_Fanfic_Writers_'s Report

Introduction 

Screams. The sound of a gunshot. Police tasers. Running feet. Criminals. Crackling Fire. Riots. Destruction. Why?? 

I've wondered that for some time already. The world is not simply full of good people and bad people; each person in existence has a positive and negative side. However, we need to keep the balance between positive and negative. That is not what is happening. I do not, most certainly, do not want to be called a racist, everyone! So please, I do beg you all not the shout at me for being a racist after this entire essay.

Hates 

This entire section will be written about the different hates existing in our...country. I am extremely sorry to state this but I only receive news about the United States, as only the news I cover and watch is in the U.S.

Asian American Hate (PLEASE STOP THE FRICK OUT OF IT ALREADY-) 

I will allow some language because I am also VERY angry, but please not TOOO violent!!!

Despite being a growing portion of the total U.S. population, Asian Americans are often viewed along the periphery of mainstream culture rather than as being integral. The current narratives of Asian Americans include more than that of first-generation immigrants adjusting to Western culture. Asian Americans are subconsciously viewed as exotic, and it is often forgotten that we have been here for decades. 

I wonder if things have really changed since both my maternal grandparents immigrated to the United States in the 1960s from China. I think of how they purposely did not teach their children to speak Chinese or the customs of their native culture to properly meet the expectations of assimilation. And I think of how the similar steps taken by Asian Americans across all ethnicities are still not enough to merit national concern over the recent rise of hate crimes. While my cultural identity has been erased, I have become disheartened like any person of color to think that my physical appearance is still my defining trait in the eyes of many in 2021.

Anti-Asian sentiment has not randomly arisen out of nowhere.

Phrases such as the "China virus" or "Kung flu" have been a cowardly attempt to shift the blame away from a failed public health response by American political leaders. They are code language for those who believe that the presence of Asians and other minority groups in the U.S. is the real disease that needs to be eradicated. Such phrases have consequences, and the Atlanta attacks show that they can be deadly. Those condemning such language as racist are not merely being sensitive. To deny the underlying derogatory racial component is simply being tone-deaf.

The common trope that is given to Asians is silence. Part of the "model minority" is the concept of singling out and celebrating Asian Americans more so than other communities of color for working hard to assimilate without much resistance. It has been our defining role in race relations in the United States. For many Asian Americans, 2020 was a year of recognizing our role in institutionalized racism that has traditionally hurt Black, Latino, and Native American populations in more direct ways. Our silence has often made us complicit bystanders in structural discrimination faced by other groups and ourselves.

The current struggles of Asian Americans may not be the only problem concerning racism in the U.S. that warrants the public's attention. But it deserves more concern by all Americans than it has historically received and is currently receiving.

African American Hate 

I don't know too much about this at all. I have no physical friends to get in touch with unlike Asian American hate paragraphs above. I will try my best to explain: 

AFRICAN AMERICAN HATE! White Americans and African Americans have. Been. Quarreling for. Ages. I date back alllllllllll the way back to the beginnings of America. Slavery existed- what do people think of this purpose? African Americans to be just animals, tools, objects of use?! No! But I hope that matter is solved today. Now, what I can remember (No, remember! I am forgetful, if there was another recent shooting please enlighten me) is about a teenager that was shot by a police officer in Ohio, I think. 16 year old was she. About to stab a 13-year-old- someone remind me to have a bit of common sense though- makes sense for the police to kill her, but maybe...not kill, just...unarm her somehow; yet I was not there so I cannot come to conclusions. Reasonably, I THINK some police shootings are necessary because not everyone is Mister Derek Chauvin; however if it is not reasonable I wish the police officer to be brought onto the court and found guilty. No this does not mean I do not care for African Americans, this means people should not carelessly blame the police for nothing! Also, I do blame Derek Chauvin for killing the innocent George Floyd (although he was a criminal and foam was coming out of his mouth), I bow to the spirits of the dead people unnecessarily killed, long may they live in history books, our minds, and hearts.

LGBTQ+ Hate 

Even thought I DON't really support it, I DO agree on this

Lesbian is Lovely.

Gay is Good. 

Bisexual is the Best. 

Transgender is Terrific. 

Queer is Quality. 

