I do have an inkling of the racial homogeneity there. As for Europe generally, I remember when I was 13, I noted the exact number of Asians I ran into in France (hint: less than one).

Don’t get me wrong; I’m pretty thankful for the diversity here, and the good rate of easy-goingness overall. And I know that I’m in a privileged position, being in a huge urban centre; understandably rural areas are less diverse, and small-town Ontario is chock full of super nice people, but it’s not the most mixed group.

…I vote we turn everyone green. It wouldn’t fix anything, but it would sure be funny.

I mean yes, racism is a problem in China (and Japan, and Africa, and Europe, and any place where locals feel threatened by outsiders), but isn’t this like the pot calling the kettle…uh…nevermind.

The announcer’s comments are a little more disturbing, but I think that’s partly cultural; in China, it’s not nearly so taboo to point out obvious physical differences. If I gain weight, my mother-in-law just says, “Boy, you’re getting fat.” Just like that. I’ve also had discussions about the colour of my various bodily wastes over the dinner table, as people try to diagnose an illness. Different cultures are different; that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re wrong.

OTOH, it obviously bothers her, and that sucks. Part of the problem is that blatant racism also isn’t as taboo in China.

Once we were on the train in Kuala Lumpur and a couple of younger men started to sling abuse at my wife in Cantonese. It was for her ears, not mine and she told me about it after we got off the train, to avoid a scene.

In Malaysia you can still buy Darlie toothpaste…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darlie

…and everybody knows the name is actually “Darkie”.

The fact is we are hard coded to apply prejudice to appearance, even though we suppress the urge in a few cases.

Best of luck to this girl.

Racial “hybrids” make for a healthy gene pool.

You are most welcome here in New Zealand and I am sure around the Pacific if your own country does not accept you… Just know the REST OF THE WORLD most probably will! YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL … WHAT an awesome disguise you have should you travel to europe, the americas.. wow… anywhere! you cant do undercover work now coz the whole world has seen you!lol! … FIGHTING!!

Alofa tele lava, Arohanui, Aloha, Sarang, Lublu, Mahal …

Nona
XOXOX
[A Pacific Island Diva who thinks you ROCK!!!]

What do you do if you are racist and your boss is not of your own race? You bad-mouth him/her to your peers, of your own race. Sometimes, they don’t hold the same racist views as yourself and stays away from you.

There are many levels of racism.

1) I wouldn’t talk to them

2) If they sit down on the bus seat next to me, I will get up

3) I will not share my workplace with them

4) I wouldn’t work for them, I’ll quit

5) I will not hire them

6) People of “x” race is bad in maths, people of “y” race things only of money

7) I wouldn’t let my children marry one of them

8) I wouldn’t marry one of them

Arriba!

Thanks for clearing that up for us…

As has been mentioned racism in China is social idea. The communist government uses divisio et imperia and has placed the “Han” whatever the hell those are on top. Not the first society to create a myth of racial superiotity to justify it’s deeply unjust economic position.

I’ve heard that argued before but I don’t buy it. Look at Brazil- for half a millennium the native peoples have been interbreeding with ethnic Europeans and Africans but modern-day Brazilians are far from racially homogeneous.

Perhaps I said that from a different perspective. This article states a half black/half asian girl. When did using the term black to refer to someone become wrong. Why is it okay to call me white? Why not european-american? Or perhaps, german-ameerican or british-american? Why the label?

The issue I have with it is not the people, it’s the idea of simply relabeling something that already has a name. If as a culture we want to move past seeing things as black/white/asian/whatever, then the labels have to have less importance, not MORE.

I know people can be proud of their heritage, but in reality everyone born in America, is an American. Black, white, asian, latino, or any other race or color.

I don’t see my friends as that black guy or that asian girl. I see them as the people they are. The creation and distinction of classes/people/or race simply creates a less homogeneous population.

chinese society is more homogenous, its not like america, were everyone is mixed.
the chinese have a long way.
that goes to show you, its not about the skin color, she is no less chinese than her lighter skin counterparts

just because she has dark skin, doesn’t me she isn’t chinese!!
the girl is chinese, that is all she knows!

I wonder what it means though. All this has made me think of the recent news articles about the influx of Chinese souvenirs commemorating Barack Obama. I understand there must be a clear line between feting a foreign president and accepting a person similar living next door, but this seems like a bizarre contradiction to me.

Btw I was looking for links about this on reddit and the only thing I found was from 2 months old. (http://www.chinasmack.com/stories/shanghai-black-girl-lou-jing-racist-chinese-netizens/

I’m not sure when her appearance on “Go Oriental Girl” was but I think we are talking about a story that’s 8 weeks old.

I’m a Chinese American. I can tell you flat out that those in my family who grew up in China and Hong Kong are just racist. Those who grew up in the US are much less so. This is not all that different from the form of racism harbor by Koreans and the Japanese.

This is not the result of a Chinese government policy but a prevalent sentiment across all of East Asia. It’s not something they can just legislate away. It’s something that need to be brought to the surface, discussed, and confronted.

Often times when people speak of racism they speak of unfair treatment faced by people like them. They don’t care about the overall issue of racism and the rejection of race as anything more than skin deep. I see this in the minority students who I’ve tutored.