Statement From:
Congressman Michael M. Honda
110th Congress, Chair
For Immediate Release Contact: Gloria Chan -
202.225.2631
February 27,
2007 gloria.chan@mail.house.gov
CAPAC Criticizes Asian Week for Printing
Racist "Why I Hate Blacks" Column
Washington, DC - Today, the Congressional Asian Pacific American
Caucus (CAPAC) criticizes AsianWeek and expresses outrage concerning
its printing of Kenneth Eng's column "Why I Hate Blacks" in its
February 23rd edition. Congressman Mike Honda (CA-15), Chair of
CAPAC, issued the following statement:
"Mr. Eng's views are based upon ignorance and stereotypes of the
worst kind. The racist views expressed in his column and AsianWeek's
publishing of his article undermine the efforts of communities of
color working collaboratively to promote equity and justice for
everyone in the United States.
"Members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community
work tirelessly to fight against stereotypes that have caused
tremendous harm to AAPIs. The AAPI community, along with all
Americans, owes a great debt to the great African American
trailblazers who have helped us frame our American notion of
equality for all. As a prominent AAPI publication whose own mission
includes community empowerment, AsianWeek should have known better
than to publish such harmful views.
"CAPAC calls on AsianWeek to issue an unequivocal apology, review
its editorial policy and process, and take appropriate action to
hold accountable all those responsible for this egregious mistake."
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Why I Hate Blacks
Kenneth Eng, Feb 23, 2007
Asia Week
Here is a list of reasons why we should discriminate against blacks,
starting from the most obvious down to the least obvious:
* Blacks hate us. Every Asian who has ever come across them knows
that they take almost every opportunity to hurl racist remarks at us.
In my experience, I would say about 90 percent of blacks I have met,
regardless of age or environment, poke fun at the very sight of an
Asian. Furthermore, their activity in the media proves their hatred:
Rush Hour, Exit Wounds, Hot 97, etc.
* Contrary to media depictions, I would argue that blacks are
weak-willed. They are the only race that has been enslaved for 300
years. It's unbelievable that it took them that long to fight back.
On the other hand, we slaughtered the Russians in the Japanese-Russo War.
* Blacks are easy to coerce. This is proven by the fact that so many
of them, including Reverend Al Sharpton, tend to be Christians.
Yet, at the same time, they spend much of their time whining about
how much they hate "the whites that oppressed them."
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Christianity the religion that
the whites forced upon them?
* Blacks don't get it. I know it's a blunt and crass comment, but
it's true. When I was in high school, I recall a class debate in
which one half of the class was chosen to defend black slavery and
the other half was chosen to defend liberation.
Disturbingly, blacks on the prior side viciously defended slavery as
well as Christianity. They say if you don't study history, you're
condemned to repeat it.
In high school, I only remember one black student ever attending any
of my honors and AP courses. And that student was caught cheating.
It is rather troubling that they are treated as heroes, but then
again, whites will do anything to defend them.
Kenneth Eng is the author of Dragons: Lexicon Triumvirate and Reincarnation.