Don’t blame the owners
May 12th, 2009 at 8:13 am by David FarrarThe Herald has revealed that the anti-Asian pharmacist in Mt Albert is in fact just a locum there. The owners are on holiday. He has apologised:
Yesterday, the former NZ First voter conceded that “all groups have the right to representation in Parliament as part of the democratic process”.
Very big of him.
A friend of the pharmacy owners, K. Keys of St Heliers, has told the Herald in a letter how upset they are.
“The owners are distraught not only that their locum has made such a statement, but that he should feel that way,” Keys wrote.
I’d be ropable if I was the owner.
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May 12th, 2009 at 8:35 am
And the owners havea case for checking their revenue and sueing his ass.
Vote:May 12th, 2009 at 8:37 am
Ha, sounds like the typical response from companies that feature on Target:
“That employee was a temporary one who no longer works for this firm.”
Vote:May 12th, 2009 at 8:38 am
You get the staff you deserve.
Vote:May 12th, 2009 at 8:39 am
CM, Ha,sounds like the typical comment of an idiot.
Vote:May 12th, 2009 at 8:43 am
Guys have you ever applied for a job and had to fill out the question “How do you feel about Asians”?
I must have missed that one myself.
Vote:May 12th, 2009 at 9:01 am
Ah, another of our hard done by pharmacists taking a holiday in the sun and leaving the business in the hands of a locum. I wonder where the “conference” was being held this week. Queensland?, Canada?, Fiji?, wherever, I’ll warrant it was a) tax deductable b) nice and warm, c) had a nice golf course and d) included shiopping in the “partner’s programme”
And now I am being asked to pay more tax to give to pharmacists so that they can step-up their medical intervention levels.
Vote:May 12th, 2009 at 9:14 am
I blame Labour. They pandered to NZ First and their racist anti-immigrant policies for three years and, in doing so, made this sort of casual racist behaviour acceptable. Shearer and Goff need to front up to the public, explain that racism is not acceptable EVEN if you desperately need to form a coalition, and promise that they will never enter a coalition with an anti-immigrant party again.
Vote:May 12th, 2009 at 9:28 am
david (779) Vote: 0 3 Says:
May 12th, 2009 at 9:01 am
Ah, another of our hard done by pharmacists taking a holiday in the sun and leaving the business in the hands of a locum.
Dear me, a pharmacist taking a holiday, how dare he? Doesn’t he realise that David expects him to be open 365 days, and preferably to make no profits? How shocking. What does he think this is, a business or something?
Vote:May 12th, 2009 at 9:33 am
Absolutely davidp – Labour’s failure to condemn Peters’ racist policies opened the party up to allegations that by its silence, it endorsed xenophobia. No wonder National is looking increasingly like a party to which immigrants might be attracted.
Vote:May 12th, 2009 at 9:36 am
Hang on a sec. Melissa was the one who made the big deal out of race in the first place. Read her maiden speech.
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I’d like to particularly acknowledge our very first Asian Member and now the first Cabinet Minister of Asian origin, Honorable Pansy Wong, who has encouraged and supported me.
I’d also like to acknowledge the former Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Helen Clark – who has been a great supporter of the television program Asia Downunder and the Korean Cinerama Trust over the years
It is with great honour that I deliver my maiden speech not only as the first MP of Korean descent in New Zealand, but also the first Woman of Korean descent to become an MP outside of Korea.
It is truly a sign that the world has come of age in a global sense. It’s also a step toward realizing our Prime Minister’s and the National Party’s vision, to make our parliament more diverse and truly representative of the population that now make up our country.
Call it irony or just a fortunate turn of events that with the exit of that party, comes the first minister of Asian origin in the Cabinet. New Zealand has come of age it seems by saying we have no room at this inn for racists. It is the dawning of a new era, and it is my privilege to be a part of it.
And I’m proud to be representing the third largest Asian population in New Zealand. It was reported before the elections that only two percent of the 40,000 Korean population voted in previous elections.
The Korean settlement in New Zealand isn’t long and often I’m confronted by people’s misperception of Korea formed out of ignorance and often by television programmes like MASH.
I am grateful NZ’s taste buds and sense of smell is evolving. The variety we have now makes us much more interesting than the era of big boil-ups.
(This spoken in Korean)
To the Korean community in New Zealand and Koreans all around the globe – thank you for your support and encouragement. Your emails and phone calls of support came simply by virtue of our shared heritage and I am humbled. I’m grateful that the Korean community is always behind me to support me, as I take my baby steps as the very first New Zealand Member of Parliament of Korean heritage.
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Can’t take the heat, stay out of the damn kitchen.
Vote:May 12th, 2009 at 9:43 am
I2>No wonder National is looking increasingly like a party to which immigrants might be attracted.
Labour didn’t just remain silent while NZ First targeted Asian NZers and Asian immigrants, but promoted them as their preferred coalition partners over the Greens and the Maori Party. Maori were the “last cab off the rank”, and the Greens the second to last cab off the rank, even tho both were more morally and ethically acceptable to non-racist and uncorrupt NZers than NZ First.
