Eileen Park has gone public about an 91裸聊视频渁valanche of anti-Asian hate91裸聊视频� after her wedding to former Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson was featured in Vogue.
Along with international acclaim, she said came 91裸聊视频渟ickening91裸聊视频� comments including people accusing Robertson of having 91裸聊视频測ellow fever91裸聊视频� and other racist remarks about Park91裸聊视频檚 Korean heritage.
91裸聊视频淭he amount of disgusting direct messages and mentions I got, as a result, made me ill. The fetishization of Asian women is racist. Why? Because it dehumanizes and targets us,91裸聊视频� she said in a video posted to social media Sunday.
Vogue91裸聊视频檚 March issue was published the same week six women of Asian descent were killed at the hands of a white gunman who targeted Atlanta-area massage parlors.
The shooting sent a wave of terror through the Asian-American community 91裸聊视频� prompting Asian women across the globe to go public with their experiences with racism and sexual harassment.
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Park, who is Korean-America, said she and Robertson met at a climate summit in Copenhagen in 2019 when she was communications director for Portland91裸聊视频檚 mayor. At the time, Robertson was an ambassador for the Global Covenant of Mayors.
The now-wife said she experienced racism while working in politics and when she was a reporter.
91裸聊视频淚t can be anything as small as someone saying 91裸聊视频榳here are you really from91裸聊视频� or it can be something as big as someone spreading a rumour about you in a professional setting saying 91裸聊视频榶ou must have slept your way to the top91裸聊视频� just by virtue of being an Asian woman,91裸聊视频� she said.
91裸聊视频淐overt racism (is) these microaggressions, these everyday microaggressions that happen to women.91裸聊视频�
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