If you are not careful, the newspaper will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing Malcolm X (700*414). Skynyrd donated substantial amount of its 198788 concert tour proceeds to the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis while Collins came up with the Roll For Rock Wheelchair Events and Benefit Concerts in 1988. According to the groups website, they have 19,000 registered Chinese members in 41 states across the country. I am sure Lowell students are very bright and work very hard. This story sounds like its gonna be juicy, but doesnt meet the hype in the end. Heres a good Twitter quote: These lawsuits make good news headlines but dont do anything to help us remove the barriers that are keeping schools from opening. Alison Collins. By the way, growing up, I have been called racial slurs by Caucasians, Latinos, Middle Easterns, other Asians, and yes, even African Americans? The fact of the matter is, is that the tweet was racist. Her inflammatory and divisive rhetoric is intentional. White and Asian kids at most SF public schools are 8x as likely to be on a track to be a UC Grad. Boards are the best place to save images and video clips. Had there been higher profile solidarity between Asians and Blacks on issues of shared experience of racist oppression, then we might not be here. I stand as an antiracist with asian american and feel a lot of empathy toward what is happening but Im not sure this person is the true enemy. We cant even bring ourselves to call it what it is. She hurt thousands of Asian Families by destroying Lowell, and many girls who study longer hours than boys. Its in our culture to study hard as a way to get ahead when you dont have money or connections which is exactly where my family started out in the US. No, we dont. I see now that I should not have had hurt feelings because I am too uneducated to have understood the true meaning of Collins tweets. WebLarkin Allen Collins Jr. (July 19, 1952 January 23, 1990) was one of the founding members and guitarists of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, and co-wrote many of the There are a lot of hurt people and a lot of hurt communities. Immigrants from asian being given choice to american name is something i never questioned but after just a little research into migration policy we see there is a racialized component in how color plays a role down to asking if hispanic is non white or black &i dont think its easy to ask afghan immigrant to be aware that there a two diffent america the one they see on tv and that is supposed granting them asylums would be treating its own citizen often just as bad or worse that the country they are fleeing . But when Black voices are too explicit about their experience, we are punishing them?! This Censorship/cancel/Culture weakens a language in my opinion which is generally speaking, my favorite. Very well said,Bedbug. After the band reunited officially in 1987, Collins by then paralyzed could only serve as musical director of the band. This early band, first called My Backyard, then the Noble Five also included drummer Bob Burns and bassist Larry Junstrum. One final parable, as the emperor has now been revealed as wearing no clothes. It makes you question if public school will teach your kids to learn to write or to think critically? somewhere that Amie is living in South Carolina, but no one seems a bunch of racists. The accomplished AAPI is a doctor. What kind of mind and character demands that? And to add more insult, she then suggests our accomplishments in America are false, that we are still only the help because we use white supremacy to get ahead, based on her opinion that Asians were too silent for her political liking in 2016. It doesnt mean that one side is right or wrong. WebThere are some familiar faces on this 1961 Ypsilanti High track team, Class A Regional titlist. Humility in knowing that I aint all that, that you dont know it all and that your successes in life were the result of others helping you out along the way. Collins and Lopez destroyed what families had worked thousands of hours to earn, for everyone, out of spite for those who work hard, out of a belief all minorities shouldnt try to assimilate and learn but instead should work together to create a socialist utopia. An account was already registered with this email.Please check your inbox for an authentication link. Intuitively, it sounds like it could be true. Collect, curate and comment on your files. She said simply (and I will never forget it because it keeps being so true) well, you know theyre really rather stupid, and that always catches up to them.. 1802 in TN. To anyone who argues that this is ok because it *might* be true (on the basis of personal anecdotes) I refer to an earlier commenter who pointed out that this is exactly how racists justify racism. Absent some feel-good bond measures, its hard to recall a municipal shield wall quite this tight. Its the magical idea that one can achieve success simply by personal effort unassisted by anyone or anything else. They are more moral, and more moral than whites, on average, based on study hours, out of wedlock births, savings rates, work hours, etc. We continue to grieve even as we support Commissioner Collins, and we call on all San Francisco leaders to focus on healing and deepening efforts to address systemic racism in our schools. It is trivially easy to find evidence that these biases exist I dont even have to leave any of the comment threads discussing Collinss tweets to find it! Afghans are lumped in with Arab/Muslim Americans, which is a disservice to the unique needs of my community. You assert this as if it were absolute fact. "Skynning" Europe alive. I guess