She is no longer a private citizen but a public official. why dont you work harder in life instead of been blessed with the opportunities afforded me to attain the american dream. Maybe thats not really true! But that has no bearing on the larger systems and structures of power at play in this regard. Together. Casting hateful racist language at an entire group does. The band existed till 1984. You just never know sometimes Forum Policies, Rules, and Terms of Service. 1. That could be the reason I was the only person in town to publish the Mohammed Cartoons (which I thought were dull). So while this specific person might be prejudice toward the asian community it is telling that parents and community are trying to tell us that poor performance at school is because we black student dont value hard work now we dont value slavery and racism that does not want to pay people or protect provide resources to people because they are specially black . She needs to resign and spend some time thinking about how her selfish and divisive political agenda has been so detrimental to the real work that the board needs to do especially in this time. The slaves that worked in the home were less likely to push for abolishing the system because they did not see much wrong with it, but the master could always relegated them to hard labor. We will zap comments that fail to adhere to these short and very easy-to-follow rules. Since Asians think theyre pretty smart, they get pretty arrogant when new information is presented that contradicts their worldview. To add insult to injury she states that she knows Asian culture because her kids went to an Asian school. Good person vs bad person. Kathy had a fatal haemorrhage during miscarriage of the couples third So, they didnt kill me and settled for taking control of the SF Sentinel and banning me. In 2006, every last vestige of the City Family lined up to decry newsman Pete Wilsons harangue regarding gay supervisor Bevan Dufty and his lesbian friend Rebecca Goldfader having a child. As an Asian-American, I am plenty versed in the concept of house vs. field n*****s, because unlike your assumptions about people like me, Ive invested time in learning about Black history. As a now-elected official, Collins might have benefited by clearly acknowledging that her past tweets have caused pain by generalizing a very diverse community. They have to save and not waste money. Most Democratic families with money feel that is too equal and use Hamlin and Burke and other schools to keep their kids from knowing poor kids well and make it 15 or 20x. Eliminating 8th grade algebra was cruel. Is there anti-Blackness among non-white Americans in this country? But if she does, I will not call for her to resign. He was a composer, known for Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Straw Dogs (2011) and Speed Racer That shows Asian kids are 4x as likely to have parents who made a sacrifice of several hundred hours. My parents immigrated here from China with very little money and yes, I studied my ass off unlike almost everyone else in my school. lololololololol i only have a Ph.D in Ethnic Studies ***for the purposes of having a tidy and illustrative hypothetical***, you dimwitted schmucko. I find her Trump condemnation strangely tone-deaf. With this position, this fortunate Asian will have access to the huge stash of opportunities which the white establishment has hoarded. What kind of mind and character demands that? I worked with Plaintiffs Employment lawyers who would comment on how surprisingly educated their clients were. When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, Lam says Collins was unapologetic and that voices were raised.. she ought to teach all children to work hard and have the competitive spirit, and not go through life with an unearned free pass. These are the new standards she and the others have set; time to live by them. The only thing I can say to all of this rhetoric you wrote I hope you have proof to support some of the self observational comments you have listed as to the reasoning why Blacks children/students are not at a higher academic level as other children. In 1989, Allen developed pneumonia as a result of decreased lung capacity from the paralyzation. How convenient, but waitthen Joe Rogan does the same thingquoting folks using the n word, but gets all but cancelled by the liberal left. I am 100% ready to stand together with black activists. Collins, who was a private citizen in 2016, is entitled to think what she thinks and write what she writes. Collins says her First Amendment Rights were violated after she received a vote of no confidence for posting derogatory remarks against Asian Americans. If you barely study, are rude to teachers, dont read summers, and spend more time watching TV than reading, the content of your character needs improvement. ), and give students what they REALLY need to excel instead of HANDICAPPING the education system. I guess that makes my parents house niggers (Malcom X: The house Negroesthey lived in the house with master, they dressed pretty good, they ate good because they ate his foodwhat he left). And the fact it happened two years before she was elected would seem to be no different than James Licks foundation giving money to build a racist sculpture 18 years after he died. Times were very difficult since Allen's musical career barely brought in enough to support the