
This time, Chen Guanxi and Wu Yanzu spoke up, the reason for the collective silence of domestic stars, found
On the same day, a Chinese-American girl was urinated on while riding the New York subway.
On March 23, a clothing store in Texas was ransacked by unruly people, an Asian female shopkeeper went up to stop it and was beaten up, the abusers first verbally abused her, and then beat her up, the female shopkeeper’s nose was broken and her son’s face was scratched.
This time, Chen Guanxi and Wu Yanzu spoke up, the reason for the collective silence of domestic stars, found
On April 3, an Asian American woman was stabbed to death while walking her dog in the California area, the suspect was a 23-year-old white woman.
This time, Chen Guanxi and Wu Yanzu spoke up, the reason for the collective silence of domestic stars, found
This time, Chen Guanxi and Wu Yanzu opened up, the reason for the collective silence of domestic stars, found
According to statistics, since 2020, the “Stop Hating Asian Americans” organization has received a total of 3,795 complaints, 68% of which are verbal harassment, 11% of which involve physical attacks, the anti-Asian sentiment in the United States has reached its highest value in these years.
If you are in the United States, you will realize how serious the discrimination crisis facing Asians is today.
However, strangely enough, the “Asian persecution” issue has been raging abroad, but there is no big movement in China, and there are no hot searches on internet forums, and few domestic celebrities have spoken out about it.
You know, last month’s “Xinjiang cotton” incident is a national outrage, March 25, a day there are dozens of stars at the same time announced and the brand involved in the termination of contract, the history of the “Mainland termination day”.
Why is the more appalling “Asian victimization” incident but was left out?
First, the special characteristics of Asian people
We must first understand what is “Asian”.
In a word – “Asian” is a citizen of the United States with Asian ancestry.
This time, Chen Guanxi and Wu Yanzu spoke up, the reason for the collective silence of domestic stars, found
Yes, although Asians and we look alike, but from the point of view of nationality, they are Americans.
When they join the American nationality, they take the following oath.
“I fully renounce citizenship and allegiance to any foreign prince, monarch, state or sovereign to which I formerly belonged, and will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America. I will take up arms for the defense of the United States when the law requires it, I will do non-combatant military service to the United States when the law requires it, and I will do important work for my country under the direction of government officials when the law requires it.
I hereby freely swear to do so without any impediment of mind, excuse or reservation, so help me God.”
After reading this oath, you will understand why the issue of nationality of celebrities is so sensitive.
In the eyes of a significant portion of the domestic population, Chinese choosing American citizenship means putting on an American heart, and to use the lyrics of a song it should be sung like this: “Although yellow skin grows on my body, my heart will always be an American heart.”
So objectively speaking, the issue of nationality makes us “antagonistic” in certain moments and occasions.
From the legal point of view, the “Asian persecution incident” is essentially a group of Americans persecuting another group of Americans, this is the internal affairs of the United States, we should not regulate, and it is not good to regulate.
This time, Chen Guanxi and Wu Yanzu spoke up, the reason for the collective silence of domestic stars, found
Even if the Foreign Ministry spokesman was asked about this issue, it only extends to the long and comprehensive existence of racial discrimination in the U.S. At most, it is hoped that the U.S. side will practice its commitment to combat hatred and return peace to the minorities from the human perspective.
This time, Chen Guanxi and Wu Yanzu spoke up, and the reason for the collective silence of domestic stars was found
This time, Chen Guanxi and Wu Yanzu spoke up, the reason for the collective silence of domestic stars, found
Our attitude can only be limited to “verbal accusations and expectations”, if it rises to “action”, then this may be denatured.
Second, there is “not enough unity” within the Asian community.
Even in the case of “Asian persecution”, we have seen a lot of protests in the media reports, but under the surface of these actions and voices, Asians are still a complex group, and it is not united enough internally, there are many emotions entangled together.
