#anti-asian hate crimes

[joshualunacreations]

The US and its propaganda arm, Hollywood, have always been anti-Asian. Although opportunities are opening up for Asian actors, the underlying messaging—that divides and hurts Asians—hasn't changed.

Not too long ago, AsAms seemed united in outrage against racism and white-washed casting such as Scarlet Johannsen in Ghost in the Shell, Tilda Swinton in Dr. Strange, or Netflix’s Deathnote. Yet as more projects with AAPI leads and casts were produced, this so-called unity proved to be a lie.

The illusion of AsAm unity fell apart with To All the Boys I Loved Before—which was widely celebrated despite its blatant white-worship. The most recent blow comes from Hulu's The Company You Keep, a U.S. remake of a k-drama that replaced the male love interest with a white man.

Once it seemed like AAPI women were getting roles and being “humanized” (i.e. garnering attention and approval from white men on-screen and off) AAPI with media power were satisfied. It didn't matter that AAPI men were still erased and dehumanized—even in supposedly pro-AAPI projects.

Not only do AAPI with media power not care about the continuing harm against AAPI men, they exacerbate it. When AsAms critique anti-Asian narratives—especially ones erasing or targeting AsAm men like TATBILB—they're gaslit, harassed, censored and even permanently blacklisted.

This is because AsAm media is held hostage by the racist framework of the U.S. government's 1942-43 Mixed Marriage Policy. White men's hierarchy—based on perceived threat levels and receptiveness to white assimilation—still dictates Hollywood narratives.

Research confirms that the MMP persists today. A 2015 study shows how gendered racism leads to severe under-representation of Asian men (and Black women). Whereas monoracial Asian men face significant barriers in dating, a 2014 study shows mixed-white Asians get a "bonus effect."

This is why Hollywood execs know there will be less uproar if monoracial Asian men aren't represented—it's been the status quo for decades. In the few roles made for Asian men, they still fall into two categories: pathetic loser or toxic man/villain. In some cases, both.

The hatred and erasure of Asian men is so deeply embedded that it's led to the widespread erasure of AAPI men as victims of anti-Asian hate crimes in recorded stats and media narratives. AAPI journalists know this, yet continue to do nothing to correct it.

So what's next for AsAm representation? In 2022, Janet Yang became president of the Oscars. She's co-founder of Gold House—an AsAm Hollywood collective—and executive producer of Joy Luck Club, a seminal work bashing Asian men as irredeemable misogynists compared to "good" white men.

Many AsAms like Yang want more of Joy Luck Club and similar stories. Amy Tan, author of JLC, has been pushing for years for a sequel with the original cast. A TV series was optioned in 2017, and as of 2022 a movie sequel is to be written by white male screenwriter, Ron Bass.

Stories like Joy Luck Club aren't just bad media—they're dangerous. Arthur Martunovich randomly hammered three AsAm men to death because he saw a movie depicting Chinese men as abusers and he wanted to "protect Chinese women". There's a high chance that movie was JLC.

Hollywood has figured out it’s easy to make anti-Asian films and stifle criticism by hiring Asian tokens to give stamps of approval. An article from 1986 (40 years ago) about AsAm criticism of racism in Big Trouble in Little China shows there's a history of sowing division among AAPI and using government resources to do it. I understand the allure of the Hollywood dream because I used to believe in it myself. From an early age, all marginalized groups—POC, women, LGBTQ+—are taught to fantasize about how we'll finally be accepted and heal the hurt once we get on a big stage and give an award speech. Having experience in Hollywood as a comic creator, I know how people in power (esp. white men) behave. Their goal is to wear you down until you internalize their bigoted messaging, regurgitate it yourself, and then thank them for it. They hate the word "no." Awards don't matter if the content that gets you there ultimately serves bigoted and harmful purposes. In 2020, I made a test for AAPI media. None of the projects so far have passed. That's by design. We think we’re holding the statue, but really, it’s holding us.

Correction: I just noticed a typo in the comic. Inside the Hollywood sign's letter "Y" I meant to say "non-Asians" not "non-whites." Sorry, it was a lot of drawing and writing, and I got tired 🥴 (Please don’t repost or edit my art. Reblogs are always appreciated.)