that makes my parents house niggers (Malcom X: The house Negroesthey lived in the house with master, they dressed pretty good, they ate good because they ate his foodwhat he left). Black and brown people are leaving that were integral parts of our community. Black kids study less than whites, are 4 years behind in reading by 12th grade, 5 behind Asians, and parents are less likely to teach the kids to read. The SAT/ACT does not predict college success per se for someone attending the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston. People need to stop making generalizations about large groups of people based on their skin color or nationality. Its GARBAGE. Too many as opposed to what?! Shes unapologetic and she probably doesnt want another chance. Allison Collins is confirming the very worst stereotypes about black people- that they will drag down anyone who does well in school with the acting white label. The Collins family first started attending the races when Allen was eight years old and Allen, sitting as high in the stands as possible, would laugh and holler as he pretended to be racing his own car. To me, it doesnt matter which words she used or if there was name calling because the semantic content of her tweets is racist. WebAllen's family grew with the birth of his daughter Amie followed quickly by Allison. In fact, well do anything to justify and overlook your (not) racist remarks. And, yes, they wanted to to assimilate and get ahead. My father picked strawberries in the sweltering sun, not complaining to the boss he was trying to get ahead; he and my mom were trying to make a life in America: assimilation? Whether she resigns or not, the truth remains that there is anti-Asian in the Black community, and anti-Black in the Asian community. What does S.F. You just never know sometimes Forum Policies, Rules, and Terms of Service. Collins needs to go. The far left has tried to minimalize this but it is a moral imperative. Learn to live with empathy and compassion. Absolutely not. I never heard Trump DENIGRATE a race. Im skeptical. Thats a sign she doesnt respect achievement, and as poor Asians achieve more in school tests than middle income whites, as do Nigerian immigrants, its also a sign she doesnt respect Asians for their achievements. asian american legal refugee, However, remaining on the sidelines while his band took center stage proved painful for the guitarist. Comparing white people to demons is beyond the pale. And her response to the revelations are amazingly tone deaf. Does she have a place in mind where she would prefer Asians to live and go to school? It is true that standardized testing in the form of a civil service exam originated in Han China. And, how long since you seen anyone bunt for a single on a drag down 1st base line? Test scores show this move didnt help black kids do better, but it did hurt white and Asian kids. You know Tiff when whites say and holler that there are too many Asians in the UC university system I dont hear too many asians opening their mouth the silence is deafeningoops cant disagree with god. Especially if it is a high paying position. Think of this as a wake-up call. Once, doing field research at Clemson we were working with a class of students who were morons at best, the genius teacher on site had rigged up a series of motor responses to flash cards to teach work skills. WebLarkin Allen Collins Jr. (July 19, 1952 January 23, 1990) was one of the founding members and guitarists of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, and co-wrote many of the It was a cruel act. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/29/us/san-francisco-schools-racism.html?searchResultPosition=3. Yes, I know the language is shocking to many. Most Democratic families with money feel that is too equal and use Hamlin and Burke and other schools to keep their kids from knowing poor kids well and make it 15 or 20x. Again, colloquial speech as it were. And if she can drop the pretension of being an amateur Orientalist long enough actually listen to the Asian community its she thinks she represents, perhaps we can give her a few history lessons. Im not bragging, I just want people like her to know, I did it because of hard work and not through white supremist thinking) and I didnt have to marry a wealthy white real estate developer to get ahead. I can say that in the city hiring system of HR the positions are largely held by Asians. Her career, public or otherwise, would be ruined. Subscribe today and have the latest stories from Mission Local delivered directly to your inbox. Thats incredibly cruel! And if youre going to use the term house n****r to refer to Asians why have an Asian name in your Twitter bio? Is she Asian? Skynyrd received international recognition for popularizing Southern rock genre during the 1970s. Allison Collins By Ryan Broussard [email protected] Aug 18, 2014 - 3:54 pm Prosecutors will not file charges against Baton Rouge singer Allison Academia is only going to get mileage in certain areas, and many times it is not applicable to real-life situations. I appreciate the nuance you showed here. Asians believe they worked harder than Black folks. Youre suggesting that these terms have universal definitions that are widely accepted by scholars. Im saying that the scholars defining this field arent actually scholars, and ipso facto, neither you nor anyone else can say that weve defined any of these terms in a way that has been accepted universally. Parents are not looking for a private school education paid for by taxpayers. Shell never survive a recall effort now. 1826. She also attacked Lowell because a Pakistani American Senior made a slightly awkward poster. That said, I still