Reverse Racism

lightspeedsound:

I honestly do not give a fuck 

if you speak Chinese 

if you can handle chopsticks like a pro

if you watched every episode ever of Cowboy Bebop and Sailor Moon

If you think you can handle spicy style like a pro

I honestly do not want to hear about 

How exotic you think my eyes are

How you think “Chinese culture” is so “noble and wise”

How you’re thinking about converting to Buddhism (can I tell you more about zen?)

How you designate shit “Chinese Chinese” when you order take out 

I honestly will walk away if you mention 

Your unabashed yellow fever

The fact that you think Psy is the next William Hung

The exotic asian fusion peanut sauce and jelly sandwich you just made 

or how you fucked around with tofu the other night because you thought (mistakenly) that it’s merely a meat substitute 

I will be honest here:

All of these things that I have just mentioned 

Do not make you a better person

They do not make you worldly

or smart 

They do not make less racist

In fact

they may make you more

Because all of these things

Right here

That I have just mentioned 

Are all excuses that I have heard

to walk away from your racist actions

Your fetishism

Your ignorance

And Honestly, 

absolutely none of these things

are the equivalent of saying

“i’m sorry.”