Nail Shop Brawl: Asians vs. Black People

https://youtu.be/GHpItxyFXDQ

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If you live in a Black neighborhood, you probably have a lot of businesses that are owned by immigrants, mostly Asian immigrants. If you live in these neighborhoods, then you know just how some of them are and how you can be treated when you step into one of these establishments. It doesn’t matter if it’s a Chinese restaurant, laundry, beauty supply, salon, or a nail shop, you know what it’s like.

Where many of these immigrants are hard working and non racist, some of them are hardworking at racism. Some of them have brought into the lies of White supremacy when they step onto the shores of America and treat us like animals. 

I’m sure you’ve seen fellow African Americans act ignorant AF when they step into a salon. They cuss people out, treat Asians like subhumans, etc., however the opposite is true as well. Many of them are taught to treat us a certain way too.

It is FACT that many Black people are not given loans to start new businesses in our communities. We have a problem with capital. Banks aren’t just willing to give money to businesses in our communities that need to be heavily insured due to crime rates. But crime rates are high because of low development in our communities. It’s a silly cycle of poverty that has fueled many deaths. 

Let’s go back. I don’t want this to be long but this needs to be said.

White Flight

Let’s face it. Integration was a complete and utter failure. This sparked White Flight like you wouldn’t believe. White people didn’t do this alone. This was fueled heavily by real estate brokers. They began sending pamphlets to White people to sell their homes "Why it still had value". That they would still get a good price if they left today. This led Whites to leave their neighborhoods for other places, and turning all White communities to ALL black communities. Some, literally overnight! Then they turned some of these homes into apartments and got double the money for one or two dwellings. 

When this happened, they took the tax base with them. Blacks were redlined in certain communities, forcing them to live in certain areas, refusing to give them home loans for any other areas. So when you have very few people paying taxes, the local government has very few ways to collect revenue. So where does that leave black people? With no resources. Those taxes collected are now are’t being collected as much. So schools, services, and everything are on the chopping block. So streets crumble. Garbage isn’t picked up. Crime increases. Police become aggressive. They aggressively enforce invisible color lines, making sure Blacks don’t cross the line and this has continued well into the present day.

Immigrant Groups and Funding

Some immigrants are able to secure loans and they take advantage of the cheap real estate in the Black neighborhoods. This part is understandable. Many times, they do have means to come to the United States. They are able to come to the United States because they have assets and cash to enter the country, so they are already beginning with a head start. This is a distinct advantage over African Americans already in the neighborhood. They have cash on hand which is a good thing when starting a business anywhere. 

Other immigrant groups have investment groups or circles where they all put their money together to help each other. These groups allow for immigrants coming into this country with less, to borrow money from the group to advance their goals with a laundry, restaurant, or nail shop. They pay back the loan with interest, securing more money for these groups. Another distinct advantage of Native Black Americans. 

Some Buy Into White Supremacist Ideals

I’ve heard from many immigrants of all races that they believed that Black Americans were "lazy" and "always complaining". Some of these words came from African and Haitian immigrants who came to this country ignorant of what it is like to live as a Black American. They believed too in the lies of White Supremacy that Blacks want things handed to them. Now, as some of them come and see that this is not true, some still hold onto these attitudes about Black Americans. This leads them to act with preconceived notions of Black Americans before they even meet one. 

1. Be suspicious of them.

2. They are all thieves. Even their children.

3. They are uneducated and poor, not worthy of much.

4. They are not trustworthy and are liars. 

5. You must treat them firmly.

Some of these immigrants believe that Black Americans deserve the terrible treatment that we get from the police because its keeping us in our place. Sure, there are some terribly ignorant Black people in some of these neighborhoods. However, it has nothing to do with race. It has to do with economics. Poor Whites in the Appalachian mountains are found to act in the exact same way at times.

So what should we do?

I believe that a possible economic boycott may be needed. Even though Asians are considered POC, we have to show them that we won’t be treated like this while our dollars are taken and we are taken advantage of. There are a few videos, one recently of a woman being chased outside because her small four year old child took a little keychain. He hit her in the face and drew blood as he casually strolled back in the beauty supply.

And we’re supposed to deal with this? I don’t think so.