Hate Letter Against Filipinos
Please take time to read this, most especially the
bottom part, PATRICIA EVANGELISTA's (19 year
old Filipina) speech that won in a WORLD
competition in London .
This is a hate letter coming from a radio talk show
host Mr. Art Bell from Nevada . I dont consider
myself as patriotic but please read my reply below
in BOLD LETTERS and send this to as many of
your friends as possible
until it reaches him.
Subject: HATE LETTER
This is a very disturbing open E-mail letter to all
Filipinos around the world; specially here in North
America !, from a man who has the power to reach
millions of people. (he's a radio talk host)
Please read on..............
This is an open letter email by Art Bell, a radio talk
show host in Nevada (more info in the email itself).
Here is yet another person who has taken;
advantage of his power and privilege to use hateful
words and racial stereotypes that breed further
ignorance and intolerance in our society.
Art Bell is a talk radio host who has two shows
that he broadcasts from his home in Nevada , that
is rebroadcast by 400 stations across the country.
He's written 2 books. He lived in Okinawa , Japan
for some years and had a radio program on the
English station here. And, though it's hard to
believe after reading the following letter from him,
he actually has been to the Philippines (he's
traveled fairly extensively around the world).
Check out his website listed at the end to get a
glimpse at this fool who's spreading this hateful
ignorance. And check his wife as well. This letter
is so degrading, I think it's really important that
everybody read this and not attack him, but
respond to him in a civilized manner because
otherwise his thoughts will be reaffirmed.
Understand that not everyone has a viewpoint like
we do, and that this is an opinion of someone who
hopefully can be changed only by civil actions.
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Filipinos.....*make me puke* (Art Bell)
As we've all come to notice, in the past few
decades, Filipinos have begun to infest the United
States like some sort of disease. Their extensive
involvement in the U.S. Armed Forces is proof of
the trashy kind of qualities all filipinos tend to
exhibit on a regular basis. You can see this clearly
by studying the attitudes and cultural Icons of
most Filipino Americans.
Origins of Pinoys/Pinays:
Are they really asian? Well we've come to accept
the fact the filipinos come from a part of the world
known as South East Asia . But the term " Asia "
is used in the wrong way. You may notice that
contemporary Filipino Americans try very hard to
associate themselves with groups that we know as
Asian. I cannot count the number of times I have
seen a ' Third World ' Filipino try to connect
themselves to the chinese or Japanese people.
There is no connection and here's why. The
Philippines is a Third World country. Nothing
respectable has EVER been created by Filipino
people during our entire human history. Young
filipino men in America have become obsessed
with "import racing". They have an enormously
perverted affection for Japanese cars. It's a
common phenomenon. In their minds, these
Filipinos somehow believe that they are asian and
that it somehow connects them to Japanese
people and japanese cars. They often take credit
for the ingenuity of Japanese people and say how
it's an "Asian thing". This term..."Asian thing"
derived directly from African American slang "black
thang". "It's a black thang." "It's an asian thang."
You can see the connection. It's even funnier that,
in Japan , Filipinos are heavily discriminated
against. The only filipinos that can live
successfully in Japan are the filipino prostitutes.
But that's the case for most Filipino people no
matter where they live in the world. Now we've
come down to this fact...and it is a fact.
Nothing in Filipino Culture can be seen as Asian.
They have no architectural, artistic, or cultural
influence which is in ANY way, asian. Thinking of
the great countries in Asia such as Japan , Korea ,
and China there is no way you can possibly
connect the Philippine Islands. This assault by
filipino americans to connect themselves with the
great peoples of North East Asia is foul and
disgusting. Try visiting a young filipino's web site
too.
You'll see something called the "Asian IRC Ring".
It has to do with the chatrooms. The most horrible
thing about this is that these TRASHY people are
trying to associate themselves with Asia again!!
