Joshua Vandermeyde
Week 9
Section A03
In the article “Why Ferguson Matters to Asian Americans,” Soya Jung highlights the problems with avoiding solidarity with black movements. She says that the Chinese and Japanese communities “were active in creating the model minority myth,” and resisting or being passive with black movements only perpetuates this. She also explains how stories involving Asian Americans are ignored if it does not follow the narrative the media is trying to convey. This turning of a blind eye to acts of discrimination toward Asian Americans is why it is so important for asians to stand in solidarity with movements such as Black Lives Matter. In many ways America is forced to choose sides between black and white, and Asian Americans need to be on the right side of this divide. As more and more people join these movements, the divide weakens. In order to achieve the equality many groups seek, they have to stand together in their efforts, not succeed in spite of each other. I think this point ties in with the article “Building a Culture of Solidarity: Racial Discourse, Black Lives Matter, and Indigenous Social Justice,” where Ramos talks about the appropriation of the Black Lives Matter hashtag with other movements. While it may seem problematic for other groups to use the same phrasing as the black movement, ultimately I believe anything that can be used to spread equality is justified.
Question:
When is it not okay for groups to “steal” well-known phrases from other groups?
Sources:
Ramos, S. F. (2016). Building a Culture of Solidarity: Racial Discourse, Black Lives Matter, and Indigenous Social Justice. Enculturation, 1-6. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
Chuck, E. (2015, August 11). #BlackLivesMatter: How a Hashtag Became a Digital Civil Rights Anthem. Retrieved May 28, 2017, from http://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/blacklivesmatter-how-hashtag-became-digital-civil-rights-anthem-n405316
Jung, S. (2014, August 20). Why Ferguson Matters to Asian Americans. Race Files.
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