January 20, 2008

  • Do you celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day? How?

    No.  It's just another day off. 

    What's there to celebrate?  Affirmative action?  That kept me from getting a job because I'm the "wrong" minority.  In fact, last time I checked with education textbooks, I'm not even a minority.

    I think that if us Asians took a serious stand we'd be able to show the type of muscle we do have in this society rather than cower as we do now to save face or not make waves.  Sure, as minorities go, we are liked better because of our stereotype of being yesmen, katos, or technical workhorses.  We're treated better for it too, though there still is hatred and suspicion mostly from the other minorites.

    I tell you as sure as I am an American if we Asians did a protest or boycott you better believe people will pay attention and not make a joke of it like the "Atzlan" protest a few years back when they boycotted coming out of doors or doing business or driving on the street.  Let me tell you there was no loss of business; everyone I ran into in L.A. was bemused by it and everyone, everyone, commented on how good the traffic was.  Boy that made a difference just not the one organizers thought it would.  Have they boycotted since?  No.

    I think if all Asians denied their services for one day, you'd see a difference.  If all Asians, stopped practicing medicine, doing taxes,  practicing law, technically supporing, making food, etc.  You'd see it.  Heck if we all, for one day, DO IT WRONG on purpose, contrary to what is EXPECTED,  you'd see the difference too.  They'd be out for our blood, but we'd have taken a good chunk with us if we did.

    By why do we need to?  There's NO stigma for success.  No oppression for skilled.  Unless it's from the unsuccessful and unskilled.  But then the proles have always complained, always harangued, always rioted.  Just give them their bread and circuses for a day or two and they'd shut up.

    Heck give them a national holiday.

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Comments (4)

  • what does this have to do with MLK? MLK gave us the opportunity to be able to be skilled workers in the United States.  it has nothing to do with being the "Model Minority".

  • you're right of course, although the prole comment kind of annoyed me. over half of my town is asian and if they all boycotted there'd be a LOT of people who'd be s.o.l.

  • I love the Asians.  Asian women are bangin' hot.

  • this is interesting.......... I like it.

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