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#asians in hollywood #aapi in hollywood #asian representation #aapi representation #oscars #academy awards #racism #anti-asian racism #gendered racism #hate crimes #anti-asian hate crimes #media analysis #asian americans #fil am artist #my art #artists on tumblr #joshua luna #josh luna

[reportwire]

Man charged with hate crimes after allegedly attacking women of Korean descent in New York subway station

Man charged with hate crimes after allegedly attacking women of Korean descent in New York subway station

A man was indicted on hate crime charges for allegedly attacking two women of Korean descent inside the Rockefeller Center subway station while yelling anti-Asian slurs, the Manhattan district attorney announced Wednesday. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a release that Derrick Johnson, 40, was charged with two counts of assault in the third degree as a hate crime and two counts of…

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#Alvin Bragg #anti-Asian hate crimes #Derrick Johnson #Indictment #Manhattan District Attorney #New York City #subway

[namchyoon]

so stunning ♡

#btsgif #btsedit #bts #kim namjoon #namjoon #* #*gifs #*bts #*knj #bts visited the white house to discuss anti-asian hate crimes #bangtantv

[thundergrace]

January 22, 2023

They have no information. The shooter is still at large, so please tell everyone you know in the LA area to...... well, nothing. I guess there's nothing you can do to be safe and nowhere you can go to be safe, so just good luck 😔

Only country with dozens of mass shootings a year, but apparently, it's unstoppable. There is no way forward to even reduce gun violence at all. That's what gun enthusiasts say. That's the logic we're supposed to accept: nothing can stop it or reduce it, so there's no point in trying. Again, only happens here. But yeah....

#mass shootings #Monterey Park #possibly a hate crime #very fucking likely 😔 #anti asian violence

[icedsodapop]

I find it so interesting that when Mark Wahlberg's hate crimes got brought up in light of the SAG Awards, you can see the anti-woke assholes in the comments section saying that people should "let it go" since Mark Wahlberg "was a kid" when it happened, that "people can grow and learn from mistakes they made as a teen", and these assholes always bring up the fact that his victim, Johnny Trinh, forgave him.

But, it's soo interesting that Mark Wahlberg's defenders conveniently left out his other victim, Kristyn Atwood, a little Black girl who was part of the group of mostly Black middle-schoolers he and his friends pelted stones at, hurled racial slurs at. His other victim who defintely DOES NOT forgive him, who also was a kid herself in the fourth grade when Marky Mark and his buddies decided to assault her and her schoolmates.

These assholes said that Mark Wahlberg has grown and learn from his mistakes, but did he really? How would they know?? Did he really learn from his mistakes when he tried to expunge his criminal record to start his shitty burger chain? Did he personally apologize to Jess Coleman (who was 12 y/o then) and his siblings for harassing them while they were just walking home from school because they were Black? Has Marky Mark ever reckoned with how his white privilege had a part to play for his lenient sentencing (2 yrs jail, he served a mere 45 days), for his oppprtunity to move on? After all, Black and Brown people have been dealt harsher sentences for far less. And apart from paying lip service to George Floyd's murder and BLM, has Marky Mark actually donated to Black Lives Matter? Or Stop Asian Hate? Or any Black and AAPI advocacy groups? Or fuck, any gofundmes?? Has he advocated for defunding the police or gun control?

And finally, these assholes act as if just because ONE victim forgave him, Mark Wahlberg's crimes are automatically absolved and we can all move on. That's not what forgiveness means? It's up to Johnny Trinh's perogative to forgive him and I respect that, but Trinh's decision to grant his attacker grace does not mean that Black people and other Asian people aren't allowed to be angry over Mark Walhberg's actions and the lack of consequences that followed them.

I keep thinking about Roxane Gay's interview with NPR on not forgiving Dylan Roof, how forgiveness is often weaponized against Black, Indigenous and other people of color. The idea that we have to let it go because it's in the past. But we can't let it go because what Mark Walhberg did is sadly not unique, he's just one of the many racist assholes who commited hate crimes against BIPOC, crimes that are still happening now.

And it's hypocritical to expect Black and Asian people to forgive and forget what Mark Walhberg has done, when the same grace was not afforded to Will Smith. So, who does "forgive and forget" actually serve?

#anti mark wahlberg #racism #hate crimes #blm #stop aapi hate #antiblackness #anti asian racism #sag awards 2023 #sag awards #white privilege

[babbybones]

i don't want to start shit with anyone but i saw this tag in the notes of that last post and i'm officially feeling Weird about it in a way that is kind of related to why i became disillusioned with fandom blogging in the first place. i'm not even seething about it i'm just saggy deflated balloon

#hey does anyone remember when sinophobia and anti-asian hate crimes spiked during lockdown. smile #text post

[magnetothemagnificent]

This is what happens when anti-Asian racism and discrimination is allowed to go unchecked.

#hate crime #mass shooting #monterey park massacre #anti-asian violence #gun violence #anti-asian racism #current events

[peridot-tears]

Vagueblogging again!

I think a lot about the argument fandom racists make. It's always "fandom isn't activism," "go do some real activism," etc. etc.

