Why doesn't MCPS care about Asian-Americans and feelings of bias/discrimination?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Agree that Asians and Whites get lumped together but this whole situation has created tensions between Black parents and students and Asians and White parents and students and Asians. MCPS doesn't seem to care. If they were really listening they would know kids are turning on other kids due to race because the district has been so opaque about how it goes about ensuring equity. It is creating a lot of resentment and it is the students who are suffering.

If kids are turning on other kids, then you need to look at what those kids are hearing at home.

Just based on DCUM alone, there is overwhelming racism, bias, stereotyping, and xenophobia against Asians that goes completely unchecked and is supported by the woke crowd.

So yes, the kids of these DCUM parents are definitely hearing and learning how to cherry pick racism and justify it.

+1 million to this

Racism has been normalized in this country since January 2017. The grand plan has been to use race politics and tribalism to splinter the country, and turn American against American for political and economic gain. Let's start to get over it now, and think about how we can fix the problem.

[Anonymous]

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Racism has been normalized in this country since January 2017. The grand plan has been to use race politics and tribalism to splinter the country, and turn American against American for political and economic gain. Let's start to get over it now, and think about how we can fix the problem.

Racism has been normalized in this country since July 4, 1776.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Racism has been normalized in this country since January 2017. The grand plan has been to use race politics and tribalism to splinter the country, and turn American against American for political and economic gain. Let's start to get over it now, and think about how we can fix the problem.

Racism has been normalized in this country since July 4, 1776.

Ever hear of the 1619 project?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Racism has been normalized in this country since January 2017. The grand plan has been to use race politics and tribalism to splinter the country, and turn American against American for political and economic gain. Let's start to get over it now, and think about how we can fix the problem.

Racism has been normalized in this country since July 4, 1776.

Ever hear of the 1619 project?

Yeah, but it wasn't "this country" then.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Racism has been normalized in this country since January 2017. The grand plan has been to use race politics and tribalism to splinter the country, and turn American against American for political and economic gain. Let's start to get over it now, and think about how we can fix the problem.

Racism has been normalized in this country since July 4, 1776.

Ever hear of the 1619 project?

The USA is the least racist country in the world. All other countries are far more racist. I’m so proud of the United States for being better than every other country in every way.

[Anonymous]

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I have no idea what your post is supposed to mean. My kids are American. English is their only language. Well, my HSer knows some Spanish now, and my MSer knows some French.

And there is such a thing as "Asian" culture, or European culture. We've had this discussion before on this forum.

Are you a white person trying to tell Asian people that there is no such thing as "Asian" culture? Most Asians I know (and I know plenty) agree that there is such a thing as "Asian" culture, just as there is such a thing as "Latin" culture.

There isn't such a thing as "Latin" culture either.

Or "European" culture, except what has developed in the past few decades through the EU, which half of people in England have now decided they want no part of.

yes, there is. I have heard Hispanic people use the term, too.

As an Asian person, I use the term " Asian culture". My spouse who is European, uses the term "western European culture", or "southern European culture" vs "northern European culture".

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Racism has been normalized in this country since January 2017. The grand plan has been to use race politics and tribalism to splinter the country, and turn American against American for political and economic gain. Let's start to get over it now, and think about how we can fix the problem.

Racism has been normalized in this country since July 4, 1776.

Ever hear of the 1619 project?

The USA is the least racist country in the world. All other countries are far more racist. I’m so proud of the United States for being better than every other country in every way.

I think the US tries harder, but that in part is because we are more of a melting pot than most other countries.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because MCPS is jumping on the woke train and AA have "white privilege".

As an Asian-American (who grew up low-income), I have yet to experience any white privilege. It really irks me that MCPS lumps Asian kids with white kids.

Why does MCPS have to suppress one group of kids in order to elevate another? My oldest is a 1st grader, so learning about how MCPS operates has been pretty eye-opening.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Racism has been normalized in this country since January 2017. The grand plan has been to use race politics and tribalism to splinter the country, and turn American against American for political and economic gain. Let's start to get over it now, and think about how we can fix the problem.

Racism has been normalized in this country since July 4, 1776.

Ever hear of the 1619 project?

The USA is the least racist country in the world. All other countries are far more racist. I’m so proud of the United States for being better than every other country in every way.

You're saying that, based on what?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:
I have no idea what your post is supposed to mean. My kids are American. English is their only language. Well, my HSer knows some Spanish now, and my MSer knows some French.

And there is such a thing as "Asian" culture, or European culture. We've had this discussion before on this forum.

Are you a white person trying to tell Asian people that there is no such thing as "Asian" culture? Most Asians I know (and I know plenty) agree that there is such a thing as "Asian" culture, just as there is such a thing as "Latin" culture.

There isn't such a thing as "Latin" culture either.

Or "European" culture, except what has developed in the past few decades through the EU, which half of people in England have now decided they want no part of.

yes, there is. I have heard Hispanic people use the term, too.

As an Asian person, I use the term " Asian culture". My spouse who is European, uses the term "western European culture", or "southern European culture" vs "northern European culture".

Asian-American PP, do you really believe that there is such a thing as an "Asian culture" that is true for the entire huge continent of Asia with billions of people, 50 different countries, hundreds of different languages, 20 different religions...?

As for your European spouse - yes, people from everywhere can make stereotypical generalizations.

[Anonymous]

Not that PP but when people I know use the words "Asian culture" they often mean Asian American culture which is something kind of imposed on Asians in the United States since they are lumped together as a census category.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Because MCPS is jumping on the woke train and AA have "white privilege".

As an Asian-American (who grew up low-income), I have yet to experience any white privilege. It really irks me that MCPS lumps Asian kids with white kids.

Why does MCPS have to suppress one group of kids in order to elevate another? My oldest is a 1st grader, so learning about how MCPS operates has been pretty eye-opening.

+1

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Racism has been normalized in this country since January 2017. The grand plan has been to use race politics and tribalism to splinter the country, and turn American against American for political and economic gain. Let's start to get over it now, and think about how we can fix the problem.

Racism has been normalized in this country since July 4, 1776.

Ever hear of the 1619 project?

The USA is the least racist country in the world. All other countries are far more racist. I’m so proud of the United States for being better than every other country in every way.

Say what now?
Is that sarcasm? Or are you trolling?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not that PP but when people I know use the words "Asian culture" they often mean Asian American culture which is something kind of imposed on Asians in the United States since they are lumped together as a census category.

Yeah, and generally when people in the US refer to "European culture," they're white ethno-nationalists trying to justify anti-immigrant xenophobia.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because MCPS is jumping on the woke train and AA have "white privilege".

As an Asian-American (who grew up low-income), I have yet to experience any white privilege. It really irks me that MCPS lumps Asian kids with white kids.

Why does MCPS have to suppress one group of kids in order to elevate another? My oldest is a 1st grader, so learning about how MCPS operates has been pretty eye-opening.

I feel the same. How about trying to simply elevate all kids?