@Maj. Bill Martin
BTW,this whole "hyponated American" crap is a tool the left uses to divide us.
1) You are being overly-literal. I know plenty of people who say "I'm Irish", or "I'm Italian", etc., and
in context, everyone knows exactly what they mean. They're talking about their ancestors' ethnicity, not their nationality or national loyalty. And the same with "Asian-American" or whatever. Hell, "Asia" isn't even a country at all, so it's clearly just ethnicity and not nationality to which they are referring. I see absolutely nothing wrong with that. But even if you or I do, that doesn't matter, because....
2) most people/voters
don't think that way. Right now, there are two cases in front of the Supreme Court dealing with colleges discriminating against Asian-Americans (and really, everyone who isn't black). Should they not have filed those lawsuits because ethnicity "doesn't matter", even though it very clearly matters to those elitist schools that are discriminating? There are those high schools in Virginia that are refusing to hand out National Merit Scholar recognition because too many Asian kids are winning those rewards. Should those parents pretend that discrimination against Asian-Americans students in those districts doesn't exist, when it very clearly does?
3) that is the exact context you are ignoring. Again, whether you or I think that should matter is irrelevant, because there are both perpetrators and victims of discrimination to whom ethnicity matters very much. And Trump using a stupid slur like "Coco Chow" makes those people think that he looks down on Asian-Americans (or the more awkward "people who have Asian ethnicity") as well because of their ethnicity. Ask yourself -- why does he use "Chow" instead of her actual name, which is "Chao"? He surely knows the difference, and even if he didn't it surely would have been brought to his attention after the first time he said it. But he does it anyway, because he thinks "Chow" -- you know, like in "Chow Mein", is just
funny. And he truly doesn't care if it offends or pisses off any members of that ethnic group because
he doesn't think he needs any of their votes anyway. He's suffering under the delusion that hardcore MAGA voters are actually a majority of the electorate.
I'm just waiting for Trump to play the "Kunta Kinte" on Senator Tim Scott the first time he displays "disloyalty".
BTW,PLEASE show these posts to your relatives and let me (us?) know what they think about them. I am really curious about this.
You mean show them the argument that they shouldn't be offended by "Coco Chow" because ethnicity shouldn't matter, even though it very clearly matters to Trump? I don't think so. I mean, I can take my older brother, but I think I'd deserve to get punched in the mouth for telling him he shouldn't be upset about it. I personally think it was a despicable thing for Trump to say. If he wanted to attack her for being soft on China, fine. But to do that with ethnic-based name calling is simply repugnant. To me, anyway.