People in Asia don't act like this at all. What we
are seeing here is the natural Filipino in its
element with full access to technology and this is
how they act! You will consistently see this
behavior over and over again.
Another interesting thing is that these "thirdworld"
people also frequent RC chatrooms such as
#chinese #japan and #asian. They must believe
that they are somehow related racially or culturally
to North Asians. But it's completely WRONG!
There might have been some distant contact With
China and even less with Japan during World War
II, but these people are actually more closely
related to african americans and Mexican
americans.
Do the parents of these young filipinos know
what's going on? Would they accept this? I believe
that they would and do. This is the natural "Trash"
element in filipinos manifesting itself. Nothing good
has ever come from Philippines and I don't believe
anything good ever will.
Recognizing your Roots (A Message to Filipinos).
To all filipino people:
Please recognize your ROOTS! You come from
the Third World ! You country is a disgusting and
filthy place. Most people there live in poverty! Your
culture has MUCH MORE SPANISH influence than
chinese, and absolutely no JAPANESE influence
whatsoever. People in Japan and China , do not
act like you. They do not constantly talk about ***
and they have a MUCH HIGHER level of RESPECT
for each other. There is NO WAY that you can
connect yourself to Asia other than location.
Your culture and technological advancement does
not even come CLOSE to What Chinese, people
have done in the past and what Japanese and
Korean people are doing now! Everything you do is
distinctly filipino. You cannot take credit for
Japanese cars, video games, or Hentai! It's not
an "asian thing" it's an "American thing". You have
no concept of culture...no concept of asian ideas
or asian philosophy! Can you demonstrate how
you use Confucianism or Taoism in you everyday
life?? You can't. And you will NEVER be able to.
I understand that you are trying to create an
identity for yourselves as young people... but it is
NOT related to Asia . Your Identity is Filipino.
That's all you are. Just Filipino. Think about what
that means....
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I find this funny, he is right in some ways where
we, as Filipinos don't actually have an "Identity". I
think this is due to the confusion of our mixed
races from Hispanic, Chinese, American and
Malay origins. I see it in malls, imagine young
generations wearing ski caps and ski goggles in a
tropical country, baggy low rise pants like that of
African Americans living in the Bronx of New York,
not to mention endless whitening products being
sold at department stores and drug stores.
But his ignorance also blinds him from the other
truth. That while we may glorify Anime shows and
Japanese Internet gaming, he is not aware that a
nameless Filipino may be responsible for some
technical aspects of some Japanese software. He
is not aware of our contribution to the the society
in general .Technological advancements that may
have aided post war navigations and landing on the
moon. That the antibiotic Erythromycin was
discovered by Dr. Abelardo Aguilar from Iloilo
creating the brand "Ilosone".
Thomas Edison may have discovered the electric
light bulb and the fluorescent lighting was thought
up by Nikola Tesla. But the fluorescent lamp we
use today was invented by Agapito Flores (a
Cebuano named Benigno Flores of Bantayan
Island, according to the Philippine Daily inquirer), a
Filipino scientist. Americans helped then-
Philippine leader Ramon Magsaysay to develop it
for worldwide commerce. That the personal
physician of former U.S. Pres. Bill Clinton is
Eleanor "Connie" Concepcion Mariano, a Filipina
doctor who was the youngest captain in the US
Navy. A Filipino writer Jose Rizal could read and
write at age 2, and grew up to speak more than 20
languages, includind Latin, Greek, German,
French and Chinese.
Or that a Filipino genius was responsible for the
near hiatus in the PENTAGON and White House
nearly infiltrationg their closely guarded secrets
with the "ILOVEYOU" bug. Nuisance maybe, but
still one heck of a 'beautiful mind'...not to be
underestimated.
The list goes on and on, but who cares right?
Certainly not Mr. Art Bell...Boy, I'm not surprised.
