丑化华人电玩不能容,关慧贞撰文予以谴责

就有安省公司Big-O-Tree制作丑化华人的电子游戏“肮脏的中餐馆”,温哥华东区国会议员关慧贞撰文发放到中、英文媒体表达意见,谴责这种丑化个别文化和族群的作法。

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关慧贞说她仍然记得年幼时被人取笑侮辱的情景,其他儿童向她白眼和以种族歧视的言语来辱駡她。“他们语无伦次地假装他们以为是华人在说英语的声音。当然有人会说这只是小朋友开玩笑的闲事,但这些言行对被针对的人却会造成伤害。我们必须清楚知道,这些对多元族裔社群的定型和丑化是种族主义和歧视。种族主义和歧视并非天生,而後天学习得来的行为,而且可以在年幼时开始的。”

身为新民主党多元文化评论员的关慧贞指出,这些年来,加拿大努力消除种族主义、歧视和偏见,虽然有进步,但亦有退步。“事实是,我们见到散播仇恨和恐惧的行为在増加。加拿大统计局的报告显示仇恨罪行在2014和2015年都在增加。在我们南面的国家,他们的总统正致力把种族和宗教歧视合理化。”

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关慧贞以今年3月在温哥华参与国际消除种族歧视日的游行被白人优越主义者打扰和袭击为例。这些人的意图很明显,是要威吓游行的市民和阻止大家讨论仍然存在於今日社会的种族主义和歧视。可幸的是,我们没有让对方得逞。

关慧贞认为,“我们不能自满和停止向目前正在升温的种族歧视和仇恨表达坚定的立场。不幸的是,我们见到有更多人可以肆无忌弹地鼓吹种族主义。仇恨和恐惧是可以像山火一样地扩散的而加拿大亦不能幸免。其实我们社会亦见到种族歧视的上升,从种族言论到暴力袭击。如今,还有电子游戏。他们辩称这只是政治不正确的讽刺和游戏。我认为这是种族歧视。”

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“这样把某一个族裔社群贬低、定型和丑化的做法是令人震惊和厌恶的。这样的游戏不单会令丑化华人合理化,更会潜移默化地荼毒年青一代,让他们以为种族主义是有趣和好玩的游戏。我们必须紧记,种族歧视是後天学习而成的。”

关慧贞续说,“今年加拿大庆祝立国150周年,究竟我们有没有从歴史中学习呢?一代接一代的原住民仍然面对加拿大种族歧视和过去殖民政策的伤害。华裔加拿大人在上世纪所遭受的歴史性歧视和欺凌。卑诗省的华人以血汗和生命建造了横跨加拿大铁路最艰巨的部分,但所换来的却是歧视性的移民政策和人头税,被剥夺投票权,更要面对反亚裔暴乱的暴力。令人沮丧的是,在2017年的今天,华人社群竟然再次成为种族歧视和仇恨的针对目标。我们必须努力确保加拿大不会走回头路。让我们一起谴责这个丑化华人的游戏和向所有种族歧视说不。”

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以游戏之名丑化华人不能容
–新民主党多元文化评论员,国会议员关慧贞

我仍然记得年幼时被人取笑侮辱的情景,其他儿童向我白眼和以种族歧视的言语来辱骂我。我也记得他们语无伦次地假装他们以为是华人在说英语的声音。当然有人会说这只是小朋友开玩笑的闲事,但这些言行对被针对的人却会造成伤害。我们必须清楚知道,这些对多元族裔社群的定型和丑化是种族主义和歧视。种族主义和歧视并非天生,而後天学习得来的行为,而且可以在年幼时开始的。

这些年来,我们努力地消除种族主义,歧视和偏见。虽然我们有进步,但亦有退步。事实是,我们见到散播仇恨和恐惧的行为在増加。加拿大统计局的报告显示仇恨罪行在2014和2015年都在增加。在我们南面的国家,他们的总统正致力把种族和宗教歧视合理化。

今年3月我在温哥华参与国际消除种族歧视日的游行,我们被白人优越主义者打扰和袭击。他们的意图很明显,是要威吓游行的市民和阻止大家讨论仍然存在於今日社会的种族主义和歧视。可幸的是,我们没有让对方得逞。

今年8月,在温哥华市政府门外所举行的反移民和反穆斯林的集会引致数万市民到场和平地向这些种族主义者说不。这是令人鼓舞的,但我们不能自满和停止向目前正在升温的种族歧视和仇恨表达坚定的立场。

