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'Chinese go home': Man hurls racist remarks at Singaporean woman at tourist attraction in Japan (www.asiaone.com)
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[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 23 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

the dogs picking up their master demeanor

[–] MasterDeeLuke@lemmygrad.ml 25 points 2 months ago

To be fair, it wasn't like racism suddenly became a thing in Japan once they became a US vassal.

[–] ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Japan absolutely hated the Chinese well before the US arrived on the scene.

[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

i know but this exact situation, calling a singaporean chinese, is something the US recently did in the tiktok hearings.

[–] HammerAndSickle@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 2 months ago

About 75% of Singaporeans call themselves Chinese