Perhaps Art Bell does not know that although we
consider ourselves ASIAN because we are
strategically located in the Southeast asian region
of which our nearest neighbors are Malays, ASIA
does not mean only Chinese and Japanese race of
people. Then maybe it is his connotation that "
Asia " meant only our economically successful,
paler brothers and he considers Malays such as
Thais, Malaysians, Indonesians, and ourselves as
a " Third World " race. Then it is "his" ignonimity
that would make a civilized person of whatever
race puke. Imagine literally connecting Chinese,
Koreans and Japanese to the Philippine Islands
which is archipelagos away from the countries he
has mentioned. I also wonder where he got the
impression that we aspire to be Japanese( )
Hispanics maybe but not the Japanese. But even
Hispanics today do not mind sharing
their "surnames" to their Asian brothers who they
have colonized for 3 centuries.
Another sad reality that although most Filipinos
working overseas are domestic helpers and
prostitutes, who does he think educates the
toddlers of Hong Kong , Singapore , Taiwan and
Tokyo ? Parents of these countries rarely have
time spent with their children, leaving them to their
Filipino nannies. And with regard to prostitution.
Filipinos are not the only ones working as one. I
HARDLY SEE FILIPINOS STARRING IN PORN
MOVIES. THERE MIGHT BE A FEW FILIPINOS
WE HAVEN'T SEEN , BUT MOST ARE FROM
MR. ART BELL'S RACE.
He also mentioned that we have no concept of
culture..no concept of asian ideas or asian
philosophy. How can we demonstrate
Confucianism or Taoism in a Christian nation? IS
HE INFORMED THAT THE PHILIPPINES IS THE
ONLY PREDOMINANTLY CHRISTIAN/CATHOLIC
NATION IN ASIA?! YOU HAVE TO USE
COMMON SENSE IN A LOT OF THINGS
SOMETIMES...
We do not need to create an identity for ourselves.
We are who we are. Our identity stems from the
anonymity we live in this world. How we contribute
silently towards the progress of the world and not
just one country. Although the Filipino blood may
be tainted with malice, corruption, poverty and
prostitution, it is not a perfect race... But so are
the others. Maybe Mr. Art Bell needs to think
about this.
WE MAY NOT BE PERFECT MR. BELL BUT AT
LEAST WE STILL HAVE VALUES. FOR ONE
THING WE DON'T PUT OUR AGING PARENTS IN
NURSING HOMES BECAUSE "THEY'RE SIMPLY
OLD AND WORTHLESS". WE DONT HAVE AS
MUCH NUMBERS OF SINGLE MOTHERS WHO
GET PREGNANT IN THEIR VERY EARLY TEENS
AND EVENTUALLY BECOME PARASITES OF
THE GOVERNMENT FOR YEARS AND YEARS.
YES...WE CAME TO YOUR COUNTRY TO
WORK, TO EARN DECENT MONEY (HALF OF
WHICH BY THE WAY GOES TO TAXES
BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY SOCIAL
PARASITES FROM YOUR RACE).AND BY THE
WAY, MOST EDUCATED PEOPLE THAT I
WORK WITH DON'T COME FROM YOUR
RACE... THEY'RE ACTUALLY IMMIGRANTS
TOO. AND THOSE EDUCATED ONES DO NOT
ACT LIKE YOU DO, PERHAPS BECAUSE
THEY'VE REALLY BEEN WELL
EDUCATED..AFTER ALL THAT'S SAID... WHO IS
THE IGNORANT ONCE AGAIN?!
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Pinay wins it big in London
By Alfred Yuson
The Philippine Star 05/16/2004
Patricia Evangelista, a 19-year- old, Mass
Communications sophomore of University of the
Philippines (UP)-Diliman, did the country proud
Friday night by besting 59 other student
contestants from 37 countries in the 2004
International Public Speaking competition
conducted by the English Speaking Union (ESU)
in London.
She triumphed over a field of exactly 60 speakers
from all over the English-speaking world, including
the United States, United Kingdom and Australia,
reported Maranan.