She took a few incidences and labels and entire race as that way. AIPACs magnitude is indicative of the scale of the crimes.. if there was one instance a daughter would be ashamed of her mom, this was it. I think those on the school board are fighting for the underdog and finally trying to end some white supremacy practices. If this City is ever to recover we have to start pushback now. I see the Berniecrats are opposed to the call for resignation. Try listening. Please keep your comments short and civil. I find this claim very, very unconvincing without much clearer evidence than any rabid parent has supplied so far. Collins is anti Asian as seen through her tweets and her actions. Donald Trump, whose been the embodiment of the American work ethic for decades, calls them losers to which they should be summarily fired. I mean some people are just jumping on the bandwagon but reasonable people will realize she was referencing Malcolm X and have more sympathy for the context. Allen's family grew with the birth of his daughter Amie followed quickly by Allison. This early band, first called My Backyard, then the Noble Five also included drummer Bob Burns and bassist Larry Junstrum. You want to silence a strong outspoken Black woman because she speaks truth to power. Both are true. Nothing Asians say or do prevents black kids from studying harder. Perhaps Ms. Collins should ask the Asian American community before she speaks on our behalf. Vote to restore 8th grade algebra. Both were 1st in their families to go to college. Very amateurish. Its antiracism to note if blacks studies as much as even low income Asians, racial inequality would end quickly. Its in our culture to study hard as a way to get ahead when you dont have money or connections which is exactly where my family started out in the US. I believe Ms. Collins would emerge transformed and we would be an example of an alternative to Youre fired! In November 22 we can all decide the next chapter, so if removal is the answer, it will have its day. That alone should disqualify her from a public service position. They felt like theatre and politics. Totally agree with Steve. No amount of nuance can excuse calling another race house n*****s. But to lump us all into the same group as some teenagers who made fun of some kid in her daughters school? Your lecture was that she had no idea she should be unhappy and advocate for AAPI not to go down that path bc it is White supremacist thinking. Saul spares Amalek and some sheep and the like and God rebukes him: Cause, Saul wasnt murderous enough for the God of Israel. Never blame Trump voters without hard evidence. Listen to the whole speech on YouTube if you have half an hour. Literally dozens of comments decrying Collins racism and then talking about the only thing holding back black students is their work ethic. Calling out racism is not racist. And that definitely happened here. Tap into Getty Images' global scale, data-driven insights, and network of more than 340,000 creators to create content exclusively for your brand. In college, other students (rich white kids) called me and my fellow Asian friends grinds because we studied every day including weekends, and didnt party enough. There was no emphasis on it. Bassist Larry Junstrom also joined in. And there is the ongoing misery regarding the citys shuttered schools, spaced-out Zoom students, declining enrollment and the school boards deliberate decision to not hire a consultant to form pandemic plans. Its racist not to say that because then test score differences would be genetic. At first, white was northern and western European immigrants of Protestant and Catholic descent. By the definition you guys are provided why are Ados not running the county their community was brought here from Africa to do break backing work to build the county . It is clear Asians and Nigerians make more effort than black kids on a daily basis, and much is by choice. Please send them my way., The next tweet continues Im looking to combat anti-black racism in the Asian community at at (sic) my daughters mostly Asian Am school.. I also want to compliment Korbi Ghosh on the April 9 piece he wrote the sentiment, the logic, the depth of his expression was really encouraging. When talking about Asians in America, Afghans and other South Asians are usually not included in the conversation. 9. This shows a really problematic way of thinking about Asians. I *am* saying that if someone is clearly using words the way theyre used in that field, you cant just go obliviously wandering into a discussion and insisting that they used them with some other definition thats the only one you, a dilettante, understand, and then whining about it whenever somebody correctly points out that you literally do not know what you are talking about. Is she Asian? You cant hide behind Malcolm, that speech doesnt lessen what was said by her in any way. Collins racist hate and her non-apology make a mockery of those very understandable fears. WebHere is Allen's wife, who he had his two daughters Amie & Allison with, Kathy in yearbook of Robert Lee HS. The school district and Board of Education are presently staving off a lawsuit filed by the City Attorney regarding those sclerotic reopening plans. Which hurts all kids. Yall really need to learn nuance. WebAllen Collins - Biography. Shame on her, and Shane in anybody who defends her. WebHigherDose Infrared Sauna