'Straight-up racism': AOC rips lack of business at Chinese restaurants over coronavirus concerns

Washington Examiner ^ | March 11, 2020 | John Gage

[C19fan]

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claimed many restaurants "are feeling the pain of racism" because people are avoiding Chinese food out of fear of contracting the coronavirus.

"Honestly, it sounds almost so silly to say, but there's a lot of restaurants that are feeling the pain of racism," the New York Democrat said Tuesday night on Instagram Live. "People are literally not patroning Chinese restaurants. They're not patroning Asian restaurants because of just straight-up racism around the coronavirus."

The COVID-19 virus, which originated in Wuhan, China, has hurt Chinese businesses in New York City, according to local business leaders. However, Peter Tu, a director at the Flushing Chinese Business Association, noted that many of those avoiding public outings, such as going out to eat, include the city's east Asian residents themselves.

[C19fan]

Dumb ass. All restaurants are feelin' the pain. So NYCs East Asians are racist too because they stopped going to Chinese restaurants????

[Sarah Barracuda]

Ok AOC, here’s an idea to prove you are NOT a racist, invite some coronavirus patients to crash at your pad for a few days, ya know, to prove that you are not a racist bigot

[nwrep]

Shouldn’t it be “patronizing” instead of “patroning”?

[irishjuggler]

Is “patroning” even a legitimate verb? Isn’t it patronizing? God us help us, what did we do as a country to deserve this airhead as a leading light of political discourse?

[GnuThere]

Have some batwing soup, AOC!

[clearcarbon]

Covid-cortez: super spreader

[BookmanTheJanitor]

She needs to go to China and start licking doorknobs.

[atc23]

Dear Dumbass: it’s called discrimination- not racism. Discrimination like when I choose to stop at a red light instead of going thru without stopping

[bigbob]

How about Italian?

[tet68]

“People are literally not patroning Chinese restaurants. They’re not patroning Asian restaurants because of just straight-up racism around the coronavirus.”

Patroning? PATRONING?

Just gobsmacked.

[real saxophonist]

‘Straight’ up? Isn’t that homophobic?

[laplata]

Hey dumbass AOC, I prefer strawberry ice cream over vanilla or chocolate. does that make me a racist?. It’s discrimination. I discriminate over which flavor I prefer.

[dfwgator]

Straight Up, wasn’t that a Paula Abdul song?

[stuckincali]

limited vocabulary taught at her bartender school. Screaming orgasms yes. Patronizing, not so much

[chopperk]

AOC IS NOW A RESTAURANT CONNOISSEUR. SHE IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF POORLY KNOWLEDGEABLE ADMINISTRATORS. SHE NEEDS TO GO BACK TO MIXING DRINKS.

[blackdog]

Always something to say that is something that she knows nothing about. She should remain quiet, thoughtful, reserved, and we'll counseled. Then speak only when spoken to in response to a specific questioner. Do not tell us what you think, how you feel, what could be or couldn't be, but tell us only what are facts confirmed from sources outside politics.

Credibility is hard to get back after you pissed it away.

[bkopto]

The virus doesn’t care about your ideologies you Fn idiot AOC.

[areukiddingme1]

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez your feedback is very important to us, we are referring you to complaints department, ask for representative Sum Ting Wong, he will help you.

[Zhang Fei]

[However, Peter Tu, a director at the Flushing Chinese Business Association, noted that many of those avoiding public outings, such as going out to eat, include the city’s east Asian residents themselves.]

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It’s not round-eyes who are staying away. It’s Orientals:

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https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/growing-fears-of-the-novel-coronavirus-spread-have-hurt-chinese-businesses-in-the-seattle-area/
[Sean Xie, who owns five Chengdu Taste restaurants and seven other Chinese hot pot restaurants and noodle shops around the United States, said the only businesses that have suffered dramatically are the four he owns in the Chinatowns of different cities.

“Our data shows businesses at our [three] restaurants in Houston’s Chinatown” have dropped at least 50 to 60%” and sales at his Chengdu Taste in Las Vegas’ Chinatown has dropped 30% to 40%.

“The ones we don’t see as much impact are the ones not close to Chinese neighborhoods,” he said.]

[Sarah Barracuda]

She tweeted out a few days ago if anyone has any questions about the virus LOL is she surgeon general now? This would be AOC if she were Surgeon General : Like OMG a virus and stuff, you can get it from like sneezing and coughing on people and stuff so like all be careful ok