李春燕谈如何做美国人 (29): Fox News AGAIN?

去年在抗议JK后CNN上我说起过美国政府把十万日裔关集中营对亚裔的恶劣影响,也提到Vincent Chen (陈果仁1982年被错当作日裔杀掉)。当时一向攻击性强的男主持Cuomo 马上打断,用挑衅的语言转移话题。九月二十号Fox News竟然堂而皇之提到Japanese American interment:“上一次我们(美国)赢战争的时候,我们把日裔关集中营,并在居民区仍原子弹”。

转自OCA:On Saturday, September 20, panelists on Fox News’ Cashin’ In segment discussed profiling in the United States. The panelists called for increased profiling of Muslim Americans, along with the possibility of internment. One panelist, Jonathan Hoenig, goes so far as to say, “The last war we won, we put Japanese Americans in internment camps. We dropped nuclear bombs on residential city centers. So yeah, I think profiling would be at least a good start. It’s not on skin color…it’s on ideology.”

前段Fox News Bob Beckel 说华人是Chinamen, hackers,biggest threats 一些朋友也许没觉得Chinamen有什么可大惊小怪的,但其实biggest threat 一语是更大的危害。然而有些加州华人因党派之争而意图为Fox News 开罪,声言只提BB,不提Fox News, 把本来清晰的抗议媒体xenophobia 加上党派色彩。我当时问“种族歧视分党派吗?” 并因撰文支持Ted Lieu抗议Fox News引出异议。只因Ted Lieu happened to be a democrat, 连他抗议种族歧视也被讥讽是为选票,种种揣测中伤不绝于耳。短短几个月后Fox News 竟然把臭名昭著的internment 提出来,恰证明我们大多数华人抗议Fox News的本能反应是对的。我当时提议反种族歧视不该分党派,谁站出来反就支持谁,不要泥沙俱下。愤慨媒体的同时,我更为因选举而造成分裂以致削弱抗议力度而担忧。

朋友说“随着中国经济的发展,中美两国的大国之争还会加剧。就像三明治那样,在美华人不可避免地会成为美国政客和媒体的怀疑或攻击对象。而且,这种怀疑或攻击可能是来自任何一个政党。”

为什么撰文?华人参与选举是好的开端,大浪淘沙,尘埃过后,孰是孰非,有正义感的人们应该能够分辨。只是代价是耽误了有力行动的时机,又使本来就人数少的华人分裂。今后参政的路上如何避免党性高于人性是各派别和组织的领导人,以及媒体人应该深思的。在微信圈传播文章时,我们个个都是媒体人。

Note: Jonathan Hoenig is a regular contributor to and a regular panelist on Fox News Channel. 

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Hoenig

如果还有人天真地接受Fox News disclaimer "views do not represent Fox News" 看看Hoenig twitter上极右翼的讨论吧。正是这样极端的舆论引导了大众,hate crimes 才升高 (见OCA抗议文章)。

https://mobile.twitter.com/JonathanHoenig

http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/cost-of-freedom/2014/09/22/terror-threats-american-soil-spark-debate-over-profiling#comments

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Asian Pacific Americans Outraged at Xenophobic and Racist Comments from Fox News

24 September 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – OCA – Asian Pacific American Advocates, a national membership-driven organization of community advocates dedicated to advancing the social, political, and economic well-being of Asian Pacific Americans (APAs), is outraged at the xenophobic and racist comments made during Fox News’ Cashing In segment.

On Saturday, September 20, panelists on Fox News’ Cashin’ In segment discussed profiling in the United States. The panelists called for increased profiling of Muslim Americans, along with the possibility of internment. One panelist, Jonathan Hoenig, goes so far as to say, “The last war we won, we put Japanese Americans in internment camps. We dropped nuclear bombs on residential city centers. So yeah, I think profiling would be at least a good start. It’s not on skin color…it’s on ideology.”

“The overwhelming consensus among the panelist to profile Muslim Americans and the comment made by Jonathan Hoenig affirming the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II is disgusting, xenophobic, and racist,” said Sharon M. Wong, OCA National President. “Protecting our national security should never come at the cost of an entire community’s civil rights. The internment of Japanese Americans did not increase the United States’ chance of success during World War II. And the continued profiling, harassment, and hate against the Muslim, Sikh, and South Asian American communities will not secure the United States borders or help us win the war on terror. The only thing profiling will accomplish is the continued persecution of immigrant communities.”

Since September 11, anti-Islamic and anti-Asian/Pacific Islander hate crimes have increased and continue to remain higher than pre-September 11 numbers. South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) recently released a report highlighting xenophobic rhetoric and hate crimes against South Asian, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu, Middle Eastern, and Arab Communities in the United States. The report indicates that over 80% of all hate violence against these communities were driven by anti-Muslim sentiment. 

“Our communities demand an apology from Fox News for the comments made. When they speak about profiling based on ideology, they are speaking about profiling based language, country of origin, religion, and ultimately skin color. Irrational fears of internal sabotage and threats based on ideological indicators led to the incarceration of over 100,000 Japanese Americans during World War II; and those same indicators are what have increased hate crimes and profiling of Muslim, Sikh, and South Asian Americans since September 11,” said Ken Lee, OCA National Acting CEO. “Ultimately, those indicators come down to little more than an individual’s skin color and are merely a cover to deny civil liberties to communities because of their perceived race, ethnicity, or religion, not ideology.”

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SCA5和被永久怀疑hackers 哪个大?

http://www.weidb.com/g1682&tag=149&p=5969

注:法学教授Frank Wu在陈果仁被杀三十周年在NYTimes 撰文,为什么不能忘陈果仁。

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/23/opinion/why-vincent-chin-matters.html?_r=0

陈果仁背景被拍成纪录片

http://www.vincentwhofilm.com

看看这些活动家的profile

http://www.vincentwhofilm.com/cast-crew/

Frank Wu wrote the book "Yellow: Race in America beyond Black and White." 可以说是对我的启蒙。

http://www.amazon.com/Yellow-America-Beyond-Black-White/dp/046500640X