cannot wrap my head around the belief of removing the merit system or teaching that wanting to work hard and persevere is succumbing to a White Supremacy belief and condemning entire communities for it. Democrats are pro Capitalistic and want to pass the buck to working class whites. We have to think about how different communities learn and the different biases. On their website they have articles dating as far back as 2017 and 2018 demeaning individuals benefiting from Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) as immoral and irresponsible people, describing members of the LGBTQ community as deviant and invasive to conservative Chinese family values, and even saying that Chinese, along with white people, are victims of affirmative action and arguing that only if African Americans and Hispanic students could humbly learn from the success of the Chinese then they too would reach academic and career success. I say that as a brown girl whose eyes were opened this year, and who now gets it. This material was quickly seeded into the mainstream media, where headlines simply and unambiguously described Collins tweets as racist. Calls for her ouster grew deafening and, separate and apart from the content of those tweets, a city leaders decision on what to say about Collins soon became a political calculation. G.H. 30% could at least get all Bs, which means they are trying hard but maybe not working as hard as they could be, but were at least a decent human being and student. His oldest daughter is Amie Collins who was born in 1971. I did not call her an idiot for believing in the American Dream, youve just completely made that claim up with zero textual evidence. We will NEVER be given a fair chance. Literally dozens of comments decrying Collins racism and then talking about the only thing holding back black students is their work ethic. Those defending her on the grounds that Asians are racist against African Americans wake up. Zhou was NEVER apologetic, in fact she laughed while giving an interview on this disgusting mural. Im by any measure very far left, but the fear for me was always that woke culture and was more performative than principled, and Collins pretty much personifies these fears. So @blinkywhat is holding them back? 1 is Racism in society, which is a theory insulting to whites and unfair, as antiracism is literally our national religion and any white person acting racist is targeted for destruction and hated by nearly all other whites. She didnt call them the n word. I dont think they are comparable at all. The average person just wants to get along with others and live in a society that works toward meeting their needs and the needs of others in a peaceful, safe environment. Also- the opposition to renaming schools is not nobody is perfect. Many whites are suffering also, mostly due to poor choices and behavior. They dont want to have that conversation because lots of the people making the loudest stink about Collins, in fact, harbor those very same attitudes! They use white supremacist thinking to assimilate and get ahead., Collins also wrote Where are the vocal Asians speaking up against Trump? In many schools in San Francisco the amount of African American kids have been declining year after year. Lowing education standards not only does nothing to stop racism. WebMini Bio (1) Lily Jane Collins was born in Guildford, Surrey, England. Her main mistake was in not realizing that her audience was ignorant and racist.. Instead, she should demand that elementary and middle schools across SF be as rigorous and if there is an instance where she can prove that asians are given more opportunities in the elementary and middle school where they were able to get an education good enough to pass entrance exams or used white supremacist thoughts and methods to get ahead, then prove it. After healing up from the plane crash, he got together with Gary Rossington and other former Lynyrd Skynyrd bandmates and formed the Rossington-Collins Band. Shortly after dissolution of Rossington Collins Band in 1982, Collins started Allen Collins Band in 1983. Many jobs are obtained through social networking, something non-Hispanic white people of considerable wealth engage in. As stated explicitly in the story, youre asking me to put nuance and context into these statements that Collins did not. She is empowering and encouraging violent hate. They have the time and libraries have the material free as do many nonprofits. i am thankful that i can voice my opinion without being told to shut up by know it alls and delusional authorities on issues that concern us all. Nigerian Americans, and most African immigrants, are less lazy than whites in school and parenting. Nope. She is equating academic success with acting white, which is the most destructive thing a black parent could do. We need to realize that the term Asian American includes a diverse group of people, while some of us are thriving in terms of educational obtainment and accumulation of wealth, not all of us are. Because, deep down, Dodgers fans are good people. Dont be so lazy. WAKE UP everyone. Substance abuse would only cause him more problems in the future. Sam Lauter was former SF AIPAC chief and has been a corporate lobbyist and campaign consultant for candidates and measures that that repeatedly and successfully targeted Black and brown communities in San Francisco for exploitation by conservative Democrats on behalf of their speculator clients for decades. It is the path for academically-oriented low and middle income kids to get into a top college. Has Collins made one peep about that private school at taxpayers expense? The next Board of Education meeting is slated for 3 p.m. today, and