I remind myself of the idiom, "Be-careful what you wish for, you might get it," because we never truly know what the Chinese government will do in the future with their growing economic dominance. However, for now, I am cheering for China on this one topic, the manipulation of the diamond trade. How is China doing it? Checkout this videos for the answer: The Diamond Scam is Finally Collapsing.

I have always been cheering for the destruction of the western diamond monopoly since I became aware of the manipulation of the diamond trade, and China is bring that down. Sub Saharan African has been in turmoils is due to the fighting to control the natural resource own and operated by the legacy of the colonial powers, and the diamond trade is big part of that, or rather, the Blood Diamond Trade or Conflict Diamond Trade.

A quick summary of how white supremacy control the diamond trade:

• A British guy by the name of Cecil Rhodes, founded De Beers, came up with the idea to buy all the diamond mines everywhere he and his backers can get their hands on.
• He then control the flow of diamonds into the market. For 100 years, the price of diamond wasn't related to it's natural rarity but through control/artificial rarity.
• There were independent diamond producers during Cecil Rhodes' time, but De Beers slowly drove its competitors by planned flooding diamond into the market.
• After WW2, in the late 1940s, De Beers launched the diamond are forever ad campaign that convinced the entire world of the FAKE value of diamonds.
• Fast forward to NOW, China is producing 64% of the lab-grown diamonds, and as of writing this, the value of the diamond industry dropped by 90%. The irony is China didn't start out to bring down the jewelry market but rather to make their own diamond for industrial use because, well, western sanctions. They got so good at making diamond that the high quality jewelry diamond was a byproduct of their diamond industrial infrastructure build up.
  

I’m talking about people like Jensen Huang and Alexander Wang who seem very driven by the idea of “wanting to keep America first” against China. Like white people would never do all this for an Asian country against their parents homeland in a million years

Ive been to a few asian subs and tried to post some of them, and some posts that put that same culture in a positve light gets deleted or removed by the mods. then someone told me those subs are actually run by non asians who are very critical of that said culture, like wtf.

and these are not even small subs, these are huge subs, and if i didnt know better, if i would google a question about this culture, i would most likely believe or trust the info in this sub bcause its so big and sometimes has the exact name of the culture in the sub name...

which subreddit on this platform is trustworthy then?

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My daughter, a child of multiple cultures, needs a carefully chosen name in a city where racial difference is not seamlessly accepted

Hong Kong’s Births Registry gives new parents 42 days to name their child before imposing a fine. This might seem enough, but when you are navigating new motherhood, learning to keep a tiny human alive while your body heals, time becomes both endless and insufficient. It took me nearly all that time to settle on two names, not from indecision, but from the weight of history.

Months before my daughter arrived, I had chosen for her a Chinese name meaning “dwell in peace”. The name came from a psalm, for the inexplicable peace I found during pregnancy despite life’s circumstances. For her English name, I waited to meet her first.

In Hong Kong, parents tend to put down names in both English and Chinese on the birth certificate, a reflection of our city’s official languages. Most local parents either romanise their child’s Chinese name using Jyutping, or choose a Western name – a colonial practice that still echoes through our classrooms and offices. Fortunately, my stepfather insisted on keeping my childhood name, Mimi, arguing that it readily bridges both worlds and thus sparing me an identity struggle.

But my daughter’s name called for deeper consideration. Her heritage – a tapestry of Han Chinese, Hui and Yoruba – would shape her identity in a city where racial difference often encounters visible and invisible boundaries.

She arrived after three intense hours of labour, with flushed skin, deep brown eyes and a crown of straight black hair. On her first day, spent in the neonatal intensive care unit, I had time to st.udy her features. When I finally held her, I knew with absolute certainty she was perfect exactly as she was.

“She looks just like you!” was the most common remark from friends. ...

By day 40, nature had other plans. Her straight hair transformed into soft coils, her skin warmed into a deeper glow ... Aunties and uncles would stop us on our walks, cooing over her Cabbage Patch doll’s curls and dubbing her Min Din Gung Zyu or “Princess Myanmar” (a Cantonese pun meaning she will never need a perm).

With the attention came the questions, ranging from curious to cutting. “Where is she from?” “What is her nationality?” “Is her dad a foreigner?” “Why is she so dark?”

I answered patiently at first that “she is a Hongkonger”, but it was not the answer they were looking for. “Yes, but where is she really from?”

I learned to deflect questions by asking them to take a guess instead. This often worked like magic, but it could also trigger endless guessing games. Once, a waiter nearly pulled up Google Maps mid-conversation.

