One thing I love about Asians is that there is a meritocracy to their function. I mean, people work for or around you is based completely and totally on function. And if you don't have the slightest bit of function, there is no need for you.
Recently Chris Rock made a video about the decline of Blacks supporting baseball. It seems weird that he'd spend all his time upset about this and less on pushing education. You have to dig real deep into the Asian blogs to find ANYTHING that would remotely touch on how unfair the Asian community is represented in say...the NFL, the NHL or NBA. When Yao Ming got into the NBA, my people went NUTS. Did they ever say we were under represented? Fuck no. Why? It's rare that there is a tall Asian. We celebrated this rarity. Not mull on why we haven't gotten the opportunity. It's merit that wins you the gig (and genes of course). But we move onto something we are good at.
I don't like Rock's take on it. Yes, he's said that Blacks aren't afforded the opportunities due to...well...I'm not completely sure why. To me, if they really wanted to get above the bullshit of America, they'd ban together and tout education as their means to true freedom. And there are a LOT who believe this. But many more who realize the hill and wish never to start the climb. It sucks man. Asians have weathered some terrible stereotypes. And to this day, we still do. And it's a bitter pill to swallow. But we've decided to find something to be good at and taken it for our own. The fact that you can turn a negative into a positive, isn't bad. We're not as socially accepted into the "White community" as the Blacks. Consider that the urban culture is far more glamorous and fun then being in a cherry blossom garden reading poetry.
I wouldn't say Chris Rock is wrong, but if he intends to rally his community then the focus should be more about getting a job and not bitching about every small slight in life.
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