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Comment on What if Jeremy Lin Weren’t Asian? by Biffer

Biffer — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:46:02 +0000

@whereisthelove @Biffer It’s not that I’m turning it into a tirade against Blacks but folks seem to be on a lovely Kumbaya trip thinking that Jeremy will be accepted by his largely Black teammates. Then with Melo returning( he’s a known ball hogger) we’ll just have to take a wait and see approach.

BTW, It really hurt me that Blacks would not accept me as one of their true friends but I’ve seen and witnessed too much already. I have to accept it for what it is. So I’m under no illusions as to what Jeremy Lin will face. His toughest fights won’t be on the court but rather off of it.

Comment on Asian Men Have The Highest Salary by timat8asians

timat8asians — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:26:04 +0000

@PhucDat You’ve obviously never heard of the “no asians, no fats, no fems” that’s commonly referenced in the gay community. It’s very frustrating and makes it seem like no on (at least in the gay community) is interested in Asian men.

Comment on What if Jeremy Lin Weren’t Asian? by whereisthelove

whereisthelove — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:14:32 +0000

@Biffer I find it interesting how you’ve managed to transform this great story into launching an attack against african- americans. It’s quite offensive for you,as a fellow minority, to be applying the old divide and conquer tactic.

Come on, people choosing to “truly connect” with their people isn’t only a black thing. I’m a Black Phd in an Ivy league institution and I face the same issue with Asian/Asian Americans. My program is totally dominated with Asians and deservedly so, they’ve worked hard over the years and made it their domain. No matter how much we all hang out as a group, or how much of an effort I make to reach out,I know they don’t really accept me as part of the group. All these student’s come from different countries and states and the only thing they have in common is their Asian heritage and yet neither me nor any of the white students are invited to their Asian only trips,parties and dinners.

As far as I see, all of Jeremy’s teammates seem very supportive and to be basking in his success as a team. There are other stories about Lin actually passing some time on teammate Landry Fields’ couch.

This is a great blog/website and I enjoy reading the material on here but please lets not turn this into something else.

All minorities have their issues and negative history they’re trying to escape, using this occasion to separate instead of accept won’t help.

Comment on Asian Men Have The Highest Salary by PhucDat

PhucDat — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:11:44 +0000

This whole article was kinda frustrating and ridiculous. “And maybe this will help put a little more desirability for Asian males in the dating pool.” …. what O_O

Comment on Asian American Students Are Most Bullied In School by What Jeremy Lin Means: Breaking stereotypes, Asians stereotyped as unathletic, uncompetetive no more

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:24:27 +0000

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Comment on What I Learned From Posting A Dragon Lady Personal Ad by raymonst

raymonst — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:57:48 +0000

while it was pretty hilarious, it’s a little disconcerting that most of the people who responded didn’t use spellcheck.

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