Are we racist?

Question

We refer to the VT killer as a Korean but if he was a Caucasian, even if he was a legal alien, would we refer the person as Irish/English....?

Answer 1

The people of America need to make some choices:
Students - Is it so important that you appear 'cool' to your friends, that you disregard someones feelings for a laugh or that you isolate people that seem different then you how can you judge what someone elses life is like, especially when you dont even want to know them!
Teachers/School staff - How long are you going to ignore that this happens to students, when will you take a proactive stand and demand equality in your own schools!
Parents - A child learns accepted behavior and morality from the parents, love, empathy, compassion start at home, maybe the parents need to be held responsible for their children's actions!
Racist is just the beginning, Americans, hero's after a tragedy, cowards and bullies before!

Answer 2

Do you really have to ask? We are not "referring" him as a Korean, he was Korean. A Caucasiann is perceived as a White person, however it means that comes from the Caucasus or Caucasia, which is a region compounded by parts of Europe and Asia. in its majority Russian states, (previously known as USSR). In these states it is visible the Asian influence, so literally, he was a "Caucasian " as well. So your assumption of a "white" person committing the crimes, be Caucasian would be wrong. Now, and Irish/English? He won't be a "Caucasian" and I hardly believe that those two Nationalities match, they discriminate against each other even more. As far of the "legal alien" reference concerns, what about it? A legal alien is a a legal alien regardless of descendence.
KOREAN IS NOT A RACE!!!! IS A NATIONALITY!!!
PLEASE RESEARCH AND LEARN BEFORE ANYONE < INCLUDING ME, WRITE AN ANSWER

Answer 3

Yes, we would refer to an Irish person with a green card as an Irish legal permanent resident alien.

Cho was a South Korean legal permanent resident alien.

He was not an American.

Answer 4

Note to American ...


Correct, Cho was not an American Citizen.... big deal.

Cho was a legal resident in the US. He had been living in your country for 15 years along with other members of his family.

They emigrated from South Korea to the US in Sept 1992.

He was a lawful permanent resident of the United States and a South Korean citizen.

Answer 5

Everyone is racist to some degree.

They're calling him Korean because he was from Korea. Doesn't that make sense?

If he had been a resident alien from England, I'm sure that would have been reported.

Answer 6

Let me say this.
Every culture has a derogatory remark against them.
Caucasians have White boy, wonder bread, cracker and so on.
Asians have chink, charlie, kong, ricer and so on.
Hispanics have bean er, taco, spick and so on.
What do black people have?
Well they're running out of derogatory names.
To me this is un-American.
Yes why should they separate themselves even more from the rest of us.
EVERY one has a name in our culture that doesn't necessarily reflect the whole race, and everyone understands this, but black people why!!
I think its time to get over the self pitty and become the Americans that we all know you can be.

Answer 7

We're not being racist. He wasn't born in the US, he was born in South Korean, that is why they refer to him as a Korean... Stop reading too much into it.

Answer 8

Referring to Cho as Korean was a statement of fact, not a statement of racism.

Answer 9

We would refer to him as white. SO no we are not racist we are justr saying the truth, He was a Korean Man/boy. It's not being racist it's being honest.

Answer 10

Yes, we are racist. However, if he were black or white I don't think we would judge the entire black or white race. I also don't think that the Koren race should be judged by the actions of this mentally ill man. An Asian committing this kind of crime is rare.