There is a growing movement led by SJWs and BLM to promote the idea of "Asian Privilege," and that there is anti-black racism within the Asian community that must be addressed via self-flagellation at the altar of the Rev. Al Sharpton. Oh, and affirmative action that shuts out higher-performing Asian applicants in favor of lower performing black applicants for school and career opportunities, because there's "too many Asians in higher ed" (but don't you dare say there's "too many blacks" in the NBA). Some are even going as far as to demand reparations from the Asian community, especially from small business owners because "you didn't build that."
Who do these folks cite as the vanguard of Asians oppressing blacks? Well for one, the Koreans who used firearms to defend their stores during the 1992 LA riots, and more recently the video that surfaced on worldstar of an Asian business owner physically restraining a black woman who he caught shoplifting--and he only used forced after she struck and kicked him multiple times. Another incident they love bringing up is Peter Liang, that NYPD cop who had a negligent discharge in the housing complex stairwell--the round ricocheted and killed Akai Gurley--but BLM and the SJWs hold that up as an anti-black hate crime murder by evil Asian police officer. I remember the peace-loving, tolerant, non-racist left slurring that cop with chants of "chink", "gook", and calling for his murder. Oh, and of course the elderly Asian grandmother who clutches her purse if she sees a black dude on the street. But don't you dare bring up the multitudes of black on Asian murders (like that elderly man in Oakland who was beaten by two black youths, robbed of 3 dollars, then put into a weighted shopping cart and drowned in a lake), the Asian high school kids in Philly getting jumped and beaten by black students, and the black school admin looked the other way. Steve Harvey, Chris Rock, and many other black celebrities who say racist shit about Asians on national tv and get away with it (the reverse would result in immediate loss of job and social shaming). Rappers like YG inciting violence against Asians and encouraging his listeners to rob Asian homes because he thinks we have lots of cash and are too meek to defend ourselves.
Frankly, I'm pretty sick of these SJWs and BLM'ers telling me that by virtue of being an Asian man, I need to "check my privilege." I need to just humbly shut up and slink to the back of the line when applying to schools or jobs, be passed up for promotions, and smile at being the butt of every racist joke or remark made by these people.
And you know what? I've spoken with friends about this who are black and they're just as sick of it too--sick of the SJWs and liberal left trying to divide everybody and cause strife between different groups.
/rant