Even our local GP attributed her early walking to “those genes.” I bit my tongue. Not all Chinese babies are frail and not all black babies are athletes. The comment stung, but it wasn’t malicious – just the quiet bias of a society that still sorts people by appearance.

With the birth certificate deadline looming, ...

... it dawned on me that the identity of a child of multiple cultures should not be diluted and cannot be defined by a Western name. Hong Kong bills itself as “Asia’s World City”, yet anyone who doesn’t look East Asian is forever seen as a foreigner even if they have lived here for decades and speak better Cantonese than many of us. I don’t know if Hong Kong will learn to appreciate diversity one day but I don’t want my daughter to spend her life explaining herself or have her identity diluted with a convenient Western name.

So I chose a Yoruba name meaning “gift from God”. ... tell the story of a child from a diverse cultural background who is grounded in peace and was given to her mama as a divine gift.

...

As a mother, I dream of a Hong Kong that will see my child for her vibrant spirit and talents rather than her curls and colour. I dream of a Hong Kong that will see her as a girl who belongs here wholly and unapologetically.

...

And lastly, some advice for our inquisitive aunties and uncles: rather than get curious about someone’s nationality, try to notice what makes a person special without making assumptions about their abilities and career options based on their race.

A thug has brutally attacked two women at separate businesses in the latest bout of violence to mar Melbourne’s city centre, with police now hunting for the offender.

https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/crime/melbourne-crime-manhunt-underway-as-graphic-footage-emerges-of-man-assaulting-two-women-near-chinatown/news-story/736d25254b7660df4e60eab9879b1120?amp

Shocking footage has emerged of a man’s savage attack on two female staff members at separate massage parlours in Melbourne’s CBD.

The footage, which was posted to social media, shows a man in a red hood and black jumper approach a woman in what appears to be her office about 4.20pm on Thursday, July 9.

Unprompted, the man punches the worker in the face, prompting her to flee the room holding her jaw.

I recently rewatched The Joy Luck Club after seeing some good discussions about it here. With rumors of a sequel going around, I figured it was a good time to share my thoughts. The movie is still powerful. It does an amazing job showing mother daughter relationships, generational trauma, and the immigrant experience. The actresses absolutely carry it.

That being said, some parts have aged in ways that feel off, especially how it handles Chinese men versus white men. I dont want to take away from the films strengths, but I think its worth talking about.

The biggest issue for a lot of people has always been the way Chinese men are shown. They come across as mostly one dimensional. Controlling, sexist, or just plain bad. On the other hand, the white guys like Ted get portrayed more sympathetically. Even when they mess up, they still seem charming.

Look at the scene with Ted and Rose. She basically says what drew her to him were all the things that made him different from the Chinese boys she dated. His confidence, the way he asked for what he wanted, even his looks. And it specifically points out that his parents came from New York, not China. Ted also stands up for her against his racist family. Meanwhile the Chinese husbands in the movie are mostly just villains with almost no redeeming qualities.

The Harold character feels especially off. I read that he was supposed to be white in some versions but they changed him to Chinese and gave him this exaggerated look that reminds me of old stereotypes. It makes you wonder why that wasnt pushed back on.

I get that this is a story centered on the women and their pain. It doesnt have to show every man in a good light. But when youre critiquing misogyny and old cultural attitudes, it feels one sided to make nearly all the Chinese men evil while the white men get a softer treatment. It ends up looking less like cultural critique and more like something else.

Overall I still really like the movie for what it meant to Asian American storytelling. I just hope if they make a sequel they handle the characters with more balance and avoid these biased portrayals of Asian men.

What do you all think? Especially if you just rewatched it or read the book. Id love to hear other perspectives.

Hat tip to user TheGoldDragonBreeder

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It's often said that white men prefer Asian women over white women, but the statistics used to support this never account for two things: 1) Asian women weigh less than white women and 2) Asian women earn more than white women.

If white men had to choose between Asian women and white women of the same weight and income, would they still prefer Asian women? I suspect they wouldn't, considering that it's natural for humans to prefer to mate with members of their own in-group.

This isn't meant to be an attack on Asian women, of course. I'm just curious if it's actually true that they're the most preferred race of women.

I’m a Chinese immigrant who came to the US as a child. Lived in the Midwest and had an awful experience with racism and then my family moved to LA where I was no longer an outcast and all of a sudden I fit in. Life became much easier. I really treasure growing up in So Cal. 

