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debunkingwhite
Apr. 9th, 2009 05:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Lawmaker defends comment on Asians- Call for voters to simplify their names not racially motivated, Terrell Republican says
What. The. Fuck. So...saying only people of Asian decent, with Asian names should 'simplify' (aka make it sound more white) their name isn't racially motivated?
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Brown later told Ko: “Can’t you see that this is something that would make it a lot easier for you and the people who are poll workers if you could adopt a name just for identification purposes that’s easier for Americans to deal with?”
I have no words. No. Actually. I do - people of Asain decent are not American? Everything is about making it easier for White people? FUCK YOU. The stupid thing is, the reason why many Asian people have an "english name" is to avoid being made fun of it and the racism that comes from having a non-anglo name.
What. The. Fuck. So...saying only people of Asian decent, with Asian names should 'simplify' (aka make it sound more white) their name isn't racially motivated?
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Brown later told Ko: “Can’t you see that this is something that would make it a lot easier for you and the people who are poll workers if you could adopt a name just for identification purposes that’s easier for Americans to deal with?”
I have no words. No. Actually. I do - people of Asain decent are not American? Everything is about making it easier for White people? FUCK YOU. The stupid thing is, the reason why many Asian people have an "english name" is to avoid being made fun of it and the racism that comes from having a non-anglo name.
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on 2009-04-09 09:17 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2009-04-09 09:48 pm (UTC)It is true that occasionally I screw up choosing a record from the database I use at work when I go to pick between between Yuen Yu Wei and Yuen Yu Wen or something on a glance at ID (note: I made up those names, because I don't want to deliberately use real people's names, so it is possible one or both of those doesn't make sense as a Chinese name), but the solution for that is for me to pay attention, not to suggest one of them just start calling himself Mike. HONESTLY.
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on 2009-04-10 12:26 am (UTC)no subject
on 2009-04-11 02:26 am (UTC)no subject
on 2009-04-11 02:32 am (UTC)HER ASIAN AMERICAN FRIENDS, LAUREN.
on 2009-04-11 02:40 am (UTC)Hmm, where have I seen apologies like that before...
Re: HER ASIAN AMERICAN FRIENDS, LAUREN.
on 2009-04-11 06:11 am (UTC)That about sum it up?