Comments on: An Open Apology for a Bad Joke

By: Lost Cause

Lost Cause — Mon, 11 May 2009 04:12:53 +0000

Aww, it’s just a joke?

Your mother sucked my dick last night for your education. How’s THAT for a joke, you piece of fly shit?

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:56:24 +0000

You’re article wasn’t funny, at all, I’m sorry to say this. The racist thing didn’t help.

By: Eileen

Eileen — Wed, 14 May 2008 18:25:53 +0000

As an outsider who is considerably older than many of the posters…can I say how impressed and proud I am of all the young people who write so beautifully and powerfully about the impact of these stereotypes?!? When I was starting college–almost 20 years ago–I am very sure I would not have had the confidence to speak up the way you are–and so effectively as well, with the anger the occasion deserves, but with such well-informed conviction that it makes it impossible to ignore you. It really inspires me to see how knowledgeable and confident you are. Gambatte!

By: Chelsea

Chelsea — Mon, 05 May 2008 07:05:04 +0000

Wow. Lotsa hatred on this post. I have to agree with many on the point that your apology frankly sucked. I hope with the flood of comments in response to your apology/comment, you’re sort of beginning to see where everyone is coming from.

General question, though: is this fixation on White America, white privilege, and “you white folks” completely necessary or can it even be construed as a positive “contribution” to this ongoing discussion on race? There is no more evident example of the pot calling the kettle black.

I understand that many of these comments are emotionally-triggered, and I can bet that majority of these weren’t saved in drafts, reread, and then sent; however, what exactly are you accomplishing by throwing statistics of white males around and lamenting about the prevalent white privilege? It’s existent, but what exactly are you proposing will alleviate the ongoing stereotypes and racial injustices?

If you want to criticize the way he poorly apologized for his article, then fine. Likewise, all of your comments are subject to the same criticism for their utter inability to be contributory to the greater objective of “understanding each other.” His article may reflect that there is an awful lot about Asian cultures that he doesn’t understand or even appreciate, but to collect whites into this mass of White America shows the same lack of empathy that drives the perpetuation of racism in America.

You lament about racism, but you only contribute to it.

By: Taehee Kim

Taehee Kim — Sun, 04 May 2008 10:33:43 +0000

You won’t hesitate to delete mean comments, right?

How about this? YOU DESERVE ALL OF IT AND MORE.

Did you ever learn about honor? Well, how about RESPONSIBILITY?

How about DISCIPLINE?

If you’re really sorry, offer the “parties” something more than a “sorry”.
Ask us what you can do to make this better.

For me? I’d like to see you make fun of yourself *enthusiastically*… It has to be at least 1000 words, complete with pictures and videos. You also have to discuss you being a caucasian as a possible source of your ignorance and blasphemy.

By: LeAnne

LeAnne — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:18:11 +0000

As an immigrant, a student and a black woman, I am not the slightest bit surprised that a white male would write *once again* another racist rant against Asians and their culture. I think of anything, your posts speaks more to the attitudes of entitlement with White America. For some strange reason, white folks simply cannot get over the fact that maybe Affirmative Action helps them out because THEY cannot achieve. Keep lying to yourself and believing that minorities are too stupid to be in college so they have to work harder than whites to get in and stay in. All that rhetoric does is keep you on the bottom of the totem pole considering that only 40% of white males have a college degree.

By: eric

eric — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:14:57 +0000

racist biggot

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:29:42 +0000

Nice lipservice, just because you have asian friends doesn’t mean you don’t carry racist ideals, you dipstick ivy leaguers. No wonder Ivy League education is a joke.

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:27:04 +0000

Stupid racist cunt

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:44:38 +0000

Uhm, Evan?
I don’t know (virtually) anything about you except for the fact that you’re not asian, and you chose to write this article. Coming from that place, please take my comments as you will.

Being a white person, I have learned that we have *no right* to say what is or is not offensive, or by how much. also, if (or more likely when) we make a mistake, it is our responsibility to take whatever comments are made as graciously as possible, and not respond on the defensive. Just imagine that you were offended and hurt by something - how easy is it for you to respond directly to that person in a kind and educational manner? and how likely are you to do it again if they respond to you with “i didn’t mean it. it was the best of intentions. what more do you want?”

trying to educate myself as a white person has certainly not been easy - it has been humbling and difficult, and at times, I have certainly not wanted to give up. but I also know that there is no way for me to know anything about being a person of color and what that means. I might feel like i’m familiar because of my friends, my family, my family’s friends, my co-workers, or anyone else I associate with, but it doesn’t mean that the experience is *mine.*