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Old 06-17-2008, 02:19 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jorgelito
I disagree. ALL of my Arab friends (Saudi, Algerian, Qatari) are white, white, white. Same goes for my Mexican friends except one who is actually black. Go figure.

If anything, Asians suffer just as much if not more prejudice, stereotyping, and are more likely to be victims of hate crimes. Especially South Asians, as well as East and Southeast Asians. I think crimes against Asians are even up in Canada if I recall correctly. That is one demographic that is always seen as easy victims. In New York, there is a popular game in which participants will order Chinese food, then kill the delivery man. All for sport. In another, it has become very popular to stalk Asian fishermen and push them into the lake. Countless convenience stores are attacked everyday by people who can't distinguish Asians from "Arabs" or anti-Korean people. The list goes on and on and on. And this doesn't even include the stereotyping and prejudice which takes place in the workplace, white collar or blue collar.
joregelito....you have enlightened me to the prejudice and hate crimes against Asians.

The FBI hate crime statistics are only one measure:
Anti-Asian/Pacific Islander: 181 incidents, 230 offenses, 239 victims

Anti-Islamic: 156 incidents, 191 offenses, 208 victims
(I assume most are semitic Arabs, but have no way of knowing for certain):

Anti-Hispanic: 576 incidents, 770 offenses, 819 victims
I still hold that if you are planning to emigrate to the US, you are better off being white.
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