Outspoken is a community forum for discussions of current events, lifestyle and cultural issues affecting the Asian American community. Get a take on the issues from two different perspectives, one from a student journalist and the other from an Asian American poet. We also invite you to submit your own thoughts and opinions!
Reacting to Racism
Max Karson of Colorado University has given up on racial tolerance. Karson wrote a controversial column for the campus paper titled “If it’s war the Asians want…It’s war they’ll get,” in which he outlines an attack on the souls of Asian people. The self-called “No more ‘Mr. Pretend-I’m-not-Racist,’” says that “tolerance” and “cultural sensitivity” are over (his scare quotes, not mine). Karson declares a race war: “They hate us all… It’s time we started hating them back.”…
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