I can definitely tell the difference when I hear most of them; but I’d not be able to identify most of them specifically. Then again, I’m not racist and am fascinated by a lot of Asian culture so I am exposed to a wide range of languages from that part of the world. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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This reminds me of some racists that shot up a Sikh temple to own the Muslims.

https://theweek.com/articles/473339/sikh-temple-shooting-mistaken-antimuslim-terrorism

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That one is so old.

However, calling it racist bein unable to differentiate between Asian languages is a bit farfetched. I mean I am a European and I can’t distinguish most European languages, simply because I don’t know them.

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He probably meant that her mother thought if they spoke thai instead of mandarin, racists wouldn’t think about their “every asians speak chinese” stereotypes.

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I don’t think he is saying that an inability to differentiate between foreign languages is racist, but rather that given a random shithead who holds truly racist beliefs, it is unlikely they will be able to recognize differences between Asian languages.

To put it more generically, most people in Set A exhibit Trait B, but having Trait B alone does not mean you are a member of Set A.

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How ridiculous! Next thing that dude is going to tell me, Asia is not a country!

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Everyone knows Asia is a band from the 80’s!

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Someone created a system with the acronym ASIA here at work, and every time someone says it, I hear “It was the heat of the moment…” in my head.

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