feministinthekitchen:

thisisnotjapan:

shisno:

blackinasia:

fascinasians:

Recently, a judge in Holland’s Got Talent made racist remarks at a Chinese singer named Xiao Wang. 

I am a Chinese woman living in Holland and I was disgusted by this. The judge, Gordon Hueckeroth, didn’t even realize what he said was hurtful.

RTL, the Dutch broadcaster, REFUSES to apologize for Gordon’s remarks because “he’s just joking”.

So I created a petition, demanding an apology: https://www.change.org/petitions/rtl-apologize-for-gordon-heuckeroth-s-racist-remarks-at-chinese-singer-xiao-wang#share

Unfortunately, many Dutch people don’t think it was a big deal. Some even denied it was racist and said people were “too damn sensitive nowadays”. The Dutch media didn’t pay any attention to this until it made international headlines because American bloggers were reposting the video. The Global Times, a newspaper in China, even publicized an article about the racist remarks and asked for commentary.

Growing up in Holland, I’ve been called “spleetoog” (Dutch for slit eye) all my life. Strangers would come up at me and say “ching chong”. I get ni hao’ed at least once a week. Men asked me if it’s true that Asian women have sideways vaginas a couple of times. And even though not intentiontal, my own friends would also make racist jokes about Asians. Everytime I say that’s not right, they call me “oversensitive”. “What’s the big deal? It’s just a joke.”

Unlike in America, Asian support groups here are not very vocal. Asian people here tend to ignore it. They stay silent and just try to blend in with everyone. I want them to file a complaint with me, but they tell me to “just let it go”. But I can’t.

Please help! I need the help of my Asian brothers and sisters!

I can not live in a system where racism towards Asians is seen as amusement.

This is HORRIBLE

SIGN THE PETITION

SIGN THE PETITION

SIGN THE PETITION

SIGN THE PETITION

SIGN THE PETITION

WOW THOSE COMMENTS JUST

UGH THEY KEPT GETTING WORSE

how ugly they are for doing that

oh my fucking god

PUNCHABLE FACE right there
you’d think he was a twelve year old loser regurgitating awful ignorant jokes on the internet, not like a fifty yr old guy on tv??? he should know better because he hasn’t got a lack of maturity to blame it on. then again even if he’s like 50 it doesn’t mean he isn’t lacking severely in maturity