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Serhilda, ADN, RN · May 6, 2020

8 hours ago, hopefulRN'17 said:
WOW!!.... that’s a pretty stark view about “these people”. Just remember perception is everything.

Yes, "these people" being Bostonians. I'm not sure what you're alluding to when mentioning perception here though. Their perceptions are indeed influenced by their biases and my perception is influenced by their prejudice behavior toward myself and others. I have no tolerance for it which is probably pretty apparent.

**emergenceRN17, ASN, BSN, RN** · May 8, 2020

On 5/6/2020 at 3:53 PM, Serhilda said:
Yes, "these people" being Bostonians. I'm not sure what you're alluding to when mentioning perception here though. Their perceptions are indeed influenced by their biases and my perception is influenced by their prejudice behavior toward myself and others. I have no tolerance for it which is probably pretty apparent.

I'm not alluding to anything just found it rather stark. Like I mentioned before, perception is everything and you shouldn't judge all on a few that you have encountered. I can assure you that I am not influenced by any bias but thank you for putting a label on us "Bostonians".

OncologyCat, BSN, RN · May 9, 2020

On 5/8/2020 at 10:01 AM, hopefulRN'17 said:
I'm not alluding to anything just found it rather stark. Like I mentioned before, perception is everything and you shouldn't judge all on a few that you have encountered. I can assure you that I am not influenced by any bias but thank you for putting a label on us "Bostonians".

I find myself loving Boston. I’m Asian born and raised, and luckily have not experienced anything like what @Serhilda mentioned. I love my coworkers, and coming from a predominately Caucasian state I like the diversity in Boston. I’m sure there’re cases where discrimination occurs, but let’s be real, it can happen anywhere.

Med Surg RN, BSN, RN · May 10, 2020

Thank you @Serhilda for sharing honestly. Definitely gives me pause to reconsider moving to Boston.

@OncologyCat, thank you for sharing your personal experiences as an Asian in Boston. That's true discrimination can happen anywhere, but it can also happen to anyone. Just because you haven't experienced it in Boston, doesn't mean it hasn't happened to other Asians in Boston. In March 2020, there were 650+ attacks on Asians after one week fueled by racism from coronavirus.

@hopefulRN'17, thank you for adding your perspective. Perception can only go so far. Do you feel safe jogging outside? If someone tells you, they do not feel safe jogging outside because of the color of their skin, can you attribute that all to "perception?" Ahmad Aubrey's murder is an example that it is not solely perception, but a constant reality that racism is alive and fatal.

When I was walking with my toddler in our suburban neighborhood, a coffee container flew near us as a van passed us. Was the driver trying to throw it at us? The driver denied it of course. However, every time a vehicle passes us, I cringe, recoil and push my child to the side. Is that perception? When I walk with my child, every single neighbor ignores us, but when we walk with my spouse who looks white (but is Middle Eastern), everyone says hi. Is that perception? There are so many examples of microaggressions of institutionalized racism I could describe as my constant reality.

It is a privilege to dismiss experiences of racism/ discrimination lived by POC and label them all as “perception.” It is privilege to put all that back on the POC to prove that anything they’ve experienced for decades on is nothing more than “perception.” This privilege is a luxury some of us will never have, although I can say that I have the privilege to be alive.

OncologyCat, BSN, RN · May 10, 2020

11 hours ago, Med Surg RN said:
Thank you @Serhilda for sharing honestly. Definitely gives me pause to reconsider moving to Boston.
@OncologyCat, thank you for sharing your personal experiences as an Asian in Boston. That's true discrimination can happen anywhere, but it can also happen to anyone. Just because you haven't experienced it in Boston, doesn't mean it hasn't happened to other Asians in Boston. In March 2020, there were 650+ attacks on Asians after one week fueled by racism from coronavirus.
@hopefulRN'17, thank you for adding your perspective. Perception can only go so far. Do you feel safe jogging outside? If someone tells you, they do not feel safe jogging outside because of the color of their skin, can you attribute that all to "perception?" Ahmad Aubrey's murder is an example that it is not solely perception, but a constant reality that racism is alive and fatal.
When I was walking with my toddler in our suburban neighborhood, a coffee container flew near us as a van passed us. Was the driver trying to throw it at us? The driver denied it of course. However, every time a vehicle passes us, I cringe, recoil and push my child to the side. Is that perception? When I walk with my child, every single neighbor ignores us, but when we walk with my spouse who looks white (but is Middle Eastern), everyone says hi. Is that perception? There are so many examples of microaggressions of institutionalized racism I could describe as my constant reality.
It is a privilege to dismiss experiences of racism/ discrimination lived by POC and label them all as “perception.” It is privilege to put all that back on the POC to prove that anything they’ve experienced for decades on is nothing more than “perception.” This privilege is a luxury some of us will never have, although I can say that I have the privilege to be alive.

I didn’t dismiss that there’s no discrimination in Boston. As I said, “I’m sure there’s cases where discrimination occurs,” so I think you misinterpreted what I meant. I live in a neighborhood with primarily college students from different countries, so that could be why I feel relatively safer. I’m well aware that during this pandemic, many Asians are more prone to attacks. There’s a physician from MGH who was followed and attacked on his way home from work. There’s for sure white privilege as you said.