tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566317761793185393.post603160635843590628..comments2023-07-01T00:33:55.165-07:00Comments on Ben Efsaneyim: The King Has No Clothes?Ben Efsaneyimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001682865274251483noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566317761793185393.post-76206669607291260912010-10-07T14:19:43.706-07:002010-10-07T14:19:43.706-07:00@ anonymous. get over yourself you sound like some...@ anonymous. get over yourself you sound like some jealous supremacist. jealous because asians have it better. even though some of us dont, and people being people, do you fucking know what hardships we have been through as individuals? no. so shut the fuck up. supremacist because you have no empathy towards what is a clear racist attack in a highschool against a bunch of kids who just wanted to go to school. i dont know whether you are black or white but you are 100% bigot. so just watch it. karma has a nasty way of dealing out its justice.<br /><br />@ben - i read about this in the news too. at least there was the asian awareness team,( name escapes me) that came to the rescue, despite being a 2 person team and gave these kids a voice to speak out.2nd gen Japanese lady i think runs it. anyway, its good they got to voice their opinion.hope this shit never happens again.east asian justicenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566317761793185393.post-51510851073791110012010-09-02T04:50:31.355-07:002010-09-02T04:50:31.355-07:00Anonymous
Thanks for your post. I never said that...Anonymous<br /><br />Thanks for your post. I never said that it’s exactly the same or that they’re facing the same degree of prejudice. Yet, there are definitely strong similarities between the experiences of the Little Rock Nine and the Asian students at South Philly. The fact that you don’t seem to like this fact is neither here nor there. <br /><br />As Federal investigators report, there is evidence of abuse against the Asian students – something that the administration has repeatedly tried to deny and, according to some reports, allegedly obstructed justice. If true, this is a clear case of institutional racism. White students in Little Rock were empowered by the indifference of the teaching and administration staff, just like the oppressors ate South Philly. Sorry, but those are the facts.Ben Efsaneyimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001682865274251483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566317761793185393.post-6857113787289604322010-09-01T20:15:12.551-07:002010-09-01T20:15:12.551-07:00I almost found this post funny. I did laugh. But t...I almost found this post funny. I did laugh. But then I thought, omg, he's serious. <br /><br />You're actually comparing the amazing groundbreaking, revolutionary struggles of the little rock nine and black folks in the civil rights movement to some asian kids in philly. <br /><br />Where to begin?<br /><br />- There were laws preventing blacks from attending schools in certain areas. There are no laws preventing asians from attending any school, including this one. Hence, there is no meaningful comparison that exists (besides the one in your head) between true civil rights pioneers and these asian students who, trust, will never be civil rights leaders going out on a limb for a cause. The Little Rock Nine were facing MASSIVE discrimination and a long history that made their efforts and presence at that school truly revolutionary. These Asian kids are not on this level. They are not going to school where everyone is against them. You're silly for making such a statement.<br /><br />-These kids and their parents could (theoretically) also pick up and move anywhere and attend any school. The blacks could not because of laws that were on the books preventing them from moving anywhere or going to school anywhere.<br /><br />- Asian history in this country is completely different from black people and I'm so over people like you trying to make it seem like you guys had/have this incredible struggle when it comes to race in the U.S. You don't/haven't. K?<br /><br />I'm not saying the black kids should be beating the Asian kids. But, one would think you'd be able to make your point without such inane (and condescending) comparisons to the civil rights movement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com