I was just thinking about how we're starting to create some sort of Black-Asian alliance in this thread and, probably half an hour later, you changed the title of the thread.

Good stuff, man. I remember the VERY first thread title. Stuff was harsh, but I knew I had to get in here to let you know not all Asians are like that. A lot of us do want things to get better, but we never had much of a platform to have this specific convo with our black brothers and sisters.

Asian-American activism in general has been lacking for several reasons:

• We never had a real Asian-American activist like MLK, Malcolm X, Huey Newton, and Rosa Parks. Black people has had tons of prominent figures in activism over the decades, so activism has always been a priority. It never was for us.
• Asians are divided as a race. We're seen as the same in the U.S., but the recent immigrants, our parents, and grandparents don't think so. They believe there's no need for Asian activism since they value their own ethnic group and even hate/discriminate other types of Asians. An older Chinese guy wouldn't care about Japanese internment camps just like an older Japanese guy wouldn't care about the Chinese Exclusion Act.
• Our ancestors/parents/grandparents voluntarily immigrated here, so some of them have this twisted idea of owing the white man for "helping" them out. They don't feel the resentment of being taken away from their homeland. They just feel they're doing what they have to do for the sake of their families, so the thought of activism doesn't cross their mind. They come here knowing they'll be discriminated against, but shut out all that noise because their focus is strictly on providing for their families. Sadly, their children are the ones who grow up in the U.S. and have to face the harsh realities of systematic oppression and subtle microaggressions from white people.

It's been a great thread.

That’s why we need to stand with our Hong Kong brothers and teach these mainlanders some manners

😯 I f*** with the new title. Can we have a Ktt board committee for race relations between the black and Asians . Call this s*** Rush Hour

I know all this talk seems sappy, but TALKING about it is ultimately the only way we're going to work towards a better future. You know what created this tension in the first place? Lack of communication. This lack of communication was largely in part to the language barrier between Blacks and Asians back then.

But we're a different generation now. Asian Americans have grown up knowing the harsh realities that minorities in this country have had to face. We're different minorities, but we know the same language. Let's talk about it with an open mind and be understanding of others' struggles.

You just don’t let up dropping these fire ass posts huh

Honestly, man, there's a lot of stigmatization against mainland China due to ancient propaganda. I used to fall for a lot of that, but I know that's problematic in its own way. Xenophobia's not a good thing either.

Maybe the Chinese government's sketchy and corrupted, but the people are alright. China's an extremely diverse place with many different subcultures, beliefs, and political views. It's unfair to let "Red Scare" American propaganda influence the way we perceive an entire country of people.

Been about damn time Asians & Africans united in a front against whitoid supremacy

It’s literally up to our generation to put an end to the perpetual bullshit established by generations of bad communication, systemic racism, abuse, anti-Asian and anti-Black rhetoric from both communities.

Just cause it’s a reality that exists doesn’t mean it’s the way things should be and that it has to continue going down that route. Nothing bad can come from fighting it and the less people fighting it and refusing to speak on it the worse off it’ll only continue to be.

If we can’t rely on old leaders we need to rely on new, young leaders actually doing what needs to be done.

thread on some smilez and southstar s*** right now

Favorite thread on ktt2 so far this is exactly how arguments and disagreements supposed to end up

It's a lot of bottled-up pain and sadness, bro. I've seen a lot of microaggressions between Asians and Blacks before, but you can only say so much and do so much when people are angry. Emotions are wild, causing people to neglect facts.

I do my part out in the world as well, but it hurts knowing we Asians are lumped into the same category as white people when, really, white people were the ones who wanted this to happen in the first place. We can't be letting them win like this.

Like you said, there are so many reasons why Blacks and Asians make great allies. You've said it before. We feed off each other's cultures. Black culture is remarkable. Love and respect you guys for having so much willpower, creativity, and innovation. A lot of my inspirations throughout life have been African-American pioneers who showcased what it means to succeed against all odds.

Foreal bro the future in our hands. This thread giving me hope.

Let’s make this a safer place for our kids man🙏🏽

Bro I’m too sleepy to give you a concise response but you’ve been posting nothing but heat and positivity ITT🙏🏽🙌🏽

I wonder what @BVL thinks

Wonder if anyone half black half asian on ktt2 would love their insight itt

Top 5 KTT threads

love everyone

Cool thread turn.

Liked how everything remained civil throughout

Salute

The contrast between the op and the first page posts

op fake af

Asians get n-word pass itt

nah