▲ 127 ▼ LA Times passed on Harris endorsement over her support for Israel (archive.ph) submitted 2 years ago by Biddles@hexbear.net to c/politics@hexbear.net 19 comments fedilink hide all child comments “As a citizen of a country openly financing genocide, and as a family that experienced South African Apartheid, the endorsement was an opportunity to repudiate justifications for the widespread targeting of journalists and ongoing war on children.”
[–] Lussy@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago (3 children) How exactly did they "experience" South African apartheid? permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] oscardejarjayes@hexbear.net 19 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Soon-Shiong was born in South Africa, and under apartheid was considered "colored". Basically everyone that wasn't white was discriminated against, Chinese were legally second-class citizens. It was only well into the 70's, more than 20 years after his birth, that some Asians started getting "honorary white" status. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago It was only well into the 70's, more than 20 years after his birth, that some Asians started getting "honorary white" status. Mostly Taiwanese and rich Japanese people, because they supported Apartheid South Africa. I think Asian in South Africa meant like Southeast Asian than the whole Asian continent. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ClimateChangeAnxiety@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago* Her father, the owner of the paper, grew up in apartheid era South Africa, and Chinese people in South Africa were usually classified as “coloureds” permalink fedilink source parent [+] Hexboare@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] oscardejarjayes@hexbear.net 19 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Soon-Shiong was born in South Africa, and under apartheid was considered "colored". Basically everyone that wasn't white was discriminated against, Chinese were legally second-class citizens. It was only well into the 70's, more than 20 years after his birth, that some Asians started getting "honorary white" status. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago It was only well into the 70's, more than 20 years after his birth, that some Asians started getting "honorary white" status. Mostly Taiwanese and rich Japanese people, because they supported Apartheid South Africa. I think Asian in South Africa meant like Southeast Asian than the whole Asian continent. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago It was only well into the 70's, more than 20 years after his birth, that some Asians started getting "honorary white" status. Mostly Taiwanese and rich Japanese people, because they supported Apartheid South Africa. I think Asian in South Africa meant like Southeast Asian than the whole Asian continent. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ClimateChangeAnxiety@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago* Her father, the owner of the paper, grew up in apartheid era South Africa, and Chinese people in South Africa were usually classified as “coloureds” permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Hexboare@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent