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It took a global pandemic for you to realize you weren’t white? At that big age? https://twitter.com/latimes/status/1252905738990739456
Stop the presses. How the fuck did you FORGET you were Asian? Suddenly all this knowledge of Japanese internment camps and the murder of Vincent Chen comes rushing back?? How are you simultaneously aware AND ignorant of your place in this country?
I’m losing my fucking mind...he contradicts himself. By this logic, the Chinese Exclusion Act, Vincent Chin and Japanese interment camps were isolated incidents. There is documented history on how this country has treated Asian-Americans, so HOW is COVID-19 a wake up call?
You mean to tell me, Asian-Americans far and wide are realizing for the first time in their lives they’re not white? They studied 100+ years of Anti-Asian racism in America and just said “well I wasn’t there so that shit doesn’t count” until COVID-19 dropped? I—
There’s no way y’all can be this stupid. It’s not humanly possible. You can’t have a vast knowledge of atrocities committed against your people by the United States while simultaneously believing you’re on the same level as white people, famous actor or not. There’s no way..
