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That’s a screen shot of the most popular video circulating on the internet on Monday of this week. The video is pretty cool, but ultimately not a big deal, just some footage of a cat protecting a little kid from a dog attack. Sweet. I want a cat like that, don’t you? But if you look on to the left of the video link, you will notice something that might just be about to become a really big deal.<\/p>\n

When you’re done cringing, you might want to read Wanted: Disgruntled Asian-Americans to Attack Affirmative Action<\/a><\/em>, by Julianne Hing, published on Colorlines on April 25th. Asian Americans are being used as we have been used over and over again; as a shield against accusations of racism protecting those who would commit racist acts.<\/p>\n

If you haven’t read it, you should.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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