"Everything I have done has been done by past champions." -- Arthur Chu to @jaketapper. I really dont get the fuss. http://t.co/6Wn330UWqD
— Dan Amira (@DanAmira) February 5, 2014
@DanAmira completely agree
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 5, 2014
.@jaketapper @DanAmira Don't dance around it: the furor is because of how he looks and stereotypes associated with young Asian men.
— David A. Arnott (@DavidAArnott) February 5, 2014
@DavidAArnott @DanAmira what evidence is there of that?
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 5, 2014
@jaketapper It's the Jeremy Lin thing. Chu is acting in a way contrary to what the genpop expects of an Asian man, and it confounds them.
— David A. Arnott (@DavidAArnott) February 5, 2014
@jaketapper Maybe I'm projecting. There's always that.
— David A. Arnott (@DavidAArnott) February 5, 2014
@DavidAArnott I see no evidence this is racism. That's a very strong charge to level without proof.
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 5, 2014
@jaketapper It isn't a "strong charge" that I see the Chu thing as a continuation of how Asian men are portrayed by American pop culture.
— David A. Arnott (@DavidAArnott) February 5, 2014