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<p>Well, sometimes "bickering" (or raising attention) about racism is a very, very good thing.</p>
<p>Actually, if African-Americans hadn't had the civil rights movement, perhaps no other minorities (including Asians) would have the privileges and equality they have now. Non-black minorities actually have "bickering" people to thank for, because "bickering" blacks paved the way for acceptance of all minorities. </p>
<p>Just some ancedotal statements I wanted to make: All through grade school and high school (and now college, actually) I knew a lot of Asians kids who had a somewhat disturbing tendency to never call attention to any racism done to them, to just ignore it and not fight back. Maybe their parents asked them not to be pushy about the issue. End result= they got pushed around even more and were seen as weak and easy to bully. </p>
<p>During grade school and high school (and college) I knew a lot of African-Americans who, when faced with racism, would be very vocal about it, and sometimes retaliatory. End result= no one dared mess with the black kids, to put it bluntly. </p>
<p>That's just been my experience. But I know a lot of people-- from different areas of the US, different classes, different races-- who agree that many Asians are often seen as and indeed seem more submissive and quiet... and therefore easier to push around, because they're not expected to complain and "bicker" about injustices done to them. </p>
<p>Sometimes bickering and calling attention to oneself if one is being mistreated is a good thing. Some of the Asians I know who are involved with promoting visibility and acceptance of Asians in America also feel that a more "aggressive" stance on anti-Asian racism has become necessary.</p>
<p>I'm just saying. Since we're on the topic of bickering about racism and the possible end results of refraining from it.</p>
<p>By the way, I didn't go to schools that had very large Asian populations. Maybe in schools with more Asian-American students, the incidents of racism towards them are fewer.</p>