You know how it goes...in the dysfuctional pseudo-respectful minds of all races, it is assumed if one can do it, the rest are suspect. Will the big cities of North America see Korean convienience foodstores trashed and firebombed by people who's perpetual showings of gun machismo over the decades been usurped by what they see as 'little' Korea?
2007-04-18 19:38:49 · 13 answers · asked by nativexile 5 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
That may be so, Big Ste...but the times I've been to New York, I've always popped into Korean stores - they are indeed happy and respectful of being given chances by the US to start and stengthen their businesses, but we know stereotyping is the lazy man's way to prove a point. Like in the UK...you put Muslims/blacks/Irish...and even the Polish is a box, your relationship with them becomes surreal and nasty.
The Koreans might see the other side of some Americans in the near future, which will be a shame.
2007-04-18 20:00:17 · update #1
Fair point, Mucky...but answers like yours might bring out the group I mentioned - the dysfuctional pseudo-respectful...I know this may be my version of putting people in boxes, but we can't deny the existence of such folk, and damn...they even have certain sections of the media who will support them (i.e. The Sun, New York Post etc.).
2007-04-18 21:26:07 · update #2
I wonder...if he was just weirdski, but had not touched another person in anger or hate, would he have not reached the echelons of power with e-a-s-e after his stint of college...and a subject of camp Hollywood observation come his middle-aged years of life?
2007-04-18 22:52:07 · update #3
My boyfriend is Korean and, in his opinion, this individual was more probably Americanised than Korean anyway, having lived there since he was eight. However, that is really beside the point. Any rational human being will understand that the actions of this sick individual were not representative of the Korean community living in America. The person was ill, it doesn't matter what nationality he was. He should not have been sold a gun in the first place.
I hope most people will have the sense to realise this to avoid any kind of backlash.
2007-04-18 19:51:45 · answer #1 · answered by Ginny Jin 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's possible there could be some backlash, but reasonable people will keep that from getting out of hand.
Koreans in the United States should be careful and should be prepared for some negative reaction, but that reaction will be small and most Americans won't bother them.
2007-04-18 19:46:08 · answer #2 · answered by Warren D 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that any reasonable person is not going to associate this murderous soul with respectful hardworking, Koreans. The vigilante mind, the unreasonable person standing between the precipice of mental unstability and barely functioning might think that way, but then they would be just like this murderer wouldn't they?
2007-04-18 19:48:24 · answer #3 · answered by Inquisitive 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would say that there is a near 100% chance that this will happen. There are hate filled numb nuts in every group of our society who believe that revenge on innocents is a valid retaliation for what Cho did.
2007-04-18 19:45:51 · answer #4 · answered by The answer man 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. There was no really major backlash against muslims after 911, and this attack only killed 1% of those killed then.
2007-04-19 05:50:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe a little but people in general know this guy was mentally unstable and will not act like fools in retaliation,would look bad on them and all of U.S.A. to do so.
2007-04-18 19:59:28 · answer #6 · answered by davec4real_02 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont believe there will be any backlash this is just one nut case that should of been in a mental ward instead of being out in society.
2007-04-18 21:48:57 · answer #7 · answered by dan m 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope not, the same as Muslims here shouldn't be blamed for what's happening in Iraq.
2007-04-18 19:49:26 · answer #8 · answered by JJ 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I hope not. Anybody who does so is only compounding the misery caused by this tragedy.
2007-04-18 20:05:56 · answer #9 · answered by manneke 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you know the sad part is that the Americans are probably LOVING the fact that this young man was not native to the US (then again, none of them are really are they?)... anyway, how soon they forget that the Oklahoma bombings who they were quick to point the finger at Islamic fundamentalist, was in fact a white American..... the shootings at the Amish school.... er..... white Americans...... the Columbine killings.... er white Americans.......
And yes, probably the poor law abiding citizens of Korean descent will no doubt receive the backlash. Tiny minds breed much stupidty I'm afraid.
2007-04-18 20:15:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 6⤋