Now I live in Northern Virginia with a 4 year old son and another one on the way. Nova is diverse but there still isn’t as many Asians as there was in LA. I haven’t faced much racism here fortunately. The only time was when I took my son to a playground in a different neighborhood and we walked by a house where the occupants were outside. I felt like they were looking at us as though we didn’t belong there and I noticed they had confederate stickers on their car. Another time was a white person in the restroom asking me “Where did all these Chinese people come from” and I just walked out. 

My son is showing signs of neurodivergence. He’s already seemingly the awkward kid at the playground and kids haven’t been nice to him. He starts school next year and I worry that he will be bullied or feel like an outcast. The schools we are zoned for have about 10% Asian. I think it’ll be even harder for him to fit in as a minority and also being neurodivergent. 

Where do you think is best city in the US to live as a neurodivergent boy?  I have roots in LA and would like to move there. Do you think he’s likely to have a better experience growing up in LA/OC over Northern Virginia?

hey, do you guys know any movies or series that depict internalized racism in the east asian community and how it affects dating? i want it from the asian women's perspective this time cuz we already got the asian men's pov in shortcomings and beef.

any recs? thanks

The problem I noticed is that most PoC—not just Asians—is that they SOLELY go on the defensive when faced with racism, whether it’s online or irl.

The problem with this is that it presupposes that YT supremacists are engaging in good faith and are genuinely willing to learn.

My friends, I can guarantee you that this is not the case 99.9999999…% of the time.

They don’t care about your culture; they care about your complexion and appearance. And, even if you did nothing to them, they will see you as a subversive. Their entire worldview is shrouded in a sort of tribalistic cognitive dissonance (see last paragraph of comment). So expecting them to be morally or logically consistent is futile.

Did YT supremacists ask Vincent Chin if he was Japanese when bludgeoning him to death with a baseball bat? No.

Did YT supremacists ask that Sikh man if he was Arab before shooting him dead the day after 9/11? No.

Did YT supremacists in the UK ask that Sikh woman if she was Muslim before gang raping her in a park? No.

(Even if these atrocities affected their intended demographic, they would be equally horrific but the point of these examples is to emphatically show that they. Do. Not. Care. Who. You. Are.)

They are and will remain ignorant and, even if you are 100% correct in what you say, playing defense does nothing.

You need to flip the script and turn the tables. If they are “superior”, why do they hold themselves to, as I put it, “abysmally low, borderline infantile standards”?

After the murder of Tunchanok Donhomla, the Western media painted the human sack of garbage Simon as a victim of his own impulses. “It was out of my control!”
The same level of agency afforded to a toddler that pooped themselves. Pathetic.

Yet, you won’t see the same level of mollycoddling for so-called “inferior races”.

Ask them why is that? Shouldn’t the straight-A student be MORE upset when they get a C on a test compared to the C-student? Not less?

It’s high time that the paradox of low standards is burst.

So its messed up what happen to this kid and the whole cover up is so dam obvious since its in Mississippi, shocking right?

Now I seen a couple post by black people asking why the Asian community is so silent about this. To me it was a black and white issue in the deep south. Lone behold his mom is either 1/2 or full Filipino but we all know how the 1 drop rule works in America.

• Mom's name is Christina Wonsley
• Mom is either 1/2 or full Filipino
• Mom married or just had a kid with a black guy
• Nolan Wells visually is black
• Nolan Wells nothing Asian bout this name
• Mississippi is where it happened, the only big Asian community I know over there are Vietnamese people
• Mississippi is know for its deep rooted racism and one of the poorest states

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I come across the China Observer YouTube channel on my YouTube feed on a regular bases. Everything on the channel is doom-&-gloom regarding China. It have 800K subscribers and 4K videos. Curious, I did a cursory watching of approximately 20 videos on there today (watching the first 5 minutes only), and I suspect that a lot of anti-China content creators get their info from China Observer and from China Uncensored of course. I am going to keep an open mind for now and see what input you guys have.

Clarification: When I said I'll keep an open-mind, I was going to dismiss the channel as bullsh*t, akin to the white South African guy's channel and the China Uncensored. With the ubiquitous bold and contrast colored title plate for every video, similar to every other far right and outrage YouTube channels, was a dead giveaway.

