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British Tabloids Calling Attacker " Of Asian Descent"
Posted on 3/23/17 at 12:49 pm
Posted on 3/23/17 at 12:49 pm
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So when you guys think a man of asian appearance, do you think khalid masood or Jet Li? Im just curious?
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Photographs of him being treated by paramedics emerged yesterday and showed a man of Asian appearance who sported a beard.
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Detectives had delayed disclosing his name to the public for "operational reasons".
So when you guys think a man of asian appearance, do you think khalid masood or Jet Li? Im just curious?
Posted on 3/23/17 at 12:49 pm to dabigfella
The middle east is technically in asia, so yes they are right
Posted on 3/23/17 at 12:51 pm to RogerTheShrubber
it is but thats not the point, I've never heard a muslim man referenced to as asian even though many muslims are in indonesia and the pacific rim. Why would the media try so hard to not say middle eastern?
Posted on 3/23/17 at 12:51 pm to LSU12223
Yes. And it would be equally relevant if they described him by his favorite TV show.
"Fan of Luther, the TV miniseries."
"Fan of Luther, the TV miniseries."
Posted on 3/23/17 at 12:51 pm to dabigfella
another reason to hate using "Asian" instead of "Oriental"
Posted on 3/23/17 at 12:51 pm to dabigfella
to be more politically correct.
Posted on 3/23/17 at 12:52 pm to dabigfella
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it is but thats not the point, I've never heard a muslim man referenced to as asian
then watch more British news/tv
you know, the place where this occurred?
Posted on 3/23/17 at 12:53 pm to Kafka
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another reason to hate using "Asian" instead of "Oriental"
as we discussed yesterday, the Brits kind of use "Chinese" to mean "oriental"
"Asian" = Indian/Pakistani primarily (b/c they're the former colonies)
Posted on 3/23/17 at 12:55 pm to dabigfella
Honestly this doesnt even make me mad anymore.
shite like this is why Trump won. Everyone knows the truth, even if they dont want to fully admit it. People have grown wise to the media, and they have lost a shite ton of credibility with Americans ever since Trump entered the election.
shite like this is why Trump won. Everyone knows the truth, even if they dont want to fully admit it. People have grown wise to the media, and they have lost a shite ton of credibility with Americans ever since Trump entered the election.
Posted on 3/23/17 at 12:55 pm to SlowFlowPro
Asian = muslim is fricking retarded but even moreso when the guy is blacker than Charlie murphy and is the only skin color not found on the biggest and most populated continent on the planet
Asian in appearance...the only conclusion I can draw from that is that he's not black, which makes the fact that he's black hysterical.
it reminds me of the family guy empire strikes back episode.
"i'm not yoda. ok, i'm yoda"
Asian in appearance...the only conclusion I can draw from that is that he's not black, which makes the fact that he's black hysterical.
it reminds me of the family guy empire strikes back episode.
"i'm not yoda. ok, i'm yoda"
Posted on 3/23/17 at 12:55 pm to SlowFlowPro
I prefer the term 'Southwest Asian'
Posted on 3/23/17 at 12:56 pm to joshnorris14
i used a similar term once to describe an Indian as asian (this is in the US not UK, obviously) and they took offense to the "asian" label
white boys can't win these days
white boys can't win these days
Posted on 3/23/17 at 12:57 pm to dabigfella
this thread gives me the worst hankering for billy west's marge schott impression
Posted on 3/23/17 at 12:57 pm to dabigfella
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So when you guys think a man of asian appearance, do you think khalid masood or Jet Li? Im just curious?
What we think of as Asian, east Asian, isn't what Brits think of as Asian, south Asian. This has been discussed already.
Posted on 3/23/17 at 12:57 pm to dabigfella
In England, that typically means India or Pakistan. The attacker was Pakistani. That's just a linguistic difference between the U.S. and Britain. Here, Asian connotates East Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, etc). There, it's the Subcontinent.
Posted on 3/23/17 at 12:57 pm to DelU249
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even moreso when the guy is blacker than Charlie murphy
i did laugh when i saw more up-close pics
the initial pics did look very pakistani
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the only skin color not found on the biggest and most populated continent on the planet
lots of Indians get very dark, bruh
Posted on 3/23/17 at 12:58 pm to kingbob
quote:wasn't he black? I didn't follow up on the twists and turns of "what race did it"
The attacker was Pakistani
the dude I saw made leonard fournette look like one of the guys from zz top
Posted on 3/23/17 at 12:59 pm to SlowFlowPro
dark, but this guy was black. Charlie murphy black
Posted on 3/23/17 at 1:00 pm to dabigfella
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I've never heard a muslim man referenced to as asian
That's the common usage in the UK. Indians, Pakistanis, and Middle Easterners are referred to as Asian. Chinese, etc. are called East Asian.
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