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I don’t really see the issue with wasians having our own meetup. We’re not gathering around “whiteness,” we’re gathering around the shared experience of being both Asian and white. Mixed people in general can relate to each other in a lot of ways, but different mixes also come with different cultural dynamics, family experiences, and identity issues.
People are saying it should have just been a general mixed Asian meetup instead, but by that logic, wouldn’t that also exclude mixed people who aren’t Asian? At some point, trying to make every space universally inclusive just erases the point of having more specific communities in the first place.
If blasians or another mixed group had their own meetup, I don’t think people would react the same way. A lot of the backlash toward wasians specifically seems tied to broader resentment toward white people.
I also think many wasians are expected to carry a kind of “white guilt” that doesn’t even match our lived experience. A lot of mixed people, including wasians, are perceived primarily as their non-white side anyway and don’t necessarily experience the social benefits people assume come with being half white.
Having a space for people with similar backgrounds to connect shouldn’t automatically be treated as something negative.