They've tried nothing (except chatting with one old woman with severe untreated schizophrenia) and are all out of ideas. And I'm pretty sure facebook is making them more reactionary.
"I'm tired of black people" "why don't they speak up for asians" and "why doesn't anyone do anything about the racist New Black Panther Party." Is just some of the ill informed bullshit I've had to process and respond to lately thanks to the Facebook silo that she and her friends virtually live in.
Any recommendations on how to combat/prevent their facebook brainrot and or help an asian immigrant make friends with black folks when all she does is go to work with other asian folks and occasionally shop at walmart would be greatly appreciated.
Edit: I've recommended setting up a block party when this whole pandemic is over since she just moved to a pretty diverse area.
Yeah she's not athletic at all so sports are outta the question, but she just moved to the east bay near San Francisco so there's hope.
I kinda get where she's coming from since she lived in an ethnically homogeneous bubble her whole life and her only connection with the struggles she sees non asian people of color go through is from news articles since she didn't go to school in the states and never had roommates, just went straight from living with her parents to being a homeowner.
I recommended trying to get a block party together though I'm not sure how common those are on the west coast or if that'd be particularly popular during covid. I'm doin my best over here to try to coach her on how to be normal while also extinguishing any reactionary fires before they torch her chances of making friends with anyone besides Ben Carson.
Tough during covid.
Usually people meet folks different from them thru work/school.
I'd question her assumptions directly. Why is she "tired of black people"? Why does she believe they "don't speak up for Asians"? (This second one is easy to find historical and current examples showing the opposite).
I’d question her assumptions directly. Why is she “tired of black people”? Why does she believe they “don’t speak up for Asians”? (This second one is easy to find historical and current examples showing the opposite).
I've met a few Asian people who have expressed this view. Its a mix of lack of media reporting of inter-minority solidarity, and some sort of simmering jealousy at how much attention black people get for their issues.
The former is not surprising, since mainstream media is still run mostly by whites and has an interest in suppressing inter-POC solidarity.
The latter is a pig-headed determination to not acknowledge the real effort that black communities have put into organizing and advancing their own interests in the face of oppression. None of the people I know who hold these views do anything to advance Asian interests beyond whining online.
all she does is go to work with other asian folks and occasionally shop at walmart
Sounds like she needs to make some friends in general? I don't necessarily think that making black friends is the answer here, since its entirely possible that if she has a falling out with that friend (made more likely by underlying prejudice) she can just fall further into racist reaction.
That said, the easiest way to make friends with anyone is to bond over a shared interest or group activity in an organic way. If you have a diverse set of friends, why not get together and hang out when COVID dies down?
I was honestly surprised how many friends she has but they are literally all asian with the exception of a few white guys. She just does zoom hangouts with them during the pandemic. But I agree getting the racist reaction knocked out before trying to make new friends is a good idea. Better that than have someone else deal with those views.