Comments on: How to Make Racism Easier

By: The Beautiful Kind

The Beautiful Kind — Fri, 01 May 2009 16:21:37 +0000

Yeah, I’m speechless too. In English AND Chinese.

By: bint alshamsa

bint alshamsa — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 07:27:26 +0000

I wish I knew what to say here. This is so unbelievable that I’m truly speechless. It’s just that effing ridiculous.

*shakes head*

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 04:15:21 +0000

Phonetics people, learn it.

That’s what I’m saying. How freakin’ hard is it, really, to figure out an Asian name. Geesh.

By: cooper

cooper — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 23:09:54 +0000

This is beyond belief. It almost seems like it has to be a joke.

By: Frank

Frank — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:48:01 +0000

Mrs. Brown**

My apologies, I was rushed and at work, haha.

By: SjP

SjP — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:23:44 +0000

Say What?! This is just beyond belief. And the fact that Brown and her folks see nothing wrong with her “request” is even more unbelievable…but typical.

By: Frank

Frank — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:19:45 +0000

Being an Asian myself, I find that to be incredibly ignorant (not your post, Kevin). This problem goes far beyond just making it easier to deal with during polls to just a system where when growing up, people that stand out of the crowd are often singled out. I can distinctly recall elementary school and always being the odd one out for being the “Asian kid.”

The problem goes to a root of racism being thoroughly bred in a person’s entire life: I can guarantee you that Mr. Brown was one of the children in elementary school who would point and single out the “Asian kid.”

Beyond just that, I think that our society (our American society) needs to learn to open up to differences. It doesn’t matter what race a person is: any Anglo-Saxon name can be terribly difficult as well.

(Also, it’s not like we [Asian-Americans] go to polls and sign with our Asian characters, be it Chinese, Kanji, or whatever. Phonetics people, learn it.)

My 2 cents.