Comments on: Asian Student Protest in … Philadelphia http://rudenoon.com/absalletc/archives/1954 The Kingdom from another angle. Thu, 03 May 2012 05:35:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: bhb http://rudenoon.com/absalletc/archives/1954/comment-page-1#comment-2264 bhb Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:33:03 +0000 http://rudenoon.com/absalletc/?p=1954#comment-2264 Of course we've been following the news, now that our grandson is in the Philadelphia school system. He was formerly in a suburban school district, Neshaminy, when he lived with us, where there was no tolerance for violence. The police are immediately called in Neshaminy, even with small one-on-one fights. Now our grandson claims he's learning to be tough. It is not an ideal thought. Anyway, the school in the news is not the one he goes to. And it should be noted that the Asian response of a boycott is an intelligent and mature maneuver, as opposed to forming gangs and fighting back. Embedded in the incident is a significant sign of hope. Of course we’ve been following the news, now that our grandson is in the Philadelphia school system. He was formerly in a suburban school district, Neshaminy, when he lived with us, where there was no tolerance for violence. The police are immediately called in Neshaminy, even with small one-on-one fights. Now our grandson claims he’s learning to be tough. It is not an ideal thought. Anyway, the school in the news is not the one he goes to. And it should be noted that the Asian response of a boycott is an intelligent and mature maneuver, as opposed to forming gangs and fighting back. Embedded in the incident is a significant sign of hope.

]]> By: Matthew Stinson http://rudenoon.com/absalletc/archives/1954/comment-page-1#comment-2251 Matthew Stinson Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:40:25 +0000 http://rudenoon.com/absalletc/?p=1954#comment-2251 You're giving readers the impression that these attacks are tied to the American right wing or the election of President Obama and that anti-Asian violence is a new trend. I blame the reporter for (deliberately?) leaving out the race of the attackers. Other news stories about South Philly HS that go into detail about who is harassing the Asian students. The school is 70% African-American and the attackers are African-American. News reports say that these kind of attacks have been going on for years and have only recently increased in intensity. During my lifetime, African-American on Asian violence has been far more common than white on Asian violence, and so this fits into an overall pattern. Sad, but this data point doesn't support your thesis that racist protest has been legitimized in America. You’re giving readers the impression that these attacks are tied to the American right wing or the election of President Obama and that anti-Asian violence is a new trend. I blame the reporter for (deliberately?) leaving out the race of the attackers. Other news stories about South Philly HS that go into detail about who is harassing the Asian students.

The school is 70% African-American and the attackers are African-American. News reports say that these kind of attacks have been going on for years and have only recently increased in intensity. During my lifetime, African-American on Asian violence has been far more common than white on Asian violence, and so this fits into an overall pattern. Sad, but this data point doesn’t support your thesis that racist protest has been legitimized in America.

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