Posting to let everyone see the absurdity from this wanker:

You are spewing such hatred while wondering why Asian men have a bad reputation. You're hating on asian women for dating white men, but do you think you sound like someone anyone would wanna date? The answer is hell no!
Why are you people so bitter and angry all the time? I don't know why you're so intimidated by White men. Most Whites don't even think about asians... AT ALL. There is no grand conspiracy against you. It's not White men's fault that some asian men can't get laid. You need to learn how to handle rejection without self-pity, resentment, or anger. You act as if the entire world is against you. It's downright pathetic.
Many of you are not even ugly, it's your attitude that needs an overhaul. Women don't like socially awkward men regardless of their race. When you start to feel good about yourself, you will no longer care about what random asian women are doing with their vaginas.

Asian American unity is COOKED

EDIT: Username is CauliflowerNo1965

Before shows like "Kim's Convenience," "Fresh Off The Boat," or "Grey's Anatomy," there were not many series on television that featured Asian and Asian American performers in prominent roles. While silent film star Anna May Wong appeared in a short-lived show called "The Gallery of Madame Liu-Tsong" in 1951 and CBS aired the Hanna-Barbera cartoon "The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan," Pat Morita and George Takei were the primary representatives for Asian culture on TV before the 1980s, thanks to "Happy Days" and "Star Trek" respectively. And when ABC was looking to create a "Welcome Back, Kotter" spin-off featuring an Asian lead, both actors became involved with the project at different stages of development.

According to an interview with Takei from a 1976 issue of Starlog, he starred in the pilot for "Mr. T and Tina." The show followed widowed Japanese inventor Taro Takahashi as he moved from Tokyo to work at Moyati Industries' Chicago offices. To help with his children, Takahashi (or Mr. T) would hire the klutzy yet well-meaning Tina Kelly (played by Susan Blanchard of "All My Children" fame) as their live-in nanny. With his traditional Japanese background and her bubbly Nebraska upbringing, hilarity ensued when their cultures clashed.

While the premise stuck, the pilot underwent several changes before it premiered in the fall 1976, including swapping out the star. Takei recounted that "the show was originally intended to be on later in the evening, around 9:30 or 10:00. When ABC decided to air the show earlier in the evening and not go for the more sophisticated humor like in 'Maude,' they decided to go with Pat Morita as the star of the series."

While "Mr. T and Tina" was being developed by James Komack (who also acted as a producer on "Welcome Back, Kotter" and "Chico and the Man"), stand-up comedy veteran Pat Morita already had a recurring role on the hit ABC sitcom "Happy Days" as diner owner Matsuo "Arnold" Takahashi. When the opportunity to star in his own show came up, he left Fonzie and the gang behind after the first season.

Unfortunately, several factors led to the early downfall of this show. Critics called it the worst show of the year after seeing multiple versions of the pilot. The Asian-Americans for Fair Media and Japanese American Citizens League protested the show for its stereotypical portrayals of Asian Americans. And after receiving poor ratings, the sitcom was cancelled after only five episodes made it to air.

Despite the disappointing ending for "Mr. T and Tina," history shows that Morita and Takei bounced back after this project fell apart. Takei continued to reprise the role of Hikaru Sulu in several "Star Trek" projects over the years while advocating for LGBTQ+ rights, writing his own books and graphic novels, and racking up an impressive resume that includes the Broadway musical "Allegiance," the animated Disney classic "Mulan," superhero drama "Heroes," and much more.

As for Morita, he appeared in another short-lived series called "Blansky's Beauties." For this "Happy Days" spinoff, he reprised the role of Arnold, but this time as a coffee shop owner. Following that show's cancellation, he returned to the diner where it all started and popped up on the original show periodically during the 1982-1983 season. However, when "The Karate Kid" hit theaters in the summer of 1984, Morita would cement his place in pop culture as Daniel LaRusso's wise martial arts teacher and mentor Keisuke Miyagi.

The J--wish comedian name Arynne Wexler humiliated an Asian male audience member. I'll let the short clip speaks for itself. If I was the targeted Asian man in the audience, my response would have been, "You're not my type either. I want my girlfriend to be blond blue eye Aryan European women."

I skimmed through over more than 20 of her clips, and her gimmick is akin to Tony Hinchcliffe and other unfunny white comedians who rely on shock-value racist punchlines and then defend it with and hide behind the 'I tell hardcore racist jokes and act exactly like racist, but I'm not racist because all I am doing is protecting free speech.' For someone like Arynne Wexler, they hide behind the second layer of being a J-w (for context, check her mini BIO below). These shock-jock white racist comedians are well aware of their common thread of 'My jokes are racist, but I'm not racist' Yes, J**s are white. If you have been keeping tab on these comedians, they are nothing more than a fraternity white supremacists who found a safe space for their racism through the disguise of comedy. Case in point that some J--s see themselves as white and racist as f**k is Stephen Miller, Trump's White House deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security advisor, have been on record using the white supremacist dog-whistle phrase 'White Boy Summer.'

