Comments on: Dutch Broadcaster For Holland’s Got Talent Won’t Apologize For Judge’s Racism, So Here’s A Petition

By: FR

FR — Sun, 22 Dec 2013 21:03:37 +0000

While I do agree that Native Chinese are certainly racist, you can’t possibly be so naive to think that that sort of racism compares to what is done in European countries and America to Asian citizens.
I’ve had Caucasian people throw rocks at a group of my family, containing small children, at the park because we “need to go back to China” and we were “Commies” and we should “speak English”. We were not disturbing them or doing anything to interfere with them. We were simply playing at the park. I’ve been called a “Commie” before, despite the fact that I am a refugee from communist genocide who still sometimes has episodes of PTSD. People have stretched their eyes at me or told me to open mine, which is fine when they’re just joking or we’re friends, but not in the middle of a business meeting when I’m giving a presentation. Please. I’ve been patronizingly asked to do nails or take orders from my business subordinates because of my Asian heritage. Don’t talk to me about how bad you have it because the mean Chinese people don’t hold you in high regards.

By: Charlene

Charlene — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 04:14:55 +0000

For goodness sake, Gordon did make silly childish jokes, what is racist about that? Listen to dinner table talk all over the world and you will hear what could be called racist, but in fact is the realisation that mixing cultures can be toxic to the countries they enterbecause migrants from certain cultures refuse to assimilate,and then play the racist card when criticised. The racist card trick is worn out.

By: terroir

terroir — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 04:02:42 +0000

You’re welcome. That’s so going in my scrapbook.

By: beni

beni — Fri, 29 Nov 2013 21:05:18 +0000

people who take themselves or their races / subgroups etc too seriously – get a life

By: Jive madra

Jive madra — Thu, 28 Nov 2013 11:18:20 +0000

yeah that article about 2 broke girls is ridiculously well written and balanced, something which one can find lacking in vitriolic comments. Nice.

By: Leset

Leset — Thu, 28 Nov 2013 05:13:37 +0000

Xiao Wang is to be commended further for being so graceful when faced with a complete fucking asshole.

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 23:35:29 +0000

If you’re worried about slavery, why focus on history?

There are 20-30 million slaves on the planet today. Why not help them? Or is it just easier to whine about something that happened 100 years ago and feel aggrieved?

Some of my ancestors were slaves. Likely some of your ancestors were too. Almost everyone on the Earth has ancestors who were slaves.

If you want to do more than just whine, look here freetheslaves.net

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 23:28:35 +0000

@Jonathan Alpart

Racism
1: a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race
2: racial prejudice or discrimination

Your apparent belief that you have free license to discriminate against certain people based on their race, is RACISM.

Discrimination based on their nation of birth is hardly better.

I am disappointed, but unsurprised.

By: Ick

Ick — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 17:21:05 +0000

Fuck, I know I’m falling victim to Poe’s law here. But Jesus Christ, how can you type the dribble you waste so much time writing and yet not feel ashamed of yourself.

By: Jake the Muss!

Jake the Muss! — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 14:12:58 +0000

I hate racism as much as the next fella.

That said, it’s true about the sideways pussies.

By: narsfweasels

narsfweasels — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 11:21:17 +0000

“You’ve already established you are white.”

Appearances can be deceptive, douchwipe. And my ethnicity – mixed as it is – is not the business of some jumped up little ball-sucker on the internet, who claims to know me through posting history. “OMFG, liek u totally red my history and I’m liek an open book to you now! LOL! My whole life is all totally laid bare, I feel so naked, ROFL!!!!111one”

ANYBODY can experience racism at ANY TIME – and if that’s not true, then nobody has to apologize for it, EVER.

By: wafflestomp

wafflestomp — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 10:07:56 +0000

Cool how you won’t respond to the rest of my comment, then assume I’m a teacher.

By: bag-o-dicks

bag-o-dicks — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 10:04:33 +0000

You’re not brainwashed – just not intelligent enough to understand either racism or comedy.

By: Jonathan Alpart

Jonathan Alpart — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 10:00:39 +0000

OK man, I’m don’t know you personally, but based on what you said, and your posting history on here, I’m going to reach out and try to do you a service, so I really hope you listen, for the sake of being respected by other members of the human race. Lots of other people here should take note as well.

You’ve already established you are white. I’m assuming too by the bravado of your (online) character that you are male, too. And young. And, hey, let’s go out on a limb and say you are also from a first-world country.

OK, that’s all settled? At least three out of four?

You NEVER get to complain about racism. Do you understand? NEVER. You won the game of life at BIRTH. Are you that pigheaded that you think your experience of being laughed at by Chinese people even comes CLOSE to what other races of humanity of people have experienced? It’s not even in the same galaxy!!!!!

At the very LEAST, whenever you have an experience of “white racism,” do yourself and the world a favor and stop and think to yourself:

“Wow!!! It really sucks I was treated this way, now I understand, for this brief moment, 1/1000th of what it’s like to not be privileged at birth like I was and experience the daily pain and humiliation dished out for being non-white/poor/female!”

You sound like an white American bible-thumper complaining about the War on Christmas. Bro, everything is fine! Please, stop acting like the brief stoplights in the otherwise unobstructed highway of privilege and easy living are anything but a minor inconvenience…

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 07:40:51 +0000

I agree with narsfweasels.