Like, one -- I think quite a few of us have done "real" activism. Organizing, protesting, fundraising, information-sharing, all that good stuff. Especially in these past few years. You can't be Asian American without having at least brushed with activism lately.

Two -- telling someone that what they said hurts or disrespects your culture is not activism. That's literally just an everyday interaction. You could have learned something and accepted it, but the moment you dismissed it and dug your heels in, then yeah, you're making it a way bigger deal than it has to be.

Three -- Asian Americans have always organized, protested, and advocated for better rights on all fronts. The bill in Florida recently passed is part of a years-long effort to make Asian American history part of school curricula (its effects are for another post entirely), Asian Americans in various organizations have been tirelessly doing research, petitioning and lobbying for better healthcare and economic aid access. The burst of Asian American shows like "Beef" and "Everything Everywhere All At Once" are part of a DECADES-long push to have our stories told in ways that aren't stereotypical and degrading. Not to mention to make sure we get equal pay in the workplace.

People have always committed hate crimes against us, but because of COVID, it jumped to a point where there was actual media coverage outside of the community. It got so big, no one could ignore us anymore. It was good to get aid from outside the community, but even now, the people organizing self-defense classes, patrolling Asian dominant neighborhoods and walking with elders so they can go places without being attacked, the people organizing food drives for those of us who are lower-income, raising money for the victims of hate crimes, fighting for us in our court cases against attackers, pushing for our voices to be heard, are us Asian Americans.

It's a lot of work. It's also a lot of work to rally people to our cause, because so many people outside the community, especially white people, will not listen, let alone help in any meaningful way, unless you convince them why they personally should care. To be BIPOC at all in North America is to do the emotional labor that white people think you owe them.

So tell me. If true activism is so important to you, why aren't you doing it?

And you know how I know you aren't doing it? Because if you can't be bothered to listen to an Asian person in small, casual, everyday interactions, what makes you think you're equipped to help us advocate for large social change?

#again #people can slide into my dms if they wanna talk about certain things in detail issokay #i always have a million resources and orgs if you guys need pointers on activism and getting involved #but i generally keep this account for funsies and shitposting #and like this is asian america specific because i'm not gonna speak for other places #i can always point you towards asian diaspora elsewhere who ARE speaking out though #microaggressions #fandom racism #asian american #hate crime mention #asian america #asian diaspora #anti asian racism #anti asian hate #racism in fandom #tears falling like peridots #like if these last three years aren't gonna teach you that we're humans who need a listening ear #nothing will

[hornswogglingpapergirls]

TW

According to declassified military documents it’s likely that unknown thousands of Vietnamese civilians were killed in Vietnam. Torture was common, even of people who were likely farmers and innocents. It’s very likely that soldiers murdered civilians and lied about them being enemies to boost their body counts; it’s likely that the higher ups were aware of this (discrepancies in body count vs confiscated weapons is INSANE, lots of suspicious stuff, some veterans spoke out & were covered up/discredited). Source: The War Behind Me by Deborah Nelson (2008)

#Vietnam war #war crimes #racism #anti asian hate #us military #United states #USA #America #war #70s #history #tw war crimes #books #paperl

[theliterarywolf]

Guys, pray for me.

My mother is entertaining company and things have quickly devolved into 'Hotep Conspiracy Hour'.

#oh yesss #please tell me more about how Hitler killed more black people than Jewish people #I would love to hear your thoughts on how all of those anti-Asian hate crimes were tools of white supremacy #ha ha ha somebody kill me

[aricastmblr]

[EPISODE] BTS (방탄소년단) Visited the White House to Discuss Anti-Asian Hate Crimes

https://youtu.be/xjfw_fNRfds

BTS Visited the White House to Discuss Anti-Asian Hate Crimes

#jikook #kookmin #park jimin #jeon jungkook #jimin #jungkook #jiminshiii #galletita #amor a mis chicos JMJK #bts bangtantv episode #jmjk traje negro #jmjk en la casa blanca #jmjk en lo suyo XD #jmjk vestidos en un black bespoke suit de tailorable´s en la casa blanco con el presidente biden #BTS Visited the White House to Discuss Anti-Asian Hate Crimes #[EPISODE] BTS (방탄소년단) Visited the White House to Discuss Anti-Asian Hate Crimes

[joshualunacreations]

U.S. audiences enjoy survival horror stories with Asians in Asia, like Squid Game and Battle Royale. But they don’t want to acknowledge that Asian Americans’ lived reality is a survival horror too.

I have mixed feelings about Squid Game's success. I enjoy the survival horror genre as both a writer and consumer, but seeing how non-Asian U.S. audiences reacted to it in the midst of violent anti-Asian hate crimes left me wondering about the reason for the show's U.S. appeal.

