A student from Colorado University wrote a “humorous” plan for his online campus newspaper on how to hate Asians back, since it has been his experience that Asians don’t like Whites. Reading it felt a bit uncomfortable since I can’t imagine this person sitting in front of his computer writing about racism in such a way. Yes, Russel Peters, Chris Rock, George Lopez and many others have made a living making fun of racism…but reading this article felt different than listening to “comedy.”
”And I say it’s time we started hating them back. That’s right-no more “tolerance.” No more “cultural sensitivity.” No more “Mr. Pretend-I’m-Not-Racist.” It’s time for war. But we won’t attack their bodies or minds. We will attack their souls.” – Max, student from CU
I definitely did not laugh.
Ricky said,
March 17, 2008 at 1:37 pm
That is definitely not light humor, even though I can tell that that perhaps could’ve been his intention. There is a strict line between “freedom of speech” and airing your views in an appropriate, considerate, and respectful manner. This CU student clearly crossed that line, to such an extreme that the main point (a satirical opinion) was lost entirely.
ibarra said,
July 12, 2008 at 8:01 am
i didn’t even realize this was supposed to be funny until he talked about “netting asians.” his epiphany was stupid. maybe the guy was just confused. white people are stupid… and they probably can’t verify if the calculus answers are correct anyway.
and that, my dear mariam, is what i like to call a “joke.”