An email I got from one of the Asian media watchdog listservs:
I'm writing to you to let you know of a horrible sighting of hate speech this weekend at the River Hills Mall. A decal store called custom now (located in the herberger's wing) is selling a bumper sticker that reads, "Save a hunter, shoot a mung." (Yes, spelled m-u-n-g). When I tried to educate the management of the store by explaining the difference between usual bumper sticker politics vs. advocating violence I was essentially thrown out of the store. My efforts to have it taken off the shelf have failed so far.
It's obviously referencing a recent incident that involved a Hmong man who shot several hunters after being taunted with racial slurs in Wisconsin (not that killing for any reason is excusable). I just did a quick google search and found a press article on this too:
http://talk.workunlimited.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4671856,00.html
What the hell is going on in this country?
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This country is filled with diverse "groups" of people. And when there are "groups", people will differenciate themselves and unfortunate incidents like this will happen. *sigh*
Ever read "The Spirit Catches You and You Fall down" by Anne Fadiman? It's a fabulous book discussing the unfortunate situations of cultural differences regarding a little Hmong girl.
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