Bigotry
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Then reverse the situation and imagine Satoko receiving identical note in the US. How would you call it?
Then reverse the situation and imagine Satoko receiving identical note in the US. How would you call it?
Then reverse the situation and imagine Satoko receiving identical note in the US. How would you call it?
"Go back to Russia" and "get out of TCC". Hm, who could it be?Note that Johnny didn‘t even name Zhenya personally in his post. Only when people began to feel worried for her she responded by saying she knows how to deal with it and feels fine.
But everyone began to console Zhenya and immediately created the hashtag "ilovemedvedeva". The musician who played during the performance of Zhenya said to the whole audience “we all love you”, Miki Ando published posts with a declaration of love for her, other stuff like that. There was something wrong with that. I think that it was necessary to appeal to all that is unacceptable, and not to show it as if only Zhenya was a victim. No, this is a widespread problem.“but for some reason everyone began to feel sorry and swear to love Zhenya and not to discuss the problem in general“
I‘m sorry but no. This is not the case at all. You can voice your support for someone while at the same time raise awareness that this is a widespread problem and is not restricted solely to Zhenya. I think we would all react the same way if this happened to literally anybody else because no one deserves to be treated like that.
It doesn't matter. The main thing I'm sure that Johnny published this letter with her permission.And before you say: “Well, but she showed Johnny the letter.“
For one thing, we don‘t even know if she did.
Sorry but she doesn't. She laughs and answering with trolling to negative comments on instagram and organize there contest for the roughest comments. No need to play with such things.“But they just prefer to focus on positive things. I wish Zhenya to do the same.“
She literally does lol. She thanked Johnny for his friendship but said she‘s absolutely fine and no one should worry. What about this is not focusing on the positive?
But everyone began to console Zhenya and immediately created the hashtag "ilovemedvedeva." The musician who played during the performance of Zhenya’s music said to the whole audience “we all love you”, Miki Ando published posts with a declaration of love for her, other stuff like that. There was something wrong with that.
But everyone began to console Zhenya and immediately created the hashtag "ilovemedvedeva". The musician who played during the performance of Zhenya music said to the whole audience “we all love you”, Miki Ando published posts with a declaration of love for her, other stuff like that. There was something wrong with that. I think that it was necessary to appeal to all that is unacceptable, and not to show it as if only Zhenya was a victim. No, this is a widespread problem.
Even though this whole thing made a huge positive movement happen, I'm sure the person doesn't feel bad. It's a different effect when you say bad things to the person's face.
Okay, suddenly it‘s not a great thing if Japanese fans and colleagues give support to someone who‘s been unfairly treated, making it very clear that it‘s not right to treat anybody like that and showing that the message portrayed in the letter (Japanese people hate Evgenia) is not true at all. I need not hear more. If you advise Zhenya to focus on the positive, well, I‘d advise you the same. Because if you choose to see something even remotely wrong or controversial in people literally only showing their support and love to someone... well, I‘d say that‘s far worse than a 19 year old teenager being a bit upset over a hate letter and showing it to an adult who later on published it.
I would not know how to characterize it. It could be racism -- I hate Asians. Or it could be a disgruntled fan -- I hate you for beating my fave Bradie Tennell at Skate America last year. For me, it is not always obvious what is going on in people's minds.
Sorry, if someone tells me to get out of a country because of my ethnicity then what is it?
Even though this whole thing made a huge positive movement happen, I'm sure the person doesn't feel bad. It's a different effect when you say bad things to the person's face.
This problem was around long before social media. It's just more visible now because anything a person does can be all over the world in seconds, and because it's thus easier to get in contact with a person now.
Possibly the most vile response I've seen are the people who are convinced that Medvedeva herself wrote the letter as a PR stunt. Stay classy, folks.
This is an outdated way of "measuring" bigotry. For me, intention is irrelevant. It's equivalent to those morons on talk shows saying "I'm not racist/homophobic because I have a black/gay best friend". You absolutely need to be cognizant of what comes out your mouth.
This is the way of thinking police officers take when they go after a black person. "I don't care what they think, WHAT I PERCEIVE IS MORE IMPORTANT." They seem to pose a threat and so I will go into overdrive.
This is not equivalent but it fits. You nor I have the benefit of assuming the best of people. We're white people in the US. You nor I will probably never be placed into that position.
Clarity of dislike doesn't matter. It's still hatred and it needs to be discussed in an open manner instead of disguising it as merely a message from some Japanese rando.