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IT IS OKAY: to prefer one direction over kpop (vice versa)

I understand that you may not be very fond of kpop, especially with recent developments in the kpop and One Direction/5SOS community. I respect your decisions to favor these incredibly talented bands, however I would like to point out a few misunderstandings.

 being a minor does not give you an excuse to be racist. Being a minor does however, give you room to realize and correct your wrong doings. 

Zayn is British-Pakistani. Which means, he is in fact, a part of the Asian community. Do not erase his identity as an Asian. By doing so, you are refusing to acknowledge the widely diverse ethnicities that reside within Asia. As well, by using racial slurs such as “all Asians have chink-eyes”, you are being incredibly racist by enforcing harmful stereotypes. Your statements regarding how “Filipino, Thai, Chinese, Korean, Japanese all look the [fucking] same” perpetuates the homogenization of Asian peoples. 

by using racial slurs such as “chink-eyes” you are reminding the East-Asian community of the discrimination we face by not being able to fit the Western standards of beauty. Being Asian is not an insult. Using anti-Asian slurs, especially regarding appearances, highlights your Eurocentric ideals of beauty and your inability to embrace diversity.

your anti-Asian slurs do not only affect those within the kpop community, but Asian members of the 1D/5SOS community, and ultimately the Asian community as a whole.

ferguson

leelah alcorn

north korea

because people are still currently experiencing

racist police brutality

transphobia and child abuse