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This is a very disturbing open E-mail letter to all Filipinos around
the world; specially here in North America !, from a man who has the power
to reach million of people.. (he's a radio talk host)

I received this email from a friend and I would like to share it with you... I want to know your comments..


Please read on..............

This is an open letter email by Art Bell, a radio talk show host in Nevada (more info in the email itself). Here is yet another person who has taken advantage of his power and priv ilege to use hateful words and racial stereotypes that breed further ignorance and intolerance in our society.

Art Bell is a talk radio host who has two shows that he broadcasts from his home in Nevada , that is rebroadcast by 400 stations across the country.

He's written 2 books. He lived in Okinawa , Japan for some years and had a radio program on the English station here. And, though it's hard to believe after reading the following letter from him, he actually has been to the Philippines (he's traveled fairly extensively around the world).

Check out his website to get a who's spreading this hateful ignorance.. And letter is so degrading, I think it's really important that everybody read this and not attack him, but respond to him in a civilized manner because otherwise his thoughts will be reaffirmed. Understand that not everyone has a viewpoint like we do, and that this is an opinion of someone who hopefully can be changed only by civil actions. - May Munoz


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Filipinos.....*make me puke* (Art Bell)
 

 

As we've all come to notice, in the past few decades, Filipinos have begun to infest the United States like some sort of disease. Their extensive involvement in the U.S. Armed Forces is proof of the trashy kind of qualities all Filipinos tend to exhibit on a regular basis.. You can see this clearly by studying the attitudes and cultural Icons of most Filipino Americans.

Origins of Pinoys/Pinays:

Are they really Asian? Well we've come to accept the fact the Filipinos come from a part of the world known as South East Asia . But the term ' Asia ' is used in the wrong way. You may notice that contemporary Filipino Americans try very hard to associ ate themselves with groups that we know as Asian. I cannot count the number of times I have seen a ' Third World ' Filipino try to connect themselves to the Chinese or Japanese people. There is no connection and here's why. The Philippines is a Third World country. Nothing respectable has EVER been created by Filipino people during our entire human history. Young Filipino men in America have become obsessed with 'import racing'. They have an enormously perverted affection for Japanese cars. It's a common phenomenon. In their minds, these Filipinos somehow believe that they are Asian and that it somehow connects them to Japanese people and Japanese cars. They often take credit for the ingenuity of Japanese people and say how it's an 'Asian thing'. This term...'Asian thing' derived directly from African American slang 'blackthang'. 'It's a black thang.' 'It's an asian thang.' You can see the connection. It's even funnier that, in Japan , Filipinos are heavily discriminated against. The only filipinos that can live successfully in Japan are the filipino prostitutes. But that's the case for most Filipino people no matter where they live in the world. Now we've come down to this fact...and it is a fact.

Nothing in Filipino Culture can be seen as Asian. They have no architectural, artistic, or cultural influence which is in ANY way, asian. Thinking of the great countries in Asia such as Japan , Korea , and China there is no way you can possibly connect the Philippine Islands . This assault by filipino americans to connect themselves with the great peoples of North East Asia is foul and disgusting. Try visiting a young filipino's web site too. You'll see something called the 'Asian IRC Ring'. It has to do with the chatrooms. The most horrible thing about this is that these TRASHY people are trying to associate themselves with Asia again!! People in Asia don't act like, this at all. What we are seeing here is the natural Filipino in it's element with full access to technology and this is how they act! You will consistently see this behavior over and over again.

Another interesting thing is that these 'thirdworld' people also frequent RC chatrooms such as #chinese #japan and #asian. They must believe that they are some how related racially or culturally to North Asians. But it's completely WRONG! There might have been some distant contact With China and even less with Japan during World War II, but these people are actually more closely related to african americans and Mexican americans.

Do the parents of these young filipinos know what's going on? Would they accept this? I believe that they would and do. This is the natural 'Trash' element in filipinos manifesting itself. Nothing good has ever come from Philippines and I don't believe anything good ever will.

Recognizing your Roots (A Message to Filipinos)

To all filipino people:
Please recognize your ROOTS! You come from the Third World ! You country is a disgusting and filthy place. Most people there live in poverty! Your culture has MUCH MORE SPANISH influence than chinese, and absolutely no JAPANESE influence whatsoever. People in Japan and China , do not act like you. They do not constantly talk about sex and they have a MUCH HIGHER level of RESPECT for each other. There is NO WAY that you can connect yourself to Asia other than location. Your culture and technological advancement does not even come CLOSE to What Chinese, people have done in the past and what Japanese and Korean people are doing now! Everything you do is distinctly filipino. You cannot take credit for Japanese cars, video games, or Hentai! It's not an 'asian thing' it's, an 'American thing'. You have no concept of culture...no concept of asian ideas or asian philosophy! Can you demonstrate how you use Confucianism or Taoism in you everyday life?? You can't. And you will NEVER be able to. I understand that you are trying to create an identity for yourselves as young people... but it is NOT related to Asia .

Your Identity is Filipino.. That's all you are. Just Filipino. Think about what that means....

