After watching “A Conversation with Asian Americans on Race” I see that many Asian Americans, regardless if they are East Asian, South Asian or Middle Eastern or Turkish are discriminated against. They were chastised and ridicule for their race, heritage, ethnicity, ancestry, nationality, religion and culture which was very bleak for them. Being called names and racial slurs from a young age, even from other kids their own age is cruel. They were mistaken for other races such as Native American, African American and Hispanic/Latinx and received the same prejudiced as those groups of people were just because some of them have brown skin and someone asians are called yellow as well. They are forced to believe that they need to assimilate with White/Caucasian/European Americans so that they will fit in better. White Americans from early times and still now today, mostly from the south have absolutely no qualms about spewing hate and ignorance to Asians and all other cultures just because they are different.
Watching “Race the Power of an Illusion” people are judged based on the color of their skin. It is unjust, no one deserves to be treated that way. The day and age we live in now people need to learn to stop being so awful and bigoted. We need to break the cycle of hate. We weren’t born to steal. People are taught to hate and this needs to change in America as well as the rest of the world we live in. I am truly ashamed to watch and here such atrocities in the media as well as real life from my own experiences as well as my friends as family.
I really agree with you. I really agree with you. I think the criteria for judging people by their skin color itself makes no sense. No one needs to be treated like that. Many people tend to discriminate or ignore too naturally if they have different skin colors I think we should change this attitude not only in the United States, but everywhere in the world.
Hate and discrimination is definitely learned behavior that people learn from their families or the institutions around them. It is a cycle that should end. Unfortunately I don’t see that happening any time soon. In a perfect world everyone would treat each other with respect and kindness regardless of race, sexuality or religion. But racism is embedded in many intuitions. I remember when I came across a teacher in Virginia and my brother made a joke about eating a crab we just caught. She joked back saying “haha are you going to eat your dog too?”. When teachers and leaders in institutions are still ignorant despite the social climate, it shows how much learning people still have to do.