You can't just say people who say that anything is an "overreaction" are wrong by default. You have to listen to their arguments and then decide. Do you not admit that excluding opinions based on race is racism? That is a question I would like to have you answer.
Such a blatantly ignorant question. You've framed your question in a way that anything aside from your wanted answer = racism.
Here's the basic definition of racism
a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race
At no point has anyone over here mentioned their race is superior and that's why you or another race cannot talk about something their race had experienced.
It's a simple fact that you've not had to live with the consequences of the actions of another race/country or an event.
It isnt just the knowledge of what happened but rather the day to day knowledge from actual living experience of how that has impacted your race/society and yourself and your family. It's something no amount of "education" can provide.
Having your opinions not heard just because you thought you had a point is not racism. It's just a hissy fit. Just like not having a "white lives matter" parade is not racism.
Stop undermining what actual racism is.
You can divide people by races. "Only people from this race can understand our problems and speak for them!" Then by ages. Then by weights. "Unless you're a 31 year old Nigerian cis male how can you understand our struggle or speak for us?" How far are you going to divide until you realize that at the very bottom level of division we are dealing with individuals? We should listen to individual opinions based on individual merit and not divide by groups/classes/races.
what a poor straw hat argument. No one is talking about age or anything other than race. The world has been divided thus far by race. Systematic racism exists even today even in modern cities.
Want an example?
Ask a white guy what they earn in Dubai and then ask a South Asian what they earn for the same job. Here's a hint. The south asian will earn 2-3x less than the white guy solely because of their skin color.
Literally, the majority of human conflicts have happened because of race. Hatred still exists in most countries because of race. Discrimination is done based on race (and gender but that's a whole different topic). This topic started out because of Korean and Chinese reaction to Horikoshi's tweet. It's about race. Your point right now made no sense and was moot.
Isn't that the whole point of being progressive? To see people as valued individuals and not member #131512 of their affiliation?
Yeah in an ideal world.
I'd love nothing more than to have a conversation in a world that wasn't divided by borders and race or gender. Where people can move across different parts of the world with ease and no tension.
But that's not the world we live in. America, the world leader, is a country that is built by immigrants but still vehemently display racism and discrimination in a lot of things that take place.
Racism exists in every corner of the world.
Acting like it doesn't and as if all races have had equal opportunities when they don't or have experienced the same things when their history says something else completely is on you and not anyone else.
Except the fact that he never meant for the doctor's name to be in reference to that nor was he trying to offend them so their angry are entirely misplaced towards him and is just towards the word in itself not caring about the context or intention if the mangaka in question. That being said just because their angry doesn't mean they can spam his Twitter and harass hours after the statement came out.
The word means a very particular thing and that's pretty much what signifies the character as well. Or so I believe (dont read MHA currently). If there is a connection between the word and the history behind it, they have every right to be upset irrespective of whether he meant to hurt anyone. I doubt he meant to hurt anyone and probably assumed it would be a clever use of the name and wasn't gonna be a controversy.
In any case, that said, I dont think he needs to be harassed on twitter. But twitter users aren't known for being logical about how they react to something. Remember, Kubo got harassed for trying to kill off a major character which ultimately made him change his mind.
What's important is Horikoshi corrects it, issues an apology and moves on.
