Things You Might Not Know Are Racist

And Sources to Back Up my Claims

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Calling MSG Unhealthy

• article from BBC on why this is racist

• research paper from the National Institute of Health (NIH)

• article about MSG and xenophobia from Duke

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Calling COVID-19 the "China Flu"/"Kung Flu"

• article from PBS describing hate crimes against Asian Americans

• article from Yale talking about why it's xenophobic to call it China Flu/Wuhan Flu

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Fetishizing Asians ("Yellow Fever")

• article from Cambridge describing why this isn't flattering

• wiki article describing asian fetishization 

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Refusing to Date Asian Men on the Basis of Race

• article from the London School of Economics and Political Science on the historical emasculation of Asian Men

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What Can You Do to Help?

 

Monetary

• Stop AAPI Hate reporting center: this organization tracks and responds to incidents of hate, violence, harassment, discrimination, shunning, and child bullying against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States

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Non-Monetary

• Speak up

• Educate and inform yourself

• Call out racism and microaggressions when you see them. Yes, even when it's a joke. Yes, even when it's your best friend or racist uncle

• Listen to Asian Americans when they tell you about their experiences

• Don't invalidate these experiences

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