Alex Groberman @agroberman, Sports Editor at OpposingViews.com on his blog writes: "Race, religion and gender continue to be too divisive of topics for us to discuss on a daily basis without folks getting offended sooner or later." Hey, Alex, I am Asian American and any way you look at this, I am personally offended by this graphic. It's not funny or humorous at all. And the last thing I want to be told by anyone, especially a non-Asian American is that I shouldn't be offended.
Of course you're not the only blogger, writer, celebrity or individual that in my humble opinion doesn't get it. Jason Whitlock "White people think I'm a Racist" (and Asians too) tweets a racial slur about an Asian on February 10, he apologizes publicly but a week later, he has not yet deleted the tweet. Is he exercising his First Amendment right or does he truly have it out for Asians. If an Asian American writer tweeted a racial slur against a Black or African American or Gay Person - wouldn't that tweet be removed in minutes. I simply continue to not get it. I wrote Fox Sports about this and never received a reply.
On the other hand, David C. Wilson, Political Science Professor, University of Delaware would say Floyd Mayweather's comments reflect "Racial Resentment" in his recent story". He says , "There is no evidence that Mayweather hates Asian Americans or believes that they are an inferior race, but it is clear that Mayweather resents the attention Lin has received because he is Asian American relative to African Americans." Is it possible, your post about the Fortune Cookie picture is motivated by "Racial Resentment".
I think Ling Woo Liu, in her article for CNN, "Why Jeremy Lin's race matters" clearly gets it. She says, "Hopefully one day, Americans of Asian descent will no longer be seen as foreigners, economic competition or anything less than equal Americans. Until then, race matters, whether we like it or not."
In the end, I probably agree with you that race, religion and gender are topics that our society cannot discuss without someone getting offended. Many racial slurs or stereotypes made by people are made out of ignorance or lack of education. That all said, most minorities or easily offended because we've heard the racial slurs so many times. And while I acknowledge that non-Minorities or the Majority in America may not like these acts of racism pointed out to them or being perceived Racists or having Racial Resentment, that is a perfect example of a Stereotype. Hey Alex, now do you get it?
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