Did the Princeton school paper's racist parody of Jian Li get any attention from CNN? And did the writers of that column get fired and castigated also?

Racism towards asians is mostly ignored. When a 22 year old clueless asian boy without PC skills tries his own version of "clever" (but really socially stupid & offensive) satire, he'll be held up as a national symbol of asian racism by the TV media.

I'm mad because I just saw CNN/Paula Zahn's coverage of this scandal. I was surprised that it made it to CNN TV. It's bad that this Eng guy was so socially & politically clueless and in need of therapy, with his racism.

But what made me upset was CNN's completely one sided coverage of this.
They interviewed kids complaining about Chinese store owners following them around. (ok) And they quoted a black professor bringing up the issue of Asian racism towards blacks. (ok, ok)
They quoted Eng's offensive generalizations of black people, but they intentionally omitted the reason for tension on the Asian side -- (not ok, and biased) -- They omitted his statement that many asians often experience lots of personal racism from black people also. They completely ignored other side of the story, and did not show any personal interviews with asian leaders about their own experiences from their side.

Again, the TV media dismisses and tacitly condones anti-asian racism, by not acknowledging it.

Most of the mainstream TV media shows it cannot be trusted. When they can get away with it, they will pounce on you when you are vulnerable, and choose to ignore your point of view when you need to convey it.

Another thing, CNN refused to mention that the clueless Ken Eng also wrote a column titled "Why I hate Asians"

How many times has the media produced something offensive towards Asians? How many times was there a wide public rebuke and punishment for the artist or writer for it?

I'm upset at Eng's stupid and clueless essay, and I'm upset at the EXTREME double standards by the mainstream media.

well, I wouldn't put the Princeton Uniersity newspaper in the same league as a much more widely distributed publication like AsianWeek so that comparison is a bit off. As for anti-asian racism, while I don't agree that it should be ignored or overlooked, would it really be helpful to have some Asian interviewees effectively saying 'Well they started it!'?? What value is there in that? If the column creates the 'energy' to have a meaningful discussion on the subject then at least somebody is trying to make lemonade from lemons.

Not in the same league, but the writer or writers of the racist parody of Jian Li weren't fired, nor as thoroughly repudiated. There is indeed a double standard.

"Well they started it?" is a misrepresentation of the situation if that's what would be said.

And it would have helped to provide both perspectives in order to facillitate a truly meaningful discussion.

The CNN tv coverage was mostly a hit piece, with "blame the asians" as the theme.

This is a trend thats being exposed as time goes on. Pit Minority against Minority. Mainly Brown/Yellow/ and who ever else against blacks. What is Americas facination with dividing other minorities against blacks? Ive read other Asian publications, when a white person makes racist remarks towards asians, beat them up, commit hate crimes against Asians. The Asian community is quick to dismiss it, conclude it as a misunderstanding and is quick to sweep it under the rug. When black people do something, they want to make it look as if the reason their lives are misreable from day to day is because every black person they encounter is picking on them, calling them names, making their lives a hell. Theirs a double standard when it comes to racism in America. Black people ae not in any position to make Asians lives miserable. Do Asians want to get in that country club on the hill that bad

Asians did not enslave black people, and make Jim Crow into law. So Asians don't have the historical burden and history of brutally oppressing African-Americans. It's not the same as being insensitive and callous by yelling at or following kids around in a store.

At the same time, Asian-Americans should realize the respect and honor that they owe to African-Americans for their leadership in civil rights and progress for the rights of all minorities.

Asian and black people should treat each other with the same standards and respect as they would treat themselves.

However, there needs to be more understanding to bridge the gap between the two.

agreed, this is almost like a workshop

You know what I find ironic. Asian Americans like hip-hop and other forms of African American culture, but at the same time they make stereotypes and judgements on African American folks.

Well thats just a fact, so do white kids and they buy over 50 percent of the music.

this is the REAL Questioner and I did not post anything on March 1. Hopefully whoever did will stop using my 'name'. Thank you.

The most amazing aspect of this whole incident is that for someone who loves the various asian cultures and people, I'm not surprised at the fact this article was published. As human beings, our greatest racial sin is to pinpoint the faults of others to make them less than human. It empowers those who chose hate as means to engage the complex reality that no matter what is said or done, we are all the same. It's just strange to hear racism coming from a culture that nurtures the pratice of Taoism and Zen. An attachment or Desire to hate by any person or group brings an end to harmony.

"You know what I find ironic. Asian Americans like hip-hop and other forms of African American culture, but at the same time they make stereotypes and judgements on African American folks."

Your statement is idiotic as "yeah, I find it ironic that African Americans who love Kung Fu movies would post inflammatory remarks about Eng on this blog.

Kung Fu is not that popular in the hood

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