Mini Bio:My jokes are

The Wharton-educated former Goldman Sachs trader and tech executive emerged as one of the most viral J--ish conservative voices in 2024-2025, amassing millions of views across Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter since launching in late 2023. Her unapologetically pro-Israel content—published in Federalist, Blaze, and Tablet—gained particular traction following October 7, combating campus antisemitism and defending Is***--el's military response. "Fighting for J--ish independence and resisting attempts to chip away at our peoplehood—now that is the meaning of Hanukkah," she wrote in Tablet Magazine. The New York-raised influencer brought a new relatability and credibility to conservative commentary, earning reactions from Ben Shapiro and features in Vanity Fair.*** Her 2020 viral #JewishPrivilege thread catalogued antisemitism's millennia-long history: "It is the massacres of 1066 in Granada... It is contracts prohibiting the sale of homes... It is being told 'you don't look Jewish' and being expected to take it as a compliment." - Allgemeiner.com

I do question why do non-whites support this sh*thead racist white comics in the first place.

Just watched Obsession. Very good, I liked the simple concept executed so well, and it's quite clear that despite Nikki being the monster, Bear is the villain for basically criminal negligence in ultimately getting Sarah killed.

The aznidentity part is this: the actress playing Sarah is wasian, and the character falls for a white loser and still makes moves on him despite knowing hes 1) with an insanely jealous unstable violent girlfriend 2) not doing anything to help/treat/contain that girlfriend. 3am texting to meetup was a very foolish and fatal move; shes not to blame ofc but the risk is so obvious.

She is killed incredibly graphically, then her corpse is desecrated.

It echoes of the asian lady lieutenant in the Menu, who was villainous but also displayed devotion to a white male main villain that ultimately got her killed.

I understand in horror, some people have to die, but black people complain about always dying first and its portrayed a lot less now. Are there other examples of asian side characters being portrayed very humiliatingly, and are then killed off?

VIDEO: https://youtube.com/shorts/JzYtNz8o7S4?si=w170nsIgjoO9o38o

I’m NOT saying every French player is racist. I’m just speaking about this racist incident of two French players, Ousmane Dembélé and Antoine Griezmann, and the fact that they ultimately faced virtually no sporting consequences. This video was posted to Dembélé's social media, and if he had such confidence to post such a disgusting video, imagine what goes on behind closed doors.

The crazy part is that both of these players have had East Asian teammates on their teams throughout their careers. I can’t imagine how I’d feel playing with someone who so blatantly insulted my race…

Keep in mind that Griezmann retired from the France national team in 2024. However, Dembélé has since won the Ballon D’Or and continues to start for France during this 2026 FIFA World Cup tournament as one of their star players, having scored 5 goals. With the context of his racist comments towards Asians, this brings things into a different light, including this clip from the 2022 FIFA World Cup of him reacting to Japan defeating Germany.

What happened?

The video was recorded during FC Barcelona's preseason tour of Japan in 2019 but leaked publicly in 2021.

Ousmane Dembélé showed Japanese hotel technicians attempting to fix the television in Dembélé and Griezmann's hotel room on his private Snapchat story.

While the technicians were working, Dembélé mocked their appearance, language, and Japan itself while Griezmann laughed.

Among Dembélé's comments were:

"All these ugly faces, just so you can play PES."

"What kind of backward language is that?"

"You're supposed to be technologically advanced as a country, aren't you?"

Dembélé's (half-assed) apology

Dembélé posted the following statement:

"It all took place in Japan, but it could have taken place anywhere on the planet and I would have used the same expression."

"I was therefore not targeting any community."

"I understand that I may have hurt the people in that image and for that, I sincerely apologise."

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see how this “apology” was a complete joke. When you make fun of someone’s appearance, language, and country all in the span of a 30-second video, you can’t say you were “not targeting any community.”

Griezmann's apology

Griezmann wrote:

"I have always been against any form of discrimination."

"For the past few days, certain people have wanted to paint me as someone that I am not."

"I firmly refute the accusations made against me and I am sorry if I have offended any of my Japanese friends."

Although Griezmann did not make most of the comments himself, you can clearly see him laughing at every remark made by his teammate, he didn’t once object. Keep in mind this is the same guy who was caught on video saying "ching chong" in an attempt to mock Asian languages. This is a separate clip from Barcelona's 2019 tour of Japan that surfaced in 2021 alongside the video of Dembélé’s Snapchat story.

