British Chinese people say racism against them is 'ignored'

Hah I guess its true, thinking about it

friendly racism has always happened amongst my friends though so I'm used to being called all sorts

Can imagine others aren't though

Having a joke around is fine, it's banter if everyone just insults each other and there is no malice involved. It's when people start targeting minorities that it starts going wrong, e.g. EDL thugs and the like, skinheads, general troublemakers.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/30538929

This was the top story on my news feed from the BBC.

Half Chinese myself and yes, I can pretty much confirm the personal anecdotes on the article regarding people I know through family. Although I also think that middle eastern and south asian people are just as badly targeted. Only difference is that they are more vocal in their opposition to such a state of affairs.

Having been told I look like jackie chan a 100 times and even teachers mistaking me for other east asian students I think there is a cause for concern.

Racism used to mean racial superiority. If anything a lot of Chinese think they are superior to westerners.

At the same time, many Chinese in Africa have intensely nationalist feelings, often expressed in crudely racist terms. They tend to stick together, perhaps even more tightly than other incomers in the past. They are wary of joint enterprises with Africans, except at the highest level, where presidents and generals come into play.

Africans are routinely derided by the ordinary Chinese, in virtually every country Mr French visits, as lazy and incompetent; “90% of Africans are thieves,” says a leading entrepreneur in Namibia. In Liberia a Chinese hotelier explains that his compatriots generally bring their own towels for fear of using one previously used by “hei ren” (“black people”) as they are lumpenly known.

Not sure my example is good but look at the response to murder of Mi Gao Huang Chen in 2005 compared to that of say Stephen Lawrence.

Although i have heard people being racist by using offensive words to chinese people, i've never came across physical abuse.

In Nottingham the Chinese Nottingham Uni community is huge, Beeston is practically China town haha, a plus for me as it means more oriental food shops opening up...mmm.

But there is a fair bit of racist talk, I'd say its more hush hush than other ethnicities may feel they experience,, but the use of "Chinks, chinkies" in an offensive fashion isn't that uncommon. Also was walking home once at night when a gang of youths walking/cycling (mixture) past me, I thought I was going to get some grief or worse, but ahead a Chinese student is walking our way and as they move by me on the pavement one says to another "oi watch me deck this chinky" and he just punched him square in the nose, floored him. In fairness his friends seemed more horrified than amused and all legged it called him a ****** idiot, but still.

It's a well known fact that British people are racist as ****. They either display it physically or keep it within their heads.