Violence against Asians—particularly when done en masse—is so normalized that I wonder if this type of media provides catharsis to racists. News of hate crimes might briefly force them to feel guilty, but when they see fictional violence against Asians, they can cheer for it. It's as if it evokes the imagery Americans are most familiar with: slaughtering Asians by the dozens or even thousands, a legacy of numerous U.S. wars in Asia. The victims are nameless and unimportant. They're just a statistic, a plot point. One more to add to the body count.

Also, the U.S. loves using Asians in Asia as media replacements for AsAms. It simultaneously reinforces Asians as perpetual foreigners, and prevents giving a microphone to the type of Asian American who would unflinchingly discuss anti-Asian racism and challenge the status quo.

Asian men especially are seen as disposable targets with no humanity and no purpose other than to be mocked and slaughtered on screen. Deadpool, Daredevil, Avengers, Bullet Train, Kill Bill, etc. feature scenes where a protagonist cuts down hordes of Asian men in seconds.

This has real-life consequences. Hate crimes against AAPI men have been purposely belittled, hidden, and ignored—even in media narratives that purport to draw attention to anti-Asian racism. It becomes a feedback loop that double-victimizes AAPI men. (see my data thread)

The hatred of Asian men is so normalized that in AsAm spaces the only acceptable Asian male victim to publicly mention is Vincent Chin, who was murdered 40 years ago. There have been many Vincent Chins since then. But victims get reduced to headlines like "killed over duck sauce.”

Instead, when anti-Asian hate crimes are discussed, it's limited to a narrow range of experience, privileging East Asian women over pretty much all other Asians. This erasure is harmful on many levels and has still not been corrected or even acknowledged. (see my data thread)

I think many AsAms feel like Asian Twitter recently died. But for me, it died several years ago, when Asians with media power decided that all of this harm and imbalance was not only normal, but good. Our community has been broken for a long time. They don't want to fix it.

So does this mean Squid Game, Battle Royale, etc. are bad stories? No. It means we need better real-life conversations and efforts to understand what anti-Asian racism is and how to fix it. Survival horror is a fun thought experiment—until you realize you're living in one.

(Please don’t repost or edit my art. Reblogs are always appreciated.)

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#immigration #anti-asian racism #anti-asian hate crimes #racism #anti-asian violence #murder #u.s. wars in asia #battle royale #squid game #deadpool #daredevil #avengers #bullet train #kill bill #aapi #asian americans #asians in media #my art #artists on tumblr #fil-am artist #joshua luna #josh luna

[roseband]

...

#u know eric nam is rlly the best kpop (well i guess ex kpop lol) boy #/leaves kpop label for own label/ -> /immediately starts doing political campaigns/ #his event in Georgia tonight lol....... (my house reps there lmao only reason i know about it..... grace meng in solidly blue ny-06 tho #...like i honestly feel like i gotta volunteer for someone who ISNT grace meng tho....cuz she wins by 30 point margins usually #cuz well..... district is predominantly white and asian but like...most white ppl in the district (incl me) r jewish #typically were the most jewish district in the country AND jews r the second most left group in the US (following black women)) #personal #grace meng is really neat btw....her voting record is great AND she wrote the no luxury tax on menstrual products thing for NYS when she #was state assembly rep.....and she wrote one federal too but it hasnt passed :/ #she was also the main sponsor on the antisemitic and anti asian hate crime bills during covid too #(well the house sponsor not the senate) #wheres the marge potato meme....just think she's neat.

[namchyoon]

namjoon taking a selfie before leaving ♡ + the picture:

#btsgif #btsedit #bts #kim namjoon #namjoon #* #*gifs #*bts #*knj #bts visited the white house to discuss anti-asian hate crimes #bangtantv

[humanrightsconnected]

Last Thursday marked two years since the Atlanta spa shootings that killed eight people, including six women of Asian descent. As we observe today the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, discover 5 ways to counter racism against the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. 

#international day for the elimination of racial discrimination #asian american #asian americans #pacific islander #pacific islanders #aapi #stop asian hate crimes #stop asian hate #stop aapi hate #stop hate #hate is a virus #stand against hate #protect asian lives #asian lives matter #racism #anti asian racism #stop racism #fight racism #end racism #racial discrimination #xenophobia

[voxyldy]

10.05.2022

[EPISODE]

BTS visits the White House to discuss Anti-Asian hate crimes

Source: Bangtan TV

#taehasmysoulinhispocket #bts #v #jhope #jk #jimin #jin #suga #rm #youtube #White House #anti asian #hate crimes #behind the scenes #washington dc #ambassadors #Posted October 2022