why do orientals use us blacks as a reference?

Question

ONCE AGAING IM NOT TRYING TO OFFEND ANY ONE BUT I HAD TO PUT THIS ORIENTAL GUY IN HIS PLACE CAUSE HE WAS MAD CAUSE SUM IGNORANT FOOL GUY ASKED HIM WERE HE WAS FROM INSTEAD OF LETTING THE GUY KNOW THAT HE WAS FROM CALIFORNIA HE TURN AROUND AND ASK THE THE GUY WOULD U ASK A BLACK PERSON THAT THATS WHEN I GOT IN FACE AND I HAD TO LET HIM KNOW QUIT USING BLACK AMERICANS AS REFERENCE CAUSE WE VE BEEN HEAR FOR 500 HUNDRED YEARS WE DID NOT COME HERE WE WERE BROUGTH HERE AGAINST OUR WILL BUT ANY WAYS WHY ORIENTALS SHOULD STOP IT I FEEL THAT THERE NOT THREATED AS BADDLY AS THEY SAY THEY ARE CAUSE I LOOKED AT SOME POLL YESTERDAY ORIENTAL WOMAN MAN 3X MORE THAN WHITE WOMEN I WAS SHOKED TO LEARN THA ABOUT 2X MORE THAN BLACK WOMEN MY POINT IS THAT ORIENTALS REALLY SHOULD STOP IT WE COME FROM TWO DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS TWO DIFFERENT STRUGGELS STOP IT ALOT ORIENTALS ARE LIVIN VERY GOOD IN THIS COUNTRY STOP LOOKING AT THE BLACK AMERICANS FOCUS ON YOUR OWN STRUGGLES FIGTH YOURE OWN BATTLES

Answer 1

From what I can tell, the guy probably felt offended by the question too. Even though I assume it was perfectly natural, he must not have got it right.
But you're right, using you as reference was wrong, no matter what he thought of the question. See, when asking an Asian person where they are from, an asker may actually want to know the country of origin (Thailand, China, Burma, etc.), but in the case of African-Americans that would be nearly impossible to figure out, so there is no grounds for comparison.

Answer 2

i do not unavoidably imagine your statement is racist, yet I do trust that making a blanket fact about any crew of persons shows lack of expertise. In authorities colleges, money are not any further continually allotted both. some communities receive more beneficial money for colleges and different public elements inclusive of parks . more beneficial wealthy and Suburban elements have proprietor of a house's institutions and different community communities that take care of an effective relationship w/ the authorities, the position their voice is heard and they communicate with their vote. In some poor communites, which will or would no longer be predominantly Black, Latino, or White, many do no longer vote, and do not write their community authorities representatives to call for substitute.

Answer 3

So, you were offended that an Asian person got offended by a question of his origin, and used a black person as an example in his response. You sound angry. You also sound very envious of the Asians. Perhaps you can't relate to the struggles of other races to be accepted, but they relate to yours. That person can understand what black people have gone through because they also have been victimized, stereotyped, marginalized, and persecuted. You may not think that they have struggled, but they have, just as almost every ethnic immigrant population. Before you judge them, perhaps you could try to see the similarities between you and them.

Answer 4

1.) Stop shouting.
2.) Punctuation is your friend.
3.) Rugs are oriental, people are Asian. Please be respectful.
4.) Just as others cannot judge your struggles, so can you never judge the struggles of others. Instead of arguing over who has it worse, we should all be working to make it better.

Answer 5

umm yeah i actually find your whole story offensive. They are not "orientals" they are asian. You wouldn't want to be called the n-word would you? Treat others as you wish to be treated. The only reason he used black americans as a reference point is because they are a very common reference point. Also, in case you don't remember, asians do not have it easy, we bombed them in WW II they were killed in tieneman square, we killed them in vietnam, we put them to work in sweat shops to make our sneakers, THEY ARE STILL In slavery, and they just survived a tsunami!
So who is the ignorant one now!
Remember: TREAT OTHERS AS YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE TREATED

Answer 6

oh my god. the term is Asians, and the caps lock key is to the left of the A

Answer 7

Get over it buddy.
Quit blaming others for your problems and take care of yourself.

Answer 8

We have very few Asians, Asian Americans in
my area. I have only had ONE Asian female actually speak to me, and be friendly.

People from India are worst. How can you have a store
and not be friendly???

Answer 9

punctuation is fun, learn how to use it.