However, calling it racist bein unable to differentiate between Asian languages is a bit farfetched. I mean I am a European and I can’t distinguish most European languages, simply because I don’t know them.
I don’t think he is saying that an inability to differentiate between foreign languages is racist, but rather that given a random shithead who holds truly racist beliefs, it is unlikely they will be able to recognize differences between Asian languages.
To put it more generically, most people in Set A exhibit Trait B, but having Trait B alone does not mean you are a member of Set A.
He probably meant that her mother thought if they spoke thai instead of mandarin, racists wouldn’t think about their “every asians speak chinese” stereotypes.
That one is so old.
However, calling it racist bein unable to differentiate between Asian languages is a bit farfetched. I mean I am a European and I can’t distinguish most European languages, simply because I don’t know them.
I don’t think he is saying that an inability to differentiate between foreign languages is racist, but rather that given a random shithead who holds truly racist beliefs, it is unlikely they will be able to recognize differences between Asian languages.
To put it more generically, most people in Set A exhibit Trait B, but having Trait B alone does not mean you are a member of Set A.
He probably meant that her mother thought if they spoke thai instead of mandarin, racists wouldn’t think about their “every asians speak chinese” stereotypes.