As we continue to discuss our course texts, we are keeping current events in mind. Here is an article from The New York Times. What do you think about this issue? What can we do about it?
ENG 2201: American Literature 1865-2020
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I think this kind of issue is getting out of hand more for the Chinese-American community and it seems to be getting worse no matter where they go . Like I understand the fear many Americans are dealing with and having a hard time coming together as human beings to deal with this but to be releasing the anger and fear at each other or those who had nothing to do with the virus in the first place seems really scary and unfair. I feel sorry for those who had to deal with something that is not under there own control, the only thing i can come up with right now is for the authorities to maybe get involved in this and to reassure the people that going against each other isn’t going to make much of a difference with the virus disappearing. I personally feel like the government isn’t doing much in helping those poor people who are constantly dealing with those assaults daily, if possible i think they should also give some reminders that the Chinese-American or even the full blood Chinese living anywhere in the world has nothing to do with the virus and are also equally terrible like everyone else.
Hope I make sense.
This is honestly incredibly saddening.. and I’d be lying if it didn’t make me angry. I don’t even understand the purpose of attacking Chinese Americans, or any other ethnic group that might look East Asian. It’s not like the virus was spread on purpose, nor did that specific person have anything to do with it. People who do this just want a scapegoat; a way to feel in control and in power in a time where we are being stripped of such things. It’s bigotry as a response to the fact that they can not change what is going on. There are feelings of fear and anger and insecurity, especially with people losing their jobs left and right, the stress of having to take care of children, and the fact that humans were simply not built for complete isolation. However, to take out that anger and frustration on people who have absolutely nothing to do with it is nothing short of disgusting behavior.
I agree with Garnet this is sad and unacceptable . People are really blaming a whole ethnicity for the cause of the virus , these are the same people who voted for Trump. A bunch of ignorants. Our president shouldn’t allow this to happen , his people should feel safe especially in time like this but he add more fuel to the fire by calling it the “Chinese virus”. I understand the fear this virus has brought and how greatly it has impacted everyone but I don’t think we should let our anger get the best of us . We need to come a one now and help each other out instead of attacking one another.
A weird plus side to this virus that I’ve found is that pretty much no matter where you are in the world right now, there are millions of people struggling with the same issues and fears. I’ve talked to people from all over the globe in the last few weeks, from Florida to London to Iran to New Zealand, and it has been a really cool opportunity to be one in a spirit of unity and help each other out because we can empathize with each other’s needs and emotions like Daselin said. Those collective emotions can and should be used for good.
I agree with everyone’s comments , and it’s quite scary how theirs always a cultural or racial group getting attacked whenever any sort of pandemic or major crisis happens. It’s disappointing that our president has made racial prejudice only increase because a nations Leader should bring people together not pull them apart and make them turn on one another. This article also reminded me of Martine Luther kings letter of how whenever one group is getting attached we should all feel outraged and attacked because any one of our communities/cultural/racial groups can be next and we must all stick together to fight any injustice. “An injustice against one of us is an an injustice against all of us” is something along the lines of what he said and I think the words heavily apply to what’s happening right now. We shouldn’t let fear turn us to hate, it should instead bring us together because no matter who you are, everyone is scared at this uncertain time.
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The power of the words. I was watching the news when I heard Trump saying, “Chinese virus”, I’m not Chinese and I felt angry for this expression because is inciting racism against this community. Same happed when in the past Trump called “terrorist” and “criminals” to Mexican community. Sadly, instead of making a call for calm hatred is sown and with it the panic among the citizens. I’m pretty sure soon that later this situation is going to end and once again sanity and peace will reach everyone.
The main idea of this article is to explain the controversy with the amount of backlash and insults the Chinese-Americans have been getting due to this pandemic. Most of them are scared to leave their own homes without being called a racist remark or an insult. This is showing that words can indeed hurt and put dents in people as racism has reached out and bubbled to the surface. We can try to convince people that they’re indeed wrong for calling out Chinese-Americans, but I doubt it would work. Humanity is beautiful but at the same time grotesque. We would just have to ban together to stop this and put this into our own hands.