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.

  • Chapo_is_Red [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    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).

    • Tankiedesantski [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      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.