Guest Column | In light of the Taco Bell incident and where we go from here
(02/22/18 7:17am)
Last week, a Penn Ph.D student was referred to as a c***k on his receipt at a local Taco Bell. Since then, the story has been shared across a multitude of media, from The Washington Post, The New York Post, local news stations, Asian-American sites, and even Reddit. It’s amazing that a lot of people have rallied in support against the usage of the anti-Asian slur, but some comments have also responded with tones of racism in the form of anti-blackness, as well as classism. If we want a meaningful dialogue on how these incidents can be prevented from happening again, we need to realize that structural racism goes beyond one-time events, and find productive ways to advocate for Asian Americans without putting others down.