This time, Chen Guanxi and Wu Yanzu spoke up, and the reason for the collective silence of domestic stars was found
You know, Asians are by no means isolated, Asians account for 5.4% of the U.S. population, close to 18 million people, these people united completely and the Irish can become a powerful force in the United States, however, East Asians are not united by nature, Chinese, Japanese and Korean Asians do not like each other, so the old U.S. has not yet engaged in Asian, they are internally divided first.
Asian Chinese are so isolated, but the Chinese account for 1% of the U.S. population, the total number of more than 3 million, if united, is still a force to be reckoned with.
However, Chinese people are divided into Mainland Chinese and non-Mainland Chinese. After Obama came to power, the two were distinguished, and the benefits enjoyed by non-Mainland Chinese far exceeded those of Mainland Chinese.
Therefore, although the Asian community living in the United States is not small, but the overall lack of solidarity, we are most impressed by the Korean spontaneous brave “response”, but this response is also small-scale and relatively independent, although it shows the determination of the Korean resistance, but not a big climate.
This time, Chen Guanxi and Wu Yanzu spoke up, the reason for the collective silence of domestic stars, found
This time, Chen Guanxi and Wu Yanzu opened up, the reason for the collective silence of domestic stars, found
This time, Chen Guanxi and Wu Yanzu spoke up, the reason for the collective silence of domestic stars, found
This is why this incident when many Asian cultural and sports circle celebrities first came forward to speak out, got a lot of people’s appreciation, the Asian community “divided” situation, really need such leaders to come forward to gather people’s hearts, improve morale.
One of the biggest players is the “Asian Destroyer” Pacquiao, who is considered a national treasure athlete in the Philippines and who tweeted, “Come fight me if you have the guts.”
This time, Chen Guanxi and Wu Yanzu spoke up, the reason for the collective silence of domestic stars, found
Chinese movie star Daniel Wu also took to the streets and gave an emotional speech, raising his arms for the difficult situation of Asians in the United States.
This time, Chen Guanxi and Wu Yanzu spoke up, the reason for the collective silence of domestic stars, found
Chen Guanxi also used a chart to show his attitude: “Stop discriminating against Asians!”
This time, Chen Guanxi and Wu Yanzu spoke up, the reason for the collective silence of domestic stars, found
Jeremy Lin also tweeted a long, sprawling article accusing Asians of injustice.
This time, Chen Guanxi and Wu Yanzu spoke up, and the reason for the collective silence of domestic stars was found
Under the influence of Asian celebrities, many local stars abroad have also come forward.
Famous singer Rihanna participated in the demonstration, she walked and danced with homemade signs to speak out for Asians.
This time, Chen Guanxi and Wu Yanzu spoke up, and the reason for the collective silence of domestic stars was found
Little King Justin Bieber also spoke up for Asians, and he was the first to donate when the situation in Wuhan was serious last year, and also recorded a video to cheer for Wuhan.
This time, Chen Guanxi and Wu Yanzu opened his mouth, the reason for the collective silence of domestic stars, to find the
NBA star Curry, in order to support Asians, took the initiative to contact the Bruce Lee Foundation to launch a custom sneaker, he wants to use the auction proceeds to fund the Asian families who were victims of the Atlanta shootings.
The company’s main goal is to provide a platform for the development of a new product.
This time, Chen Guanxi and Wu Yanzu spoke up, the reason for the collective silence of domestic stars, found
It is difficult to say whether these initiatives will bring about a qualitative change in the effect of discrimination against the black race for hundreds of years has proved that the arrogant white Americans will not change easily, but the strong resistance of Asians will at least let the American society and the government face up to this problem, human nature is not deep, but perhaps from the system level to make improvements.
No matter where this incident will go in the future, the road of affirmative action for Asians can be called “a long way to go”.
Our ambivalence towards ethnic Chinese
Chinese people have always been concerned about the word “love”. Although Chinese Americans have become American citizens, they have the same root and origin as us, and they are also part of the Chinese people.
