Comments on: Asian America, the Christian Church, and Racism http://www.thefighting44s.com/archives/2007/03/09/asian-america-the-christian-church-and-racism/ Uniting the Asian Conscience Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:20:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: nskripchun http://www.thefighting44s.com/archives/2007/03/09/asian-america-the-christian-church-and-racism/#comment-460 nskripchun Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:31:00 +0000 http://www.thefighting44s.com/archives/2007/03/09/asian-america-the-christian-church-and-racism/#comment-460 A continuing discussion of the skit and its ramifications is also here: http://camys-loft.blogspot.com/2007/03/chinese-take-out-and-sushi-for-one.html A continuing discussion of the skit and its ramifications is also here:

http://camys-loft.blogspot.com/2007/03/chinese-take-out-and-sushi-for-one.html

]]> By: nskripchun http://www.thefighting44s.com/archives/2007/03/09/asian-america-the-christian-church-and-racism/#comment-273 nskripchun Sat, 10 Mar 2007 01:21:58 +0000 http://www.thefighting44s.com/archives/2007/03/09/asian-america-the-christian-church-and-racism/#comment-273 lopan> thanks! i agree, the way that Zondervan has responded to this incident, apologized, and vowed to make changes is very encouraging. i can only hope more companies and organizations make the same efforts. lopan>
thanks! i agree, the way that Zondervan has responded to this incident, apologized, and vowed to make changes is very encouraging. i can only hope more companies and organizations make the same efforts.

]]> By: lopan http://www.thefighting44s.com/archives/2007/03/09/asian-america-the-christian-church-and-racism/#comment-271 lopan Fri, 09 Mar 2007 14:58:08 +0000 http://www.thefighting44s.com/archives/2007/03/09/asian-america-the-christian-church-and-racism/#comment-271 Great post, Nskripchun. I am particularly impressed by this quote, " if the character in the skit had been an african american, with similar racial characterization and phonetically-spelled accent, it would not – i believe – have slipped through the administrative cracks in our development process. but, somehow, the characterization that did get printed didn’t register high-enough on the radars of the people who saw it. this, while we might not want to admit it, reveals a systematic racism. and it’s one that I am committed to addressing, in myself (first), and in our organization." Zondervan really stepped up and did the right thing. Two good things have come of this; 1. people are recognizing and acknoledging systemic racism, and 2. they are doing something proactive about it and hopefully leading by example. Great post, Nskripchun. I am particularly impressed by this quote, ” if the character in the skit had been an african american, with similar racial characterization and phonetically-spelled accent, it would not – i believe – have slipped through the administrative cracks in our development process. but, somehow, the characterization that did get printed didn’t register high-enough on the radars of the people who saw it. this, while we might not want to admit it, reveals a systematic racism. and it’s one that I am committed to addressing, in myself (first), and in our organization.”

Zondervan really stepped up and did the right thing. Two good things have come of this; 1. people are recognizing and acknoledging systemic racism, and 2. they are doing something proactive about it and hopefully leading by example.

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