it remains to be seen how good and pleasant that will be. It all comes down to what T.S. The outraged creditors are demanding payment on that mushrooming debt and until they get paid, nobody should expect an easy ride. Stereotypes about Asian-American citizens continue to hurt and harm people, both personally and professionally. Replace words in the brackets with any other minority and stereotype and Im not sure that there will be so apologists trying to legitimize the idea. City College SF has some great classes about the Asian-American history, if they want to learn about why their words and actions are so hurtful and dangerous. Never blame Trump voters without hard evidence. This is like when Megan Markle went on Oprah and read the royal people for her own experience and interactions. I wonder if thats an actual genetic rather than learned trait. I see this comes from the Alison Collins school of public relations yell at and insult others who dont immediately agree with you and ignore their point of view. I react to this as a lifelong serious reader and writer. It assumes we secretly are attempting to maintain white supremacy and using Asians as pawns in an evil plot. Allen was hooked. The SAT/ACT is being phased out by 1,600 colleges and universities in this country in the meantime during the pandemic. A teacher walks into the Classroom and says If only Yesterday was Tomorrow Today would have been a Saturday Which Day did the Teacher make this Statement? And when. These included sudden death of his wife and later a car accident that left him paralyzed and his girlfriend dead. We all know about the Black Lives Matter Movement and what it stands for. Allen's unique, firey guitar playing and powerful songwriting helped insure Lynyrd Skynyrd's place in rock and roll history. Incorporation as white by power does not mean that one is exempt from discrimination by the weak. WebAllen Collins - Biography. #condenscendingtwat. We should try to get all kids to make the admirable effort Asian kids, on average, do make. His children Allison and Amy what you see today- a disturbing number of anti-asian. She punished thousands of people at Lowell for this. In 1973, however, things finally started coming together for Lynyrd Skynyrd. If you want more diversity at Lowell, you should focus on the elementary schools to make sure all kids get the same opportunities and levels of education. This early fascination lasted throughout Allen's life -- he later collected an entire fleet of collectible and performance cars that was one of his proudest possessions. Well played. Collins must go for the good of SFUSD. Saying that you value family and academics implies that Blacks and Browns do not. So theyre easily trolled into piling on to one relatively insignificant person and ignoring the growing fascist movement that threatens our democracy. Maybe thats not really true! So if the gatekeepers in charge think poorly of you, even if they are in fact wrong, you will not achieve success. Your grandstanding masks a contempt for the unwashed masses. 9. It also included Skynyrd members Billy Powell and Leon Wilkeson, in addition to female lead vocalist, Dale Krantz. Collins and Ronnie co-wrote several hit songs for Skynyrd including Gimme Three Steps (1973), Free Bird (1974) and That Smell (1977). I only cite these things to show you that in America, the history of the white liberal has been nothing but a series of trickery designed to make Negros think that the white liberal was going to solve our problems. His physical condition allowed him to serve only as music director of Skynyrd when it reunited officially in 1987. Why refer to Asian Americans as if the community is monolithic? And the fact it happened two years before she was elected would seem to be no different than James Licks foundation giving money to build a racist sculpture 18 years after he died. She took responsibility and stepped down, which is something Collins is refusing to do I dont see the comparison here. I read somewhere that Amie is living Do you think people went-oh theyre black(NEXT) like that? Or are we angry and want to punish her and others who mis-speak? Why dont you put her tweets in context by referencing the Malcolm X quote she was obviously referring to? This happens in an unconscious way over a period of time. Well, except for Dodgers fans, of course. Or is your advocacy just for show? Where is the logic in that? It is obvious Alison Collins is racist toward Asians and need to be removed immediately! Thats fair. This is further underscored by her terrible attempts at explaining why her comments were no big deal. Through all the degrees and academics, you all have forgot how to carry on adult conversations. Anyone defending and accepting this type of behavior and standing behind her ( Gabriela Lpez) must be removed! Lowell gave a reward for hard work. In this case Commissioner Molina also made his voice heard in asking Collins to resign. It is obvious to me that Collins used these tweets to rile Asian hate to her advantage in subsets of the African American community to get herself elected. She called hundreds of Lowell parents, mostly Asian, racist on a hot mic and destroyed Lowell, a world class school many Asians and others are very proud of in world rankings, #2 on AP. Even explaining this, she was called racist. In a sense, our tax dollars subsidize Israels public diplomacy directed at US taxpayers. Actually, Id argue that the James Lick issue is less problematic 18 years after dying is a lot less of a problem than two years before getting elected. Eliot called: Objective Correlative which is the writers tool in choosing the most accurate word or phrase to capture a person, place or thing or event . Because even her ideological allies see where this could go: This could be the French Laundry moment for the nascent recall attempt of Collins and fellow commissioners Faauuga Moliga and Gabriela Lpez. I was less referring to Zhaos position than I was pointing out that elected officials, including Breed and Wiener, were steadfast in their support of her. