Originally posted by Jolen
I think there is a double standard in America where, whenever an Anglo says something prejudiced/racist, there is an uproar by both angry ethnics and guilty Anglos. However, when an ethnic person says something similar, there is a collective nod from fellow ethnics and nervous laughter from the Anglo community. Really, picture any Black/Hispanic comedian doing a routine that shows the differences between blacks/hispanics and whites. Now picture an Anglo, doing the inverse of this act. Now which one is going to get the laughs and which one is going to get the jeers?

Personally, I laugh at prejudice/racism directed at me since it usually stems from ignorance and fear than any sort of fact. Perhaps people need to lighten up a bit more in America. Just my two cents..
Thank you, Jolen! I feel almost the exact same way. White guilt is one of the most destructive things to all races, in my opinion. It makes them apologists for behavior that shouldn't come from a human being no matter what the race. No one should get an okay for being publically racist. The reason I say "publically" is because I'm totally against thought crimes. You shouldn't be punished for THINKING something.

I joke all the time with Asian friends about many of our stereotypes. And, guess what? TONS of the Asian stereotypes are totally true. Lots of us eat rice three meals a day. Tons of us do happen to excel at school because our parents destroy us if we don't. A crapload of us do happen to like things like Hello Kitty, Pokemon, and other little cutesy things you see all over Asia. I tend to expect that other Asians that I meet can connect with me on a lot of these cultural things. Does that make me racist? I'd like to think not.