Like one greyed out poster said, no one cares - about Asian Americans in the U.S. There is likely no other minority group where if something like this were occuring against them, that it would just be accepted. Hell, it wouldn't even be up for debate. Yet with Asians, here we are. No one being fired or cancelled, no action being taken, no one going to bat for Asians in this country like they would've if it were an African American, Mexican, or other minority group.
It seems like crab mentality at work. Pulling down those that succeed the most.
Asian Americans are top performers, both in academics and income:
https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/visualizat...
It's really not just academia where this occurs. In Hollywood and in everyday life, it seems to be acceptable for people to make fun of/mock Asian cultures, whereas they wouldn't (or they would think twice about it) do the same with most other minorities. I think the problem is that there's no repercussions to shit talking and stereotyping people who generally avoid trouble. What will it take for people to respect Asian Americans the same way that other minorities are respected?
I would argue that "don't make fun of Asian culture" would make being around it awkward and make people feel like they were walking on eggshells. Everything is lambasted in media from politics to food culture, and it's normal for familiar things to be made fun of. The more familiar they are, in fact, the broader the appeal there is in making fun of them. I might suggest that introducing "endangered species status" to any culture that doesn't have it would be a step away from familiarity and towards alienation.
Asian people are already alienated. Getting to the position where other minorities are would be a step closer to acceptance in American society, no?
I think it's more of a situation where group A has problems x y and z, and group B has problems f g and h, and you're saying "boy I sure wish group B could get in on some of that sweet x y and z."
We are not better off as a group that's socially acceptable to disrespect and hate on in American society. There is nothing to be proud of for that. Why can't Asian Americans ask for the same exact treatment American society gives to other minorities? Why do you talk of that treatment as a negative thing? It's good that people can't freely say the N word when speaking of African Americans. Do you disagree?