Goff could start to make amends by apologising to Asian people for three years spent tolerating anti-Asian racism.
Vote:May 12th, 2009 at 9:49 am
davidp – he could, but I doubt that he will.
Vote:May 12th, 2009 at 10:16 am
Just for the benefit of all the frantic little PC negative kharma issuing National supporters, I would have enjoyed having Melissas as an MP much more if she’d just shut the hell up about her race, and stood up and advocated for cutting the size of government, and reducing taxes and regulations.
Vote:May 12th, 2009 at 10:21 am
davidp – “Maori were the “last cab off the rank”, and the Greens the second to last cab off the rank, even tho both were more morally and ethically acceptable”
Morally and ethically acceptabe? Fail.
Vote:May 12th, 2009 at 10:41 am
Redbaiter … who’s saying Lee can’t stand the heat? It’s the xenophobic utterances of Baird that are the issue here.
Vote:May 12th, 2009 at 11:12 am
I would still be very interested to know how long he had been the “locum”.
Wouldn’t be at all surprised to find out he is the owners’ brother or father or some such.
Vote:May 12th, 2009 at 11:52 am
Red wrote:
I’d enjoy your comments much more Redbaiter if you didn’t go trolling and picking fights that are off-topic just because you’ve got nothing better to do on a Tuesday morning.
Vote:May 12th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
The racist pharmacist incident is being exaggerated to promote the multiculturalists’ cause, and I guess that means National’s cause, since it is the source of the ethnic re-engineering of the country without any political debate. It is notable that this has enriched several former leading National MPs from Aussie Malcolm to Jenny Shipley.
Racial discrimination is wrong, no question. But didn’t Maori folk and Kiwis descended from the Chinese goldminers endure far worse? Apart from the poll tax there were appalling local persecution of these people such as men of Chinese descent being barred from mixed (men and women) sessions in at least one city pool. Where was National then? No money in being liberal then, I suppose.
As for multiculturalism, consider this item report in today’s Christchurch Press.
It quotes Canterbury University academic Ann-Marie Brady who has just appeared before the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission. Brady is a world expert on Beijing propaganda.
Brady says Beijing has two propaganda machines, one focused on Chinese living overseas. She points out that Chinese-language media in NZ rely heavily on free content from Chinese media…
“They are importing the propaganda line to Chinese-language discourse in NZ. THis propaganda focuses on promoting nationalism and a perception that China is unfairly treated by Western media.
“…its encouraging people to make the connection with China their motherland, not worrying about political affiliations.”
Multiculturalism as an ideology is a sell-out.
Vote:May 12th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
She seems to be sneering at our culture here. Unsophisticated round eyes we are. Sounds like latent racism and an element of ignorance toward her own people – reducing Koreans to a cuisine.
As RB said, she should just shut it and talk about stuff that’s actually important.
Vote:May 12th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
I’m getting a bit sick of people defending this guy because “other people are worse”. That doesn’t excuse racism from anybody! Sure, let’s criticise the Maori Party, let’s criticise tokenism and political correctness, but never ever use that as an excuse for a white man being a good old fashioned bigot. Can we just say the man is an arsehole without defending him or using it as a springboard for other grievances?
Vote:May 12th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
Blair M posted at 12.41: “…th at doesn’t excuse racism from anybody..”
You are right Blair. But nor does it stop people criticising the use of this incident to try to make mainstream NZ feel guilt ridden. It is a minor incident being used by a political candidate for publicity and sympathy. And NZ is not a racist state. As I posted earlier in another string, you cannot use worse cases of racism elsewhere to give approval to racism in NZ, but let’s keep a sense of proportion. Next, we will be comparing ourselves with the Nazis.
And I repeat from that earlier post, the serious racism in Japan against second, third, or even fifth generation Japanese of Korean descent, puts this incident in perspective. I agree it doesn’t justify the pharmacist’s racism, but let’s have balance.
You can’t blame the electoral candidate for making the most of one incident, but there’s no reason to hang multiculturist guilt on the whole country for it.
However, it does seem to confirm National as the multiculturist party, so all the PC hand-wringing Labour drips had better change their political allegiance.
Vote:May 12th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
Thank you Redbaiter at 9.36 for Lee’s maiden speech. I think she herself shows cultural insensitivity towards Maori and Pakeha food traditions with this comment: “I am grateful NZ’s taste buds and sense of smell is evolving. The variety we have now makes us much more interesting than the era of big boil-ups.”
Now a popular dish in Korea is dog meat. More interesting than a puha-laced boil-up, or crayfish, or Bluff oysters, or roast lamb?
Vote:May 12th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
Jack5 Yep When the call goes out from the Great Hall of the People for all Chinese people around the globe to rise up and over throw the foreign governments there is gonna be some pretty surprised folks saying
Jeeeeeeez Didnt see that coming
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