The board of judges' decision was unanimous,
according to contest chairman Brian Hanharan of
the British broadcasting Corp. (BBC).
PATRICIA'S SHORT SPEECH WORTH
READING....
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BLONDE AND BLUE EYES
When I was little, I wanted what many Filipino
children all over the country wanted. I wanted to be
blond, blue-eyed, and white.
I thought -- if I just wished hard enough and was
good enough, I'd wake upon Christmas morning
with snow outside my window and freckles across
my nose!
More than four centuries under western domination
does that to you. I have sixteen cousins. In a
couple of years, there will just be five of us left in
the Philippines, the rest will have gone abroad in
search of "greener pastures." It's not just an
anomaly; it's a trend; the Filipino diaspora. Today,
about eight million Filipinos are scattered around
the world.
There are those who disapprove of Filipinos who
choose to leave. I used to. Maybe this is a natural
reaction of someone who was left behind, smiling
for family pictures that get emptier with each
succeeding year. Desertion, I called it. My country
is a land that has perpetually fought for the
freedom to be itself. Our heroes offered their lives
in the struggle against the Spanish, the Japanese,
the Americans. To pack up and deny that identity
is tantamount to spitting on that sacrifice.
Or is it? I don't think so, not anymore. True, there
is no denying this phenomenon, aided by the fact
that what was once the other side of the world is
now a twelve-hour plane ride away. But this is a
borderless world, where no individual can claim to
be purely from where he is now. My mother is of
Chinese descent, my father is a quarter Spanish,
and I call myself a pure Filipino-a hybrid of sorts
resulting from a combination of cultures.
Each square mile anywhere in the world is made
up of people of different ethnicities, with national
identities and individual personalities. because of
this, each square mile is already a microcosm of
the world. In as much as this blessed spot that is
England is the world, so is my neighborhood back
home.
Seen this way, the Filipino Diaspora, or any sort of
dispersal of populations, is not as ominous as so
many claim. It must be understood. I come from a
Third World country, one that is still trying mightily
to get back on its feet after many years of
dictatorship. But we shall make it, given more
time. Especially now, when we have thousands of
eager young minds who graduate from college
every year. They have skills. They need jobs. We
cannot absorb them all.
A borderless world presents a bigger opportunity,
yet one that is not so much abandonment but an
extension of identity . Even as we take, we give
back. We are the 40,000 skilled nurses who
support the UK's National Health Service. We are
the quarter-of-a-million seafarers manning most of
the world's commercial ships. We are your
software engineers in Ireland, your construction
workers in the Middle East, your doctors and
caregivers in North America, and, your musical
artists in London's West End.
Nationalism isn't bound by time or place. People
from other nations migrate to create new nations,
yet still remain essentially who they are. British
society is itself an example of a multi-cultural
nation, a melting pot of races, religions, arts and
cultures. We are, indeed, in a borderless world!
Leaving sometimes isn't a matter of choice. It's
coming back that is. The Hobbits of the shire
travelled all over Middle-Earth, but they chose to
come home, richer in every sense of the word. We
call people like these balikbayans or
the 'returnees' -- those who followed their dream,
yet choose to return and share their mature talents
and good fortune.
In a few years, I may take advantage of whatever
opportunities come my way. But I will come home.
A borderless world doesn't preclude the idea of a
home. I'm a Filipino, and I'll always be one. It isn't
about just geography; it isn't about boundaries. It's
about giving back to the country that shaped me.
And that's going to be more important to me than
seeing snow outside my windows on a bright
Christmas morning.
Mabuhay and Thank you.
So, be proud, you are a Filipino,...and not like Mr.
Art Bell. Please do send this to as many person
as
----this was forwarded 2 me via e-mail from friends and i was compelled 2 share it wd more Filipinos... i have nothing against americans or anybody 4 that matter this is just an example of how some people can be so ignorant no matter d race or skin color...
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