Sincerely,
Art

 



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  • moonriver said on May 11, 2009....
    psst. heart. calm down a bit, hehe.
    this urban legend has been exposed as a hoax some years ago.
    here...

  • wishyouwerehere said on May 11, 2009....
    Oh Moon - I am glad you pointed out that it is a hoax.  My blood was boiling as I read it until I got to your response.
     
    It's disgusting to think that someone would dismiss an entire group of people based on a vile stereotype.  Thank goodness that's not true!
  • fromtheheart said on May 11, 2009....
    moon: I am calm... maybe that is one of a very positive traits of being a filipino... well it is just very sad that some people are like Mr. Bell.. I am a Filipino and I am very proud of it..

    Wish - thanks wish... it is really disgusting but as a Filipino I should act differently to what he has pointed out against us for my self, my family and my country.. RIGHT??? even if it is a hoax- annoying.. be calm heart be calm...
  • gingersoul said on May 11, 2009....
    Heart.......read that link.....Moon is right.....this is an old idiotic hoax that is running the internet by quite some time now.

    And if somebody can find any satisfaction in reading or having an agreement with that filthy stuff is simply because they are shamefully racist, and judge individual behaviors as expression of one country and culture.

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  • fromtheheart said on May 11, 2009....
    gingersoul- I think it is a normal feeling because it is "us" - but thanks that SC is a place to find broadminded and educated people. Who embrace and accept differences among us. THANKS GINGER!!!
  • phoeby said on May 12, 2009....
    with emails like those, i press delete and 'boom' don't have to be part of the problem of circulating it around so hundreds more see it.

    we've all got the power to stop those crappy things in their tracks!

    love phoeby


  • fromtheheart said on May 12, 2009....
    thanks phoeby : yah you're absolutely right...

    Silly me… I just let it spoiled my day… but thanks everyone at least it’s a close book now…

  • ALIENated said on May 12, 2009....
    
    The other day, I heard someone say that America was once a melting pot and
    now it is a salad bowl. In other words, people came here, learned English, 
    melted in, and became Americans (a melting pot). Now, people come here and
    try to maintain their identity from wherever they came from. They are
    [fill in the blank]-Americans. For example, if I was one of those people, I would
    be an Irish-English-Indian-American. However, I did not really know how much
    Irish blood I had for a long time because that was not really important to my
    family. The members of my family were just Americans whose ancestors came 
    from ... somewhere.
    
    
  • fromtheheart said on May 12, 2009....
    ALIENated- thanks for the story!!! -

    Whether this is an email hoax or not- it is really painful. As I was reading this blog over and over again – some are painfully true!!! Some judge us base on nationality – black or white or whatever- but this is not important at all. It is how you respect yourself and others are more important. We shouldn’t be affected on what we are hearing or on what they think about us – although it is really hard. We should behave and act in a sense that people around you will admire you and feel that you exist. Make our family, friends and country proud..

  • queenparanoia said on May 12, 2009....
    ay putang ina.... gagu yun ah...
     
    seriosuly i cannot bear to finish reading this...
     
    i'm a filipino and proud to be one. so what if we live in a third world country??? we survive naman di ba???
     
    thanks moon for saying this one is a hoax...
     
    i'm proud ot be filipino because we are a country full of culture and history. we may not be perfect but we do the best in what we have. kahit corrupt ang pinas...
     
    eh... i need chocolate to calm me down...
  • anonymous said on May 12, 2009....
    I know this is a hoax...but I wanna say sumthin anyways.... we're not Asian? really?...how about the Indians?,Mongolians?, Turks, Kazakhs?, etc. are they not asian too based on your definition of Asian?.... ...I mean c'mon.... ASIA is not EAST ASIA ... ok?

    and yeah we have more Spanish and American influence than any other influence although we have some chinese and japanese influence..so what?...ain't that great? we're a mix of east and west...and we're still in ASIA...which makes us ASIANS :D ... the only problem is we're 3rd world...but the good news is we're already industrialized, we just have to w8 and work to become 1st world :D ...ahaha

    -Filipino who is luckier(richer) than most of you =D
  • GrapeKoolaid said on May 12, 2009....
    All of the Filipino/a that I've had the pleasure of knowing have been very interesting, dynamic people (present company included). 

    Their history is a rich, interesting one infusing and evolving with many different influences, both from the east and the west. 

    Eskrima and Kali, for example are two unique cultural arts in the Philippines, seen nowhere else.  However, an argument can be made that all martial arts, regardless of their origin, are in dialogue with Chinese martial arts in some way.  (The popular theory is that the Chinese invented it or something...  They also claimed to have invented everything else too, so take it for what it's worth) 

    I'm guessing the author of this little tirade may have had his gf stolen by a Filipino? 

    Or perhaps he had his heart broken by a ladyboy...  :D

    Yes, Philippines is not a first world country...  Yet.  The recent history of Philippines (by that I mean the last 30 years) had been marred by corruption and military juntas, more interested in lining their own coffers than the welfare of the country, but the Philippines is becoming a very important hub in the information superhighway, which will go a long way in helping the country economically. 