Founders Commercialize Stackable Beauty and Wellness Tech. She was speaking as a mom in 2016, fearful for her daughters well-being, and she lashed out. Her main mistake was in not realizing that her audience was ignorant and racist. Part of Allen's sentence from his car wreck, called for him to use his fame and influence to warn kids of the dangers of drunk driving. addendum to my earlier post: 10. Lily moved with her mother to LA at the age of five, after her parents split up. Not one peep. I see now that I should not have had hurt feelings because I am too uneducated to have understood the true meaning of Collins tweets. Collins is the only Black woman on the school board (though these tweets were written two years before her election). Berkeley. They quickly follow that up with something along the lines of, on balance so and so wasnt such a bad person. Its inconceivable that many Nigerians, Jews, Mormons, Chinese, Indians, Koreans, Lebanese, Persians etc. Even explaining this, she was called racist. Have you seen Collins face? shaming yourself? His girlfriend died, and he was left paralyzed from the waist down. Zhou was NEVER apologetic, in fact she laughed while giving an interview on this disgusting mural. Furthermore, Asian Americans studying hard to get ahead, is not White Supremacy. So, where was I before I went for another gummie? Otherwise, if youre new to the board, you have my vote. I personally would prefer a line of teaching that still teaches the inequities and bias, but builds ppl up to unite not marginalize, but I digress. By the way they are also taxpayers. Using White Supremacist thinking to assimilate and get ahead? Like yesterday. alison tried to openly shame her perceived asian enemies/competitors, but it backfired. That is racist and insulting towards Asians because it diminishes their achievement, and it is insulting to whites because it assumes we are all racist and insincere in attempts to close the achievement gap, which she is wrong to call the opportunity gap, implying studying isnt a choice and a noble sacrifice, and to help underperforming minorities improve their lives. When conservatives play race politics, they do so awkwardly and clumsily. Her part in the renaming of the schools fiasco demonstrates how completely out of touch she is. Acknowledge the vast majority of violence against Asians in San Francisco and Oakland has come from the African American minority, and stop blaming Trump voters for all anti-Asian violence. Think of this as a wake-up call. You go, girl, Im an old english teacher and I support your use of our language. WAKE UP everyone. Collins thought she could pull a fast one during the pandemic and pull a fast one in the name of racial and social justice. But do we want to fire everyone who messes up? Your humble narrator was a writer and columnist for SF Weekly from 2007 to 2015, and a senior editor at San Francisco Magazine from 2015 to 2017. This has become a litmus test of sorts. Alison Collins read people for filth! Joe has his facts right, strikes a tone that fits a combination of objectivity and amazement at where this has gone, and jumps in to respond to readers. These are all subjective judgments that we rely on to be successful. She took responsibility and stepped down, which is something Collins is refusing to do I dont see the comparison here. We should not have a biased, ignorant person representing us. On their website they have articles dating as far back as 2017 and 2018 demeaning individuals benefiting from Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) as immoral and irresponsible people, describing members of the LGBTQ community as deviant and invasive to conservative Chinese family values, and even saying that Chinese, along with white people, are victims of affirmative action and arguing that only if African Americans and Hispanic students could humbly learn from the success of the Chinese then they too would reach academic and career success. Pledge to care about kids as much as union reps or more in all policy. Do you need to re-take the Diversity and Respect class? You have to use the scientific method. They cant remove her (as in impeachment), but they are within the rules to remove her as vice chair of the Board and to remove her from all committee assignments. It just became another school taken down by woke progressives. If the hiring manager is Asian and you are a person of color you can forget about getting the position. Less hateful, less bigoted. I believe there are more good than bad in each race. I see this comes from the Alison Collins school of public relations yell at and insult others who dont immediately agree with you and ignore their point of view. It has nothing to do with racism. You are planning an exercise that will include the m16 and m203. No need to overcomplicate every issue you come across. In a city where elected officials actually have been assassinated, there is no place for hiding or keeping silent when someone makes death threats against a public person. Whats more, casual monolingual Chinese voters would not be able to distinguish this strategically appealing, manufactured name from a Chinese candidates actual name. Earlier in 1979, he performed at Volunteer Jam V at Skynyrds first stage performance since the plane crash. Thats why they never urge black and Latino kids to study long hours, work summers, go to tutoring at the libraries, and focus