For Asian American Women, Misogyny And Racism Are Inseparable, Sociologist Says
The mass shooter who targeted Atlanta massage spas wanted to "eliminate" a "temptation." Many Asian women see it as an extreme example of the anti-Asian attacks they've experienced.
Of the eight victims killed in this week's shooting rampage on massage spas in the Atlanta area, six were women of Asian descent.
Although authorities have said it's too early to declare the attack a hate crime, they said the gunman's actions — relying on the suspect's own words — were not racially motivated, but driven by a sex addiction. He confessed to officers that in committing the acts he wanted to "eliminate" a "temptation."
The implication that racism and sexism are two separate motivations has prompted outrage among Asian American women who say the two have always been inseparable in their experience — especially so
