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There is no "mainstream Progressive (sic) justification" for discriminating against Asians, because there is no progressive political platform built on discrimi
by kerneloftruth 5y ago
There is no "mainstream Progressive (sic) justification" for discriminating against Asians, because there is no progressive political platform built on discriminating against Asians.
Oh there is one that's forming, indeed. Asian-Americans are now called "white adjacent": https://www.asian-dawn.com/2020/11/17/school-district-categorizes-asians-as-white-adjacent/ https://www.asian-dawn.com/2020/11/17/school-district-catego...
- thaumasiotes 5y agoSometimes they're called "white adjacent". Mostly they're just called "white", or "lily-white". Here's Eugene Volokh writing about it in 1998: https://www2.law.ucla.edu/volokh/asian.htm https://www2.law.ucla.edu/volokh/asian.htm
- scarmig 5y agoI think the preferred practice nowadays for elected officials in more progressive areas is to call Asians "house n****rs." https://missionlocal.org/2021/03/alison-collins-school-board-tweets/ https://missionlocal.org/2021/03/alison-collins-school-board...