不幸的是,我们见到有更多人可以肆无忌弹地鼓吹种族主义。仇恨和恐惧是可以像山火一样地扩散的而加拿大亦不能幸免。其实我们社会亦见到种族歧视的上升,从种族言论到暴力袭击。如今,还有电子游戏。

安省一家电玩公司制作了一个种族定型和丑化华人的电子游戏。他们辩称这只是政治不正确的讽刺。我认为这是种族歧视。

这样把某一个族裔社群贬低丶定型和丑化的做法是令人震惊和厌恶的。这样的游戏不单会令丑化华人合理化,更会潜移默化地荼毒年青一代,让他们以为种族主义是有趣和好玩的游戏。我们必须紧记,种族歧视是後天学习而成的。

今年加拿大庆祝立国150周年,究竟我们有没有从歴史中学习呢?一代接一代的原住民仍然面对加拿大种族歧视和过去殖民政策的伤害。华裔加拿大人在上世纪所遭受的歴史性歧视和欺凌。卑诗省的华人以血汗和生命建造了横跨加拿大铁路最艰巨的部分,但所换来的却是歧视性的移民政策和人头税,被剥夺投票权,更要面对反亚裔暴乱的暴力。

令人沮丧的是,在2017年加拿大庆祝150周年的今日,华人社群竟然再次成为种族歧视和仇恨的针对目标。

加拿大的力量来自多元文化和多元族群,但我们不能因此而自满和掉以轻心,尢其是当加拿大正在面对来自南面的歪风。我们必须努力确保加拿大不会走回头路。让我们一起谴责这个丑化华人的游戏和向所有种族歧视说不。

I still remember how I was mocked by others when I was a little girl. Kids ran up to me and pulled up the corners of their eyes to make a slant and shouted chink, chink! I also recall the times when they purposefully spoke in an incoherent manner to mimic the way they think a Chinese person spoke. While one might be inclined to laugh it off as childish behaviour; these kinds of stereotyping are acts of racism and discrimination. And let us be clear, racism and discrimination is a learned behaviour and it can start at an early ago.

Over the years, we have worked hard to stamp out racism and discrimination. While we have made progress, we have also regressed. In fact, we are seeing a rise in the spread of fear and hate. Statistics Canada reports an increase in hate crimes from 2014 to 2015. Just south of the border, we have a president who is working hard to normalize racism and religious discrimination. This March I attended a rally in Vancouver on the International Day Against Racial Discrimination. This rally was attacked and disrupted by a white supremacist group. Their intention was clear: to intimidate those who had assembled and to disrupt the important discussions our society needs to have about racism and discrimination that continues to exist today. Thankfully, we persevered. An anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim rally was held at City Hall in Vancouver in August. While I found it incredibly heartening that these hate groups were vastly outnumbered by a peaceful counter-protest, I cannot help but worry and feel the need to continue to speak up at this rise and normalization of hate.

More and more, people feel emboldened to be overtly racist. Of course, the politics of fear and hate can spread like wildfire and Canada is not immune to it. We too have witness an increase in racism and discrimination. This can be displayed in a variety of ways, from racial slurs to violent attacks. We can even see it in the form of games.

In fact, a Canadian-based electronic gaming company has produced a video game based on racial stereotypes. They call it satire. I call it racist. This kind of demeaning representation and stereotyping of any community in is not only appalling, I fear the ignorance displayed through this type of racial stereotypes will teach our younger generation that racism is just fun and games. After all, racism is a learned behaviour.

2017 is Canada’s 150 birthday. Have we learned nothing from history? Generations of Indigenous people are still suffering from Canada’s racism and discriminatory colonial past. As we celebrate Canada 150 this year, let us not forget the history of discrimination faced by Chinese-Canadians here in British Columbia. British Columbia was able to join Confederation through the labour and sacrifices made by Chinese railway workers who helped complete the most treacherous sections of the railway. Despite this, the Chinese-Canadian community has historically suffered discrimination in the form of exclusion from immigration through the Head Tax, being excluded from being able to vote, and by acts of violence such as the Anti-Asiatic Riots. It is deeply disappointing that today in 2017, on the 150th anniversary of Canada; the community is once again a target of discrimination and hate.

I will never stop speaking out against racism and discrimination. Canada’s strength comes from its multicultural mosaic that brings together an incredibly diverse group of people from all walks of life. But we cannot rest on our laurels; especially at this point where Canada is going against the trend. We must all work hard to keep Canada on this path. Let’s all rise up and stand united to condemn this game and all forms of discrimination.

Jenny Kwan, MP
NDP Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Critic
NDP Multiculturalism Critic

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