    The country still has a long way to go, but all things considering, they appear to be headed in the right direction. 

    P.S.  Manny Pacquiao is my hero!  (Yes, I know that rhymed)
  • fromtheheart said on May 12, 2009....

    queen- I’m glad that you’re a Filipino.. I love your posts…

                Anyways… calm down.. have you read the link from moon? It is a hoax and Mr. Art Bell – said that he never wrote it. Someone did and blamed it to him… whatever it is still annoying right?? But you know what?? You are one of the reason why we should be proud of  being a filipino… really… I love your blogs – on how you stand to your beliefs and inspired others… thanks

  • fromtheheart said on May 12, 2009....

    Grape- thanks for the kind words… there are times that people say so many things – and those are the ones who really don’t know anything…. They don’t know what you were talking about… the Eskrima and Kali, our culture and origin… because they know nothing… I’m glad that you know a lot about The Philippines – even Manny Pacquiao… haha

     

    About the gf stolen by Filipino thing??? Lol – that’s life…

     

    Yup I agree that our country is a long way to go… because there are Filipinos like me(heart) and queen… who will do their best to make their country proud…

  • fromtheheart said on May 12, 2009....
    anonymous... yah maybe the one who wrote this don't know what is ASIA... The Philippines is located in the South East Asia... How come we are not Asians... lol...
    :))
  • queenparanoia said on May 12, 2009....
    yay grape loves pacquiao!!! i'll make a post about him!!!
  • Lioness said on May 12, 2009....
    Hi heart, I've read this a few year back, and have really researched on it and found out it was indeed a hoax. i dunno what the purpose of it was, maybe to mar the person's credibility at the expense of Filipinos.

    Nonetheless, I am proud to be a brown-skinned, dark-haired Asian called Filipino. Mabuhay!

    @Grape, how nice of you to say that. :D
  • fromtheheart said on May 12, 2009....
    Mabuhay... yup I agree Lioness, let's just be proud for who we are
    queen... make a post about PACQUIAO - we will wait for that esp... Lioness and me... i bet Grape too... But I hope that is not for his candidacy this coming election... :)
  • Lioness said on May 12, 2009....
    I agree heart, I really hope it's not about his prospective public career too! (((laughing)))

    I wonder what happened to the similar issue about a Hong Kong journalist who wrote an article in a magazine? Have you heard about that?
  • fromtheheart said on May 12, 2009....
    Lioness- Aggree!!! We all love Pacquiao but politically??? uuummm.. forget about it..

    about the hk journalist - yup I was outside the country when I heard that but the issue isn't clear... can you give a link where to find more about it...??
  • Lioness said on May 12, 2009....
    Sorry, I can't find the link anymore. But I remember I read the full article at pep.ph because the article was deleted from the online HK mag 2 days after the public outrage of OFWs in HK. 
  • fromtheheart said on May 12, 2009....
    it's ok lioness.. not a biggie :)

  • ipmat said on May 13, 2009....
    by posting this you have given it  a life and it will grow into a monster
  • moonriver said on May 13, 2009....
    i was re-reading the fake letter, and laughed out loud when i read this:

    People in Japan and China , do not act like you. They do not constantly talk about sex and they have a MUCH HIGHER level of RESPECT for each other.


    filipinos constantly talk about sex?
    damn yes! and they're mighty proud and forthright about it too!
    at least the hoax writer (whoever he is) got that one right. lol

  • fromtheheart said on May 13, 2009....
    yah moon...and we all do talk about sex...
  • fromtheheart said on May 13, 2009....
    ipmat.. you're right my mistake... but it is good to know what people think about the matter
  • GrapeKoolaid said on May 13, 2009....
    fromtheheart:  I've never claimed to know a lot about Filipino culture.  I'm always interested in learning more.  :)

    What I do know is that due to their geographical location, historically they've been a strategically important position, a hub that can easily exert influence over a lot of southeast Asia.  Still is, like I mentioned, an important informational hub. 

    Philippines will be a very important country in the region and in the world when she comes to her own...  When that will be depends largely on her people. 

    qp:  Pound for pound the best boxer in the world plus he's the karaoke king.  What's not to like?  :D

    Lioness:  .Thank you.  I wouldn't have said it if I didn't find it to be true.  :)

    Moon:  LOL!  Right.  Like the Japanese aren't obsessed with tentacle porn...  :D
     
    It's funny that the author mentions hentai and yet forgets to bring up that it comes from Japan...  [facepalm]


  • fromtheheart said on May 13, 2009....
    grape: lol.. Pacquiao - karaoke king? OK We beleive that you really know him..

    moon:

    I have worked with different nationalities – American, Koreans, Japanese, Chinese, Arabs, Indians, Nepali, African, Sri Lankan, etc… - and we all do talk about SEX and there is nothing wrong about it, maybe we Filipinos are more vocal about it. Being vocal is helpful because it will serve as an outlet especially if the topic is SEX - you really need it (outlet)huh.. Whatcha think? ;) wink 

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