Asian Americans Debate Model Minority & Asian Hate | VICE Debates



What does it mean to be Asian in America? From hate crimes to the model minority myth to affirmative action, a politically divisive panel hashes out the most controversial issues facing the AAPI community today.

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28 thoughts on “Asian Americans Debate Model Minority & Asian Hate | VICE Debates”

  1. "I'm OK with Asian American Pacific Islander because it's more inclusive", so widening the label to include more people is "more inclusive", which means the labels themselves are non-inclusive or divisive. I think that's self evident. How come nobody on the left seems to get the second part of that logic?

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  2. I think Ellen would be relieved to hear that many of us don't "first see her as Asian", but first see her as a purple haired left wing nut. The Asian part doesn't actually matter, but your bonkers world view and authoritarian politics do. Nature always colors toxic creatures brightly so everyone knows to stay away…. thank you for following suit.

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  3. I think it is interesting how most of the panel thinks assimilation = erasure, as if you need to complete forsake your culture in order to assimilate into American culture. American culture is diverse, and you have always been able to assimilate while cherishing your culture. Also, the cultures that they are all worried about come from 100% homogeneous ethno-states, yet their arguments are based on fear of a homogeneous culture in this country.

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  4. Of course the mediator was biased to the left side! And the buff Asian on the back said he’s conservative but seemed more left. Same as the lady in black on the top fat right, this panel truly only had 2 conservatives, the lovely black Asian on the back with the yellow glasses seemed more conservative than the lady to her right.

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  5. as a Native Hawaiian, i am not too into including Kānaka Maoli under the umbrella that is Asian/Pacific Islander. i like differentiation because, realistically, our cultures are not as closely related to one another, despite Hawaii being heavily influenced by Asian cultures

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  6. "Who gets to choose it" -That right there betrays the thinking of the authoritarian left. Everything must be 'chosen' and orchestrated, nothing can evolve organically or be dictated by the people themselves. It's also the best argument AGAINST the left as there is NO good answer for who gets to be in control.

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  7. I feel bad for the 2 or 3 normal people that had to deal with the rest those complete nut jobs lol Vince did awesome . I’ve come to the conclusion that most of North America is now bat sh*t crazy , they have been subjected to propaganda and they can’t even see it .

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  8. Anyone else notice the nauseating level of smugness on that panel? If there is one thing I hate most about Democrats, after of course the support for genocide, slavery, eugenics, forced sterilization, internment, medical experimentation, endless wars of empire, foundational corruption, institutional poverty and authoritarianism, is the arrogance.

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  9. "She [Kamala] wasn't picked as just some diversity pick" except before picking her Joe said he is looking to pick an African American woman. Same with Jackson on SCOTUS. You can't announce to the world that you are about to make a diversity based hire, then be surprised that people think they are a diversity based hire. The truth is Joe did this, he undercut both women by slapping them with that label. He could have certainly made both choices WITHOUT those comments. Frankly, it was rude and wrong of him to do so.

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  10. "I don't want anyone rich running the country" would you prefer someone who was unable to manage their finances or was unsuccessful in their career? Or would you prefer another Democrat who's entire career was in politics, then got super rich when elected to a high office (like every Democrat in your lifetime)?

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  11. This why here in Central Europe we are strongly against Multiculturalism and Diversity because not only it doesn't work, but also because in our history such things only brought nothing but chaos and destruction: Invasions, Occupations, Enslavements, Serfdoms, Forced conversions, etc.

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  12. Who knew that following traditional Confucius philosophy is also akin to white supremacy….
    Darn that Confucius from the 5th century BCE and his anti-POC beliefs… even though he probably never seen anyone that's not Asian in his life.

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