Fear Racism: An Analysis of the Varying Phases of Sinophobia and the Anti-Asian Hate Crimes in America
Keywords:
Eugenics, Fear Racism, Immigration, Neo-Orientalism, SinophobiaAbstract
This paper seeks to introduce a trend of racism, fear racism, that has gained prominence post 1990s. The basis for fear racism is the dread that certain individuals are potential agents of nations or races that conspire to threaten global stability and peace. Talibanism and Sinophobia are examined in this study as illustrations of fear racism. The Neo-Orientalist critic Derek Gregory’s views of American War on Terror are borrowed to interrogate Talibanism as an indicator of fear racism. Since Talibanism is a widely studied topic, more focus is laid on exploring Sinophobia as a manifestation of fear racism. Sinophobia, which commences with the negative Chinese stereotypes perpetrated by the Western colonial discourses, is metamorphosing into a global stigma with American neo-colonial propaganda and rumours alleging the Chinese origin of the Corona virus. These surging rumours of terror have paved the way for increasing hate-crimes against the Asian Americans in general.
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