To anyone who doesn't think they fit in any categories of LGTBQ, know that the plus people equals perfect! ️‍ 

LGBTQ+ Pride! ️‍

Just because other people say you're different doesn't mean you should feel negative about it!

LGBTQ+ is not much different from us. They choose to be who they want to be, let them be. They are who they are.

HOW can we Help stop ALL kinds of Hate? 

1. Pick up the phone. Call your friends and people you know. Suggest some action. Call a neighborhood meeting 

2. Sign a petition. Attend a vigil. Lead a prayer

3. Use whatever skills and means you have. Use/offer your printer to make fliers. Share your musical talents at a rally

4. Call on groups that are likely to respond to a hate event, including faith alliances, labor unions, teachers, women's groups, university faculties, fair housing councils, the YMCA, and youth groups. Make a special effort to involve businesses, schools, houses of worship, politicians, children, and members of targeted groups

5. Call on local law enforcement officials. Work to create a healthy relationship with local police; working together, human rights groups and law enforcement officials can track early warning signs of hate brewing in a community, allowing for a rapid and unified response

6. Report every. single. incident. If you are a member of a targeted group, harassment could continue. What began as egg-throwing at five black families in rural Seabrook, Alabama, escalated for 18 months until hate mail made it a federal offense. The story made the news, police patrolled and harassment declined

7. Speak to the press. Your story, with a frank discussion of the impact on your family life, can be a powerful motivator to others. Copycat crimes are possible but rare. More likely, you'll be encouraged by love and support. In Watertown, New York, a black minister talked about the vulgar hate mail he received. His community held a special unity rally. "Denying that racism exists, or not talking about it, will not cause it to go away," he said

8. Research your legal rights. After enduring racial slurs, slashed tires, broken windows, the wounding of their dog, and a six-foot burning cross planted in their yard by a white neighbor, Andrew Bailey and Sharon Henderson of Chicago filed suit against the perpetrator

9. Learn the difference. Hate crimes, if charged and prosecuted, will be dealt with in the court system. They typically carry enhanced penalties, such as longer sentences. Bias incidents occur with no clear path or procedure for recourse. Both, however, demand unified and unflinching denouncement from individuals, groups, and entire communities

10. Know the impact. Hate crimes and bias incidents don't just victimize individuals; they torment communities. When someone scrawls threatening graffiti targeting Asian Americans, for example, everyone in the community may feel frightened and unsafe, as may members of other ethnic or racial groups

11. DO NOT JUST DO NOT, ATTEND A HATE RALLY FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! To be honest, though, that's obvious if you're reading this and agreeing with me. Vigils and stuff like that are fine, but just please don't attend a hate rally! My full explanation:

As much as you'd like to physically show your opposition to hate, confrontations serve only the perpetrators. They also burden law enforcement with protecting hatemongers from otherwise law-abiding citizens. If an event featuring a hate group, avowed separatist, or extremist is coming to your neighborhood, hold a unity rally in a different part of the neighborhood. Invite organizations and friends to support your efforts. 

12. Prove yourself online. Write a report on hate just like I did. Create a poster and post it somewhere.

My Words 

This is from my own words, from my own self.

While growing up in New York, (however sometimes changing homes to Montreal, Canada) I considered myself lucky to live in a state typically associated with cultural diversity. Now, I am not sure where safety can be found in the U.S. for someone who looks like me. I ponder all the physical and verbal anti-Asian attacks that have not been caught on camera, as I see the not-so-fortunate times where attacks have been caught on camera.

I worry about my mother, who is an elderly parent and does not know English. Thankfully my father is not Asian and knows several languages including Chinese. Hey, that doesn't mean I don't like Mother because she is Asian, a Chinese woman. 

I am upset about these attacks. Please try to spread the word.

Conclusion 

Hate crimes are crimes, no matter what purpose. 

I said at the beginning of this report (1,600 something words, maybe an essay then):   

"The world is not simply full of good or bad people."

We need to balance between negative and positive- no one is perfect after all.

I need to tell you what in my perspective the world should be: "Not too violent, and not too peaceful because the world is never balanced, though I wish it would be, however that would be fictional."

I believe the world shouldn't be a mess, and hopefully, all this hate washes over soon...it may not happen though because no matter how many times you try to wash the world with a rag of cloth, there will always be a corner in the world filled with dust and dirt, evil, hate.