Even in a foreign country, they are still fighting for the glory of the Chinese nation in their own way.
This time, Chen Guanxi and Wu Yanzu opened their mouths, and the reason for the collective silence of domestic stars was found
For example, Li Zhengdao and Ding Zhaozhong were awarded the Nobel Prize.
Jeremy Lin played “Lin Crazy” in the NBA.
Gary Locke became the governor of Washington State.
Wenzijin made “Saw” and “King of the Sea”.
Daniel Wu has made many excellent movies and is the ageless god in the hearts of mainland movie fans.
So from their bodies, we can see that people of Chinese descent are closely related to us, and at the same time, Americans discriminate against Chinese people is essentially hostile to China, Chinese people stand up to be on the front line to fight, is worthy of our respect.
This time, Chen Guanxi and Wu Yanzu spoke up, the reason for the collective silence of domestic stars, found
But on the other hand, a large percentage of people of Chinese descent are “sophisticated egoists”.
On the one hand, they enjoy some of the benefits of “American citizenship”, living in a large house with a swimming pool, breathing the sweet air of Western countries; on the other hand, they also try to use the identity of “children of the Yellow River” to gain sympathy, in addition to showing Americans a little national The following picture is a direct illustration of this.
The picture below is a direct illustration of the problem, as some Chinese demonstrators wrote in their signs: “I am weak, don’t attack me.
This time, Chen Guanxi and Wu Yanzu spoke up, and the reason for the collective silence of domestic stars was found
This is the most uncomfortable part of this group of people, internal fighting insiders, external fighting outsiders, to China is a human posture, heavy-handed; to the American master is slavishly humble, obsequious.
See?
If we want to sympathize or want to help the Chinese community, we have to find out the Chinese from the Asian community and then weed out those who are hostile to China from the Chinese community, which is a tedious and complicated process.
We have to sympathize with them, but at the same time, we have to keep asking: Are these people we sympathize with enemies or friends? Is there a traitor inside? If we can’t help them, will these sympathies become very cheap? Help in the end by the other side of the ridicule, the clown will be our own?
After a round of self-psychological encounters, the rising sympathy is worn out a little.
In fact, an event can often give rise to two contradictory emotions.
For example, on 9/11, we expressed our deepest condolences to the American people who suffered; but for the U.S. government who took revenge for its hegemony, we said it was self-inflicted.
This time, Chen Guanxi and Wu Yanzu spoke up, the reason for the collective silence of domestic stars, found
This is also the case with the “Asian persecution” incident.
For the victims of specific incidents, whether they are of Chinese or Asian descent, they are unarmed ordinary passers-by, we certainly have to report great sympathy, this sentiment is very certain.
For Pacquiao, Wu Yanzu, Chen Guanxi, Lin Shuhao these public figures of righteousness we are appreciated, they with great pressure to speak out for the group of Asians, as a public figure to complete their own role, our praise is also from the heart.
This time, Chen Guanxi and Wu Yanzu spoke up, and the reason for the collective silence of domestic stars was found.
But for the social phenomenon of Asian people being ostracized and thus triggering violence, our emotions become contradictory.
The U.S. has intervened in China’s internal affairs many times, and now China is not in chaos, but the U.S. is in chaos, and this is called more injustice will kill itself, which is a happy thing.
However, among Asian people, there are many Chinese people who share our roots, and many of them are benevolent people who have helped our country when it was in trouble.
However, among the Chinese, there are also anti-Chinese elements who are afraid of China’s unrest. The “people are stupid and rich”.
This time, Chen Guanxi and Wu Yanzu spoke up, the reason for the collective silence of domestic stars, found
A variety of emotional entanglement, you will find that keeping silent may be the best solution to deal with.
Finally, I sincerely hope that the world’s violence is less and less, it is not about politics, not about race, not about position, it is the most basic expression of emotions as an ordinary human being.
And other than that, other things can be solved with eight words: none of my business, none of your business!
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