{"id":248357,"date":"2020-02-06T10:07:14","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T05:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=248357"},"modified":"2020-02-06T10:07:14","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T05:07:14","slug":"pakistani-boy-bullied-by-kids-over-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/pakistani-boy-bullied-by-kids-over-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistani Boy Bullied By Kids Over Coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The recent outbreak of the Coronavirus has made everyone paranoid. With the threat of the deadly virus potentially spreading to western countries, people worldwide are racially profiling and blaming Chinese and even Pakistani-origin Chinese for the virus.<\/p>\n<p>A doctor in Canada took to Twitter to share an unfortunate incident her son experienced at the hands of school bullies amid the coronavirus outbreak.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-248368 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/drnadiaalam.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"378\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/drnadiaalam.jpg 378w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/drnadiaalam-277x300.jpg 277w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/drnadiaalam-364x394.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/drnadiaalam-44x48.jpg 44w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/drnadiaalam-89x96.jpg 89w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Nadia Alam, an anesthetist from Ontario, revealed that the children at school are picking on her child for being Pakistani-Chinese.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cToday my son was cornered at school by kids who wanted to \u2018test\u2019 him for #Coronavirus just because he is half-Chinese. They chased him. Scared him. And made him cry,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/DocSchmadia\/status\/1222706344739909633?s=20<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Racism and Coronavirus<\/h3>\n<p>Ever since the deadly Coronavirus began to make headlines a couple of weeks ago, Asian people in different parts of the globe have been experiencing racist attacks. In her tweet, the mother of four from Georgetown, Ontario was apparently reminded of her own experience of being bullied as a Pakistani child growing up.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI was the same age when I was bullied for being Pakistani,\u201d she added. \u201cIt\u2019s 2020. I thought things had changed by now\u2026 ?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Dr. Nadia Alam\u2019s tweet, which has been liked and retweeted thousands of times, has received messages of support from other Twitter users.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/mn41020\/status\/1222725887491100673?s=20<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/is-coronavirus-an-azaab-from-god-hamza-ali-abbasi-shares-his-thoughts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Is Coronavirus An Azaab From God? Hamza Ali Abbasi Shares His Thoughts<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So sad to hear. This is bullying +++<br \/>He needs an extra big hug and so do you<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Merle Jacobs, PhD (@DrMerle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrMerle\/status\/1222707870480969731?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am saddened to hear about your son\u2019s experience-I believe such bully behavior by children is often spawned by our adult role modelling-as adults we need to do better<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dennis Kendel (@DennisKendel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DennisKendel\/status\/1222709239501742080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This absolutely breaks my heart \ud83d\udc94 this is 2020 and everyone is the same.  Just because you\u2019re Asian, doesn\u2019t mean that you\u2019re infected with the CoronaVirus.  This is a learned reaction from their parents who are properly racist.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Howard Burgess \u264a\ufe0f\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08#StayHome #Staysafe (@whowardburgess) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/whowardburgess\/status\/1222948057169440768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/lstl5\/status\/1222992141305229319?s=20<\/p>\n<p>Nadia recently provided an update on her son\u2019s situation, which is now under control as she will be informing the school principal of the incident.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Update: my son is okay. Confused but okay. A Chinese friend and his brother were also targeted.<\/p>\n<p>This morning, we talked about what racism is.<\/p>\n<p>I will talk to the principal. There is hope for education, perspective and compassion. Here\u2019s to making a better world.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronoravirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronoravirus<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dr. Nadia Alam (she\/her) (@DocSchmadia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DocSchmadia\/status\/1222875027307143170?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>What do you think should be done about this racial profiling due to the deadly virus? Share your thoughts in the comments below.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/these-films-predicted-the-rise-of-the-coronavirus-epidemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3 Films That Predicted The Rise of the Coronavirus Epidemic<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The recent outbreak of the Coronavirus has made everyone paranoid. With the threat of the deadly virus potentially spreading to western countries, people worldwide are racially profiling and blaming Chinese and even Pakistani-origin Chinese for the virus. 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