Anti-Asian incident seen in metro
An act of explicit anti-Asian racism was caught on video in the metro and circulated on TikTok and Twitter on Sunday night. “On va se battre contre vous autres les criss de Chinois” says the assailant.
The universality of face masks might be making it easier for subhumans to express their hateful statements. You can’t see anything of this assailant’s face to identify him by.
Update: La Presse talked to the woman who was the object of the man’s outburst.
Bill Binns 17:53 on 2021-03-29 Permalink
This guy sure does dress, walk, talk and act like one of the sainted, marginalized and victimized folks currently experiencing homelessness that tend to stumble around the metro.
I was all for the open trains where people can easily move from one car to another but it sure makes incidents like this a lot easier to pull off without getting caught.
Sprocket 18:13 on 2021-03-29 Permalink
My girlfriend is from Southeast Asia and has become hyper aware of this type of thing. If I was present and some sort of anti Asian stupidity were to happen… She knows I would have her back and hand his ass to him on a plate.
walkerp 19:07 on 2021-03-29 Permalink
These racists always pick times when they know they are not going to be threatened themselves in any way. It’s the coward’s instinct. I’m with you Sprocket. One good beat down would teach that guy a good lesson in anti-racism.
Mark 20:38 on 2021-03-29 Permalink
Using violence to confront this type of behavior might strengthen the racist’s resolve and sense of victimhood. Stepping in and physically placing yourself between the attacker and the person being verbally assaulted is usually a good approach, as long as the person doesn’t have a weapon. By doing this, you make sure the person is safe and you’re sending a message. Obviously, if they attack you, then, by all means, defend yourself.
This guy did pick a very strategic time for his tirade, as he left when the doors opened, so I don’t even know if people had enough time to react, step in and confront him, unless we don’t see the whole video.
The racist acts like this for many reasons: 1) they are scum 2) they are afraid (lost their job, divorce) 3) they are a victim of abuse themselves 4) combination of all of the above. Don’t get me wrong, I’d love to “teach him a lesson”, but perpetuating violence will only make the climate tenser.
Sprocket 09:50 on 2021-03-30 Permalink
@Walkerp I am not advocating violence. Just that if a situation were transpire I would step in. At 6’3″ I can intimidate these cowards without needing to raise my voice.
@Mark. I think you are being a bit too sensitive. Many have been divorced and/or lost jobs over time. I have had both situations. While they are life changing events; they don’t turn you into a jackass.
I would imagine the preexisting jackass that was already there.
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She was also racially discriminated against at a fast food place in northern QC because they for some reason thought she was Inuit. But that is a story for another time. How a redneck is rude to someone from Laos and then goes on to deny service because they think she is indigenous beggars belief.
Uatu 10:27 on 2021-03-30 Permalink
Hey, I thought we were one of “the least racist places on earth”….. hahaha. I’m Asian and this shit has been going on way before covid hit. It’s just now there’s an anger and frustration that enables these guys. When covid ends it’ll be there, back underneath all the smiles and platitudes of inclusion
Chris 19:40 on 2021-03-30 Permalink
>Hey, I thought we were one of “the least racist places on earth”
That’s probably a reference to my previous comment. I never said we have zero racism here. We have plenty. That’s not a contradiction with being one of the least racist countries. You realize that:
“least” is a comparative, it does not necessarily mean absolute numbers are low, it means few compared to others.
such things are properly studied by academics and pollsters. See for example:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2013/05/15/a-fascinating-map-of-the-worlds-most-and-least-racially-tolerant-countries/
If you have contradictory evidence, please do share.
Uatu 23:50 on 2021-03-30 Permalink
Well I guess according to the article we are pretty tolerant. I’m probably cranky because I’ve been on the receiving end of racist cracks my entire life (from people of color and white as well) and it isn’t some abstract data expressed as a color on a map for me.
Chris 08:24 on 2021-03-31 Permalink
Uatu, sorry to hear that. There’s no contradiction there either I’m afraid. The general does not always apply to the specific. So we could have low racism in aggregate but of course specific individuals may have experienced more than average.
Daniel 08:52 on 2021-03-31 Permalink
Chris, you’ve hit peak white mansplainer. Please just sit down and listen.
Chris 09:32 on 2021-03-31 Permalink
Daniel, who says I’m white? or a man? You’re just using a fancy ad hominem now. How about you retort my points instead of attacking whatever kind of person you imagine me to be. I also have the feeling that you are misinterpreting my tone, which is of course an endemic problem on the internet. Please try to apply the
principle of most charitable interpretation.
MarcG 10:20 on 2021-03-31 Permalink
Chris, when you said “There’s no contradiction there either I’m afraid” you were assuming Uatu was trying to contradict you rather than simply share their experience. Apply the principle yourself.
EmilyG 16:02 on 2021-03-31 Permalink
I don’t think there’s less racism here than in other places (“here” being not just Montreal, or Quebec, but all of Canada.) It seems that in Canada, we like to be nice and polite and pretend that the problems in this country aren’t “as bad as other places.” In reality, I think people pretending that these problems don’t exist, or aren’t bad, doesn’t actually make it so, and the reluctance to admit that there is a lot of racism in Canada doesn’t help to make society less racist.