Question

What is the STOPASIANHATE movement about?

Answer 1

You’ve likely seen the hashtag #StopAsianHate circling on social media, but do you know why the campaign is trending, or what events originally sparked it going viral?

Six Asian women were murdered on Tuesday during mass shootings in Atlanta. The shootings took place at massage parlours across the city.

21-year-old Robert Aaron Long has been arrested in connection with the shootings, and while the motive isn’t yet confirmed, it took place at businesses with a high percentage of Asian staff members and killed eight women, six of whom were Asian. The Sheriff reporting on the arrest refused to confirm it as a hate crime, despite the law saying if a crime is motivated by gender or race, it qualifies.

This isn’t a one off. Anti-Asian hate crimes, violence and murders have been happening globally, and are still happening.

This is not ok. Racial hatred is never ok. But you know that, and that doesn’t implement change.

Here at Marie Claire UK, we believe it’s time to use that knowledge. To use our platforms to call out racial hatred, to actively stand with those targeted, and to shout loudly so change has to happen. We will keep up the pressure, and we will advocate for change—until change happens.