obsessively on grades. Those who did speak with Collins told me the calls were one-sided and defensive and they were confused why they had to reach out to Collins and not vice-versa. Collins is now in the difficult position shes in not just because of what she wrote in 2016, but how she handled matters when confronted on it in 2021. Did she not take introductory-level college logic? There would not be any opportunity for articles like this one analyzing context or motives. The entire reason I brought this up in the context of this discussion is that people are getting the vapors over Collinss use of white supremacy, and then responding to her as if Collins had meant THE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT DEFINITION that happens to be the only one they are familiar with. Interesting how Lauter echoes the Israeli disdain for existing populations and their ongoing oppression with his support of local relatively recent (compared to Blacks) migrants by choice and their descendants over the descendants of chattel slaves who capitalized the nation and have been consistently, summarily disenfranchised. Have you read Malcolm Xs speech? If she were really sorry shed reverse making Lowell Lottery, renaming 44 schools and not reopening, and ending honors and 8th grade algebra. My opinion is it does more harm to my community as it allows for mediocrity and leaves my community less informed, less educated, and not able to elevate themselves without some kind of outside assistance. He later plead no contest to DUI manslaughter. Maybe Commissioner Collins deserves the same opportunity be given credit for what she has done and to work with others to learn from past mistakes. WebThere are some familiar faces on this 1961 Ypsilanti High track team, Class A Regional titlist. The complete and utter hypocrisy and morally bankrupt relativism of the antiracist movement is on full display here. And Collins soon gave them little reason to be. Whats even more sickening is that Zhou still holds her position with the California Civil Grand Juror Association as director of public relations and is a behavioral health clinician (sounds like Zhou is in need of behavioral health therapy herself). She shouldnt use an anecdote to generalize a whole race. Then to equate Asians as house Ns who align to white supremacism ideology shows total ignorance of Chinese history. A teacher walks into the Classroom and says If only Yesterday was Tomorrow Today would have been a Saturday Which Day did the Teacher make this Statement? Thats different. There is still no plan to bring back older students, the District will forfeit close to $20M because of it, and Collins is more concerned with herself than with educating the students. If she wanted to make progress, she wouldnt spend all her time on cosmetic BS and put together after school and tutoring support for inner city students, build programs that pair mentors (e.g. Scientifically, if one group behaves differently and achieves success, their behavior is likely a cause of their success and other groups could emulate it. Thanks for the great article. We all know about the Black Lives Matter Movement and what it stands for. That if we do not unite in solidarity (Black, Asian, Hispanic), we all remain n-words. Test scores show this move didnt help black kids do better, but it did hurt white and Asian kids. Maybe the guy in Georgia liked Trump, and there are whites who attack Asians, but most here are black, so acknowledge that. Once demographic changes threatened to upend the deal, southern Europeans and other Catholics were incorporated into the what were becoming the ever expanding circles of whiteness. If she wanted to walk me through it or walk anyone through it, the chance was there. WebThe younger Collins daughter prefers a quieter life, and described herself as a stayathome mom through much of her career as a bestselling author. The idea is Asian Americans can never actually get ahead, and should join her in a battle to overthrow Americas culture, which she views as hateful. Eliminating merit or performance based admissions means that the schools do not want the kids to perform! So the masters responsibility for the spreading the disease is all but lost in the melee between the field negros and house negro. Even during that horrific moment, a male of color (Latino male) was already being stereotyped, looked at as the killer and detained. And it warrants mentioning and unambiguously mentioning: It is not racist for a Black woman to call out anti-Blackness. Would this justify an Asian parent casting hateful racial slurs at all black students, parents and teachers? And when. If whites are caught being racist, by all means prosecute them, but to claim all whites are racist without proof and to destroy Lowell is indefensible. Webthe Secret life of Wilkie,. This is as racist as it gets. Your email address will not be published. However, it saw an abrupt end following the death of some of its members in an airplane crash that left Collins seriously injured. Full stop. Replace words in the brackets with any other minority and stereotype and Im not sure that there will be so apologists trying to legitimize the idea. Coupled with the lingering effects of losing his friends in the plane crash, Kathy's death devastated Allen. This hate from her is especially obvious on her attacks on Lowell. 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