Thread by @usnehal

When it comes to #AntiAsianHate crimes, we need to be able to call it a "hate crime" when the assailant is not black as well.

"Sex addiction" ...but only towards Asian women? That sounds like race-based behavior or racial assumptions.

time.com/5947626/atlant…

Stop, just stop this "but what about black crime" question

or "not to trigger but...." intrusive questions from the melanin & ovary deficient folks seeking to pit minority vs minority

or sudden concern towards #AAPI #aapihate from those who usually talk of "reverse racism"

There is a stiking difference, anecdotally

to when it is quickly identified as a hate crime
versus "but is it really a hate crime?"
that seems to be related to amount of melanin of the attacker

nytimes.com/2019/06/12/us/…

Is good this attack was taken seriously (though it was not at the time by those who close the door on a beaten woman).

At the same time if he killed his own mother, he has a pattern of violence against women (apart from race, one might assume)

nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyp…

The same extra caution and care we take when the attacker is white should be taken when the attacker is black. Remember how carefully everything was worded for the #Nashvillebombing on Christmas day? Avoidance even of "suicide bombing" terminology

tampabay.com/news/nation-wo…

We now know that was in the week or two when the #CapitolAttack was being planned online and the #Nashvillebombing attacker shared many believes with those who attacked the nation on January 6th bbc.com/news/world-us-…

Yes you CAN be paranoid & a terrorist - often true

There is not the same standard used when it is a Muslim who has #mentalillness and paranoia. Then, nope, it is definitely ideology rather than a brain that needs help. Who do we see as violent as opposed to human? Who is seen as having human illness?

businessinsider.com/fbi-is-manufac…