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. . Even during that horrific moment, a male of color (Latino male) was already being stereotyped, looked at as the killer and detained. Moving kids around, renaming schools, stripping away academic entry.none of that solves the root cause of the academic failures of certain groups of studentswhich is family values around academic commitment and achievement, high academic standards, no entitlement mentality as if someone owes you anything, and not looking for entitlement and lowering standards to compete. If you participate in one of the public schools board meetings, you will know she gave no one a chance. Everyone can easily be for funding parks and playgrounds and kiddies and sea walls. The analogy Anthony makes above is that Trump threw AAPI out on the field by using terms like Chinese Flu. (If anything it will increase it, as Willy said above. If an Asian person internalizes the model minority stereotypes, they will have proven to the real whites in charge they are worthy. Why is it that racism coming from the left complicated while racism from the right is clear as day? Stop with the excuses. Organize, control, distribute and measure all of your digital content. He was a composer, known for Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Straw Dogs (2011) and Speed Racer What is A person who sells flower is called? Look, Bozo, Im not saying you have to agree with or like the field. Here, in New York City, the number of attacks on Asian elders by Black men is completely disproportional to the citys demographics. And as the Black and brown populations threatened to politically overwhelm white supremacy, Asians began to be included in the functional definition of white under the model minority myth in the 80/90s while the door was slammed shut by the aging white former majority on the emerging rainbow minority here in CA via Prop 13 with implications for public schools. Hahahaha no. How would you feel? That is no more possible in the medium run than it is for any of the miracle charter schools you hear about to magically replicate themselves and scale. I just finished reading all the comments. Zhous billboard was vile and a reprehensible political ad that invoked racist, misogynistic and sexist perspectives. As a third generation Korean-American born in Michigan, I understand that there is context behind statements like these, like the Malcolm X parable that Jim posted above. Its the American ideology of rugged individualism and hard work.. His passion for cars, particularly race cars developed in his childhood and lasted all through his life. No more than I as an Asian American, have the right to call her any type of racial epithet. The reason she should resign is her advice keeps black kids down. This American work ethic is not simply a measure of personal will and action; on top of that, it is used to judge a persons character as good or bad. Im open to being convinced with clear, hard data. They have also lived in Oakley, CA and Yorktown, IN. Ask these families if they would rather, in this situation, if they had the choice, A. have Lowell become a lottery school just as their child enters 7th or 8th grade, ruining their plans or B. have a criminal push them out of their vehicle or use a weapon and steal their brand new car from them, even assuming they had no insurance. Im not denigrating them; you just appear unable to read the plain meanings of words rather than invent your own tortured and fictionalized version of what they say. 1822. Apologizing means you acknowledge how your words are perceived as hurtful to others. (Claiming that Lowell or charter schools cream the best students isnt a knock on the STUDENTS; its a knock on the claim that the SCHOOLS are what make these students elite. And they have the nerve to talk about White Privilege. 12. Youre wasting your breath, Im afraid. Collins is completely one-sided in her view of anti-Blackness among Asians. Thanks again, kind sirs! I believe that was in part because the proposed changes to the Lowell admission procedures were viewed as an attack on the over-representation of Asians at that school. Does Ms. Collins ouster send a message ( I doubt it as weve been firing people over this for decades and it still happens)? No, this is dumb. Please send them my way., The next tweet continues Im looking to combat anti-black racism in the Asian community at at (sic) my daughters mostly Asian Am school.. In all of her years as an elected official, she has never ridden in the Pride parade. Is this unity? So white students are 3X overrepresented at SOTA. This takes away a vehicle of class mobility to help people who didnt try, and it wont help them, because you just lower standards. Even if she was a victim in the past, it doesnt give her anymore right to hurt others. high school for elementary school students, college for high school students, etc. Born at St. Lukes Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida on July 19, 1952, Allen (delivered by Doctor Owens) weighed in at 7 pounds, 14 ounces. I believe the members on the school board were trying to fight for equity for the communities of color. So even those who feel secure in their whiteness may not be so secure once the definition is sharpened and you get excluded. 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