Reblog: 4 Reasons People Think It Is Okay To Be Racist Towards Asians

At the Oscars, Chris Rock, who ironically made it a point to address the lack of diverse representation at the awards ceremony, also made an insensitive joke that played to Asian American stereotypes and child labor.  You can watch a clip here: …and by the way, those are not those children’s real names…

It baffles me, too.  I felt that when I saw it but hadn’t seen it so well articulated until I saw this article.  It’s so odd that it’s somehow okay for him to make racist jokes about Asians.  It’s like kids who’ve been bullied bullying other kids.