Login / RegisterToronto becomes third city to condemn Maclean's "Too Asian" article
Toronto city council has passed a motion calling on Maclean’s magazine to apologize for its “Too Asian?” article, becoming the third Canadian municipality to wade in on the story.
Vancouver city council passed a similar motion earlier this week, while Victoria was the first city to condemn the piece, resolving to write a letter to Maclean’s expressing concern over the title of the article.
The Toronto motion, introduced by councillors Mike Layton and Kristyn Wong-Tam and passed by a vote of 27-14 Thursday evening, called on the city to “request that Maclean’s apologize unreservedly for the negative stereotyping of the Asian-Canadian community”.
The Chinese Canadian National Council, which has called the article offensive and “full of stereotypes”, commended the action.
“We appreciate this boost of support from Toronto City Council in our national campaign to hold Maclean’s to account,” said Victor Wong, the executive director of the CCNC, in a news release Thursday.
Since the article ran on November 10, the magazine published a commentary defending the piece.
The statement read: “Although the phrase “Too Asian?” was a question and, again, a quotation from an authoritative source, it upset many people. We expected that it would be provocative, but we did not intend to cause offence.”
This doesn't mean that councils outside of these condemning city's are racist, but only means that they don't have any significant amount of ethnic Asian voters to pander to.
Weak.
Disappointing, though, to see how transparent and spineless our politicians continue to be.
Too many foreign students from Hong Kong and China? That's because firstly, they have enough academic achievements to pass the entrance requirements, while many of the locals do not. I'm sure they would not be allowed if they don't. Secondly, the paid the full academic fees, and such, not subsidized by our government. Thirdly, having foreign students in student population and academic environment enrich the academic community by ways of cultural exchange and cross cultural understanding, so institutions see it as a positive program.
I see, so you are not a racist, but you are just a "nationalist".
CNNC (no members) organization with one member Victor Wong former Vancouver resident and a career with Stats Canada.
Mike Layton son of Oliva Chow and Jack Layton, what choice did he have Oliva would spank him if he did not speak in her favour.
Who the hell is Kristy Wong - Tam
What is needed on our Council (Vancouver) is a member of the Indo Canadian community 2nd largest,and the third largest visible minority the Filipino to replace the current Chinese that do not put Canada first. This would clearly show the diversity of the city.
regardless of your ethnicity you can certainly go fuck yourselves.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria,_British_Columbia#Ethnic_origins
Compare this to only 4% in Montreal.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal#Demographics
Victoria City council found this demographic large enough to pander to.
If you are referring to the rising home prices due to foreign investors you ought to be condemning the Canadian "pricks" who are selling their property to foreigners. Don't forget that for every buyer there is a seller. Maybe you'd feel happier if there was a law that fixed all property prices so no one could ever profit - like in Cuba.
1. Catherine Costigan, Ph.D. writes: We regret that overall, however, our research were misrepresented or simply not represented, in this article. Our research has no bearing on issues related to Asian university students or university student life in general. Instead, our Intercultural Family Study is an investigation of cultural adaptation, family relationships, and psychological adjustment among immigrant Chinese families who have children in high school. http://thinknotfear.wordpress.com/2010/11/30/a-statement-from-uvic-psych...
2. Nikki Best is quoted in the Maclean’s article: “We had a problem getting students out of their bedrooms,” says Nikki Best, a former residence don who sits on Waterloo’s student government, who explains they “didn’t want to get behind in their grades because of coming out to social events”. Nikki Best said her quote was taken out of context, she was referring to students in general not just Asian students.
3. Luyang Yan, the international student carrying the Chinese flag in the feature photo has asked why Maclean's would publish a picture of two international students with the PRC flag against the headline "Too Asian"? when according to the U of T Student Union, some 6,000 students participated at Clubs Day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnO20zANWfw&feature=fvwk.
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