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| Topic | NYT Ed-op article on NYC's racism against Asians and resurgence of a racial slur |
| CrazyandLazy 04/12/20 8:21:50 PM #1: | https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/12/magazine/asian-american-discrimination-coronavirus.html I never would havethought that the word ***** would have a resurgence in 2020. The word was supposed to be as outdated as those sinister little ___ I saw in thrift shops. It still thrived among bottom feeders on the internet, but I hadnt heard it directed at me since I was in my 20s. But now I was encountering that word every time I read about an anti-Asian incident or hearing about its use from friends. I couldnt process the fact that Americans were hurling that slur at us so openly and with such raw hate. I started bookmarking tweets and news reports of racist incidents. The Lesson We Are Learning From Zoom A middle-aged Asian woman wearing a mask was going for a walk when a woman screamed at her to get away from her. A man spat on an Asian man waiting for the subway. A man spat on an Asian woman walking to her gym. --- Internet is srs business https://imgur.com/kQm9aik ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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