tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post113333007998763398..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: It's a Good Thing Taiwanese Aren't RacistMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1142285793642873842006-03-14T05:36:00.000+08:002006-03-14T05:36:00.000+08:00I was watching Carlos Mencia's stand up comedy on ...I was watching Carlos Mencia's stand up comedy on TV yesterday and laughed my ass out when he said that Fillipinos are the beaner of Asian. He is absolutely right and I'm so admired of his observation.<BR/><BR/>Racism is a serious problem in Taiwan. I have a friend who is half aboriginal and had a MingNan girlfriend whose family are discriminated against aboriginals. I don't speak Taiwanese although my father is MingNan, and I have experienced some unpleasant encounters due to that every year. I have heard people openly talking bad things about Hakka. If you look like an Asian, you can avoid all these by learning speaking many languages. But if you aren't, then sooner or later discrimination will come to you. Caucasians are not immuine, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1133483624027703152005-12-02T08:33:00.000+08:002005-12-02T08:33:00.000+08:00I remember a story that I read in the Liberty Time...I remember a story that I read in the Liberty Times a few years back about a Taiwanese girl who was born with Costello Syndrome (or "小黑人症" in Chinese), a rare condition in which babies are born with dark skin, thick lips and wiry hair. The paper lamented how unfortunate the parents were to have a "black" baby. <BR/><BR/>But that must have been before Taiwan became an "internationalized" country.<BR/>--------------------------------------------<BR/>I found a story about the case in ugly simplified characters:<BR/>http://cnm21.com/hOTSPOT/shehui_052.HTM "<BR/><BR/>Definition of Costello Syndrome: <BR/>http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/jablonski/syndromes/syndrome249.htmlJasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09759067282582187193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1133456057062630372005-12-02T00:54:00.000+08:002005-12-02T00:54:00.000+08:00I do think it's an overgeneralization to say that ...I do think it's an overgeneralization to say that the "Taiwanese" in general are/aren't racist. Individual Taiwanese, sure...Perhaps part of the problem, like in Japan, is the amount of exposure to other types of people. Most of my experience is with the Taiwanese-American (since I am one), and the impression is that things aren't so "racist" after being acculturated in the States. <BR/><BR/>Anyway...Do you remember the toothpaste incident some years back? There was a kind of toothpaste with the name brand "Darkie." The logo was of a cartoony black face with a big smile full of gleaming white teeth.<BR/><BR/>After complaints the toothpaste name was changed to "Darlie." I still see this sometimes in Asian shops and groceries.<BR/><BR/>There's an image of it here (scroll down):<BR/>http://www.toothpasteworld.com/specials.htmMad Minervahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01649780647476573087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1133437114650603342005-12-01T19:38:00.000+08:002005-12-01T19:38:00.000+08:00jo bananas - you sure that wasn't Manhattan?jo bananas - you sure that wasn't Manhattan?Tequilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17458665118056232009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1133404289764816222005-12-01T10:31:00.000+08:002005-12-01T10:31:00.000+08:00That is hilarious and also really rather sad. Her...That is hilarious and also really rather sad. Here in Beijing I've seen groups of African students standing by the roadside trying to flag down a taxi. The driver would slow down to pick them up, realise that they're black, and then speed off.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12876957662592567257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1133381549352169302005-12-01T04:12:00.000+08:002005-12-01T04:12:00.000+08:00Of course there's no racism here. Don't you know ...Of course there's no racism here. Don't you know that's a "western problem"?<BR/><BR/>Sure white students at Shida have to pay double the health insurance fees as "overseas Chinese", including those of mainland decent. But that's just because in their "blood", they aren't really "foreigners". The only place Taiwanese people will see any racism is in LA.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09652288045145591799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1133380239829937042005-12-01T03:50:00.000+08:002005-12-01T03:50:00.000+08:00In Japan, in the 1990's, I remember seeing posters...In Japan, in the 1990's, I remember seeing posters outside train stations warning people in the neighborhood to be careful of thieves. <BR/><BR/>The posters always portrayed a white, western face breaking into a car or house.<BR/><BR/>Dude always look white an non-Asain LOL!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1133380134942527412005-12-01T03:48:00.000+08:002005-12-01T03:48:00.000+08:00They are open about it, as well.2 of my female stu...They are open about it, as well.<BR/><BR/>2 of my female students complained that the Filipinas are "dirty."<BR/><BR/>They really don't like the Flilipinas, do they - or the Thais for that matter.<BR/><BR/>But I've talked to a couple of Blacks from Africa who say they haven't been treated badly.<BR/><BR/>It's bizarre.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1133368737380988642005-12-01T00:38:00.000+08:002005-12-01T00:38:00.000+08:00Yeah... We were talking about foreign domestics in...Yeah... We were talking about foreign domestics in class once and a student said quite seriously that African servants are the best because they're simple and well-behaved...Jonathan Bendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10697405682873882601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1133360363075188742005-11-30T22:19:00.000+08:002005-11-30T22:19:00.000+08:00Maybe. But stuff like this happens so often.....Maybe. But stuff like this happens so often.....Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1133359266498178292005-11-30T22:01:00.000+08:002005-11-30T22:01:00.000+08:00Isn't at least an overgeneralization to imply that...Isn't at least an overgeneralization to imply that "Taiwanese" are racist?Jonathan Bendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10697405682873882601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1133332739151181352005-11-30T14:38:00.000+08:002005-11-30T14:38:00.000+08:00very very very funny. I am laughing and laughingvery very very funny. I am laughing and laughingFreedom Slopeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348619913495317168noreply@blogger.com