Konami cancels Griezmann's contract

Konami, a Japanese company, terminated its ambassador agreement with Griezmann.

Konami stated:

"Konami Digital Entertainment believes, as is the philosophy of sports, that discrimination of any kind is unacceptable."

"We had announced Griezmann as our Yu-Gi-Oh! content ambassador, however in light of recent events we have decided to cancel the contract."

They also requested that FC Barcelona explain what disciplinary action would be taken.

As you can see from the video, incident occurred while the technicians were fixing equipment so the players could play PES, a game made by Konami (how ironic lol).

Rakuten's response

Rakuten, Barcelona's Japanese shirt sponsor at the time, strongly condemned the incident.

CEO Hiroshi Mikitani said:

"As Rakuten has endorsed Barça's philosophy and sponsored the club, we find such comments unacceptable under any circumstance."

"We officially protest and seek the view of the club."

Mikitani was reportedly furious (and rightfully so) and demanded an explanation from Barcelona.

FC Barcelona's official statement

Barcelona later released an official apology.

Among the key statements:

"This attitude in no way coincides with the values that FC Barcelona represents and defends."

"At FC Barcelona there is no place for racism or discrimination."

"FC Barcelona would like to apologise publicly to all the Club's fans and partners."

The club also stated that it reserved the right to take internal disciplinary measures.

And surprise! No sporting disciplinary measures followed. Neither Griezmann nor Dembélé received any match bans or fines related to this incident whatsoever. There was:

• No FIFA suspension.  
• No UEFA suspension.  
• No French Football Federation suspension.  
• No match ban.  
• No publicly announced fine.

However, this incident definitely led to a wedge being driven between Barcelona and Rakuten (in combination with a bunch of other financial concerns such as the departure of Messi), and the sponsorship was not renewed after the 2021/22 season. This led to Barcelona being primarily sponsored by Spotify.

Let’s look at some other anti-Asian incidents in football

Federico Valverde (2017)

During the FIFA U-20 World Cup hosted in South Korea, Uruguay midfielder Federico Valverde celebrated a goal against Portugal by pulling the corners of his eyes into a "slant-eye" gesture.

Valverde later denied any racist intent and said:

"It is not a racist celebration. It was a private celebration for friends."

The excuse was that he was referencing one of his agents from Uruguay nicknamed “El Chino” and the celebration was in honor of him…

He also apologized, writing:

"I did not have any racist intent. I'd like to apologise."

FIFA requested an explanation from the Uruguayan Football Association, but Valverde was never suspended or fined.

Valverde is now captain at Real Madrid.

Rodrigo Bentancur (2024)

During a TV interview, Bentancur was asked for Son Heung-min's shirt.

He replied:

"Sonny's? It could be his cousin too, as they all look the same."

Bentancur later issued a direct apology to the Tottenham Hotspur captain:

"Sonny, brother! I apologise to you for what happened. It was just a very bad joke."

Son publicly accepted the apology. According to the Spurs captain, Bentacur was sincere in his apology and moved to tears by the incident and he is still close friends with Bentancur to this day.

Bentancur was later suspended by the FA over the incident for 7 domestic matches and received a £100,000 fine. By all my accounts, this is the harshest punishment that has ever been imposed on a football player for racist incident concerning Asian people.

Marco Curto / Como (2024)

During a preseason friendly match between Como and Wolverhampton Wanderers, South Korean forward Hwang Hee-chan accused Como defender Marco Curto of racially abusing him.

According to reports, he said:

“ignore him, he thinks he’s Jackie Chan!”

The exchange between both teams got so heated that Hwang’s teammate, Daniel Podence punched another Como player and got a red card.

Como went on the defensive for their player in a PR statement, arguing the remark Curto made was not intended to be racist.

The Wolves filed complaints and the Korean football association contacted FIFA, which months later imposed a 10-match suspension, with 5 matches suspended, after finding him responsible for discriminatory conduct.

Curto has never apologized for this racist incident.

Football organizations have spent years promoting campaigns such as "No To Racism." We’ve had players wearing anti-racism armbands and taking a knee before each match in solidarity with BLM.

This post is not intended to excuse racism against any group or claim that every player from a particular country shares these views. The purpose is to highlight documented RACIST incidents and asks whether anti-Asian racism has been treated with the same seriousness and consistency as other forms of discrimination in world football.