新闻周刊:亚裔女性接连遇害,过度物化危机何时结束?(1)

Atlanta Attack Exposes Dangerous Sexualization of Asian Women

亚特兰大袭击事件暴露了亚裔女性的性化危机

BY SOO KIM

作者：金秀

The shootings in Georgia that killed eight people, including six Asian women,

美国亚裔社区的专家和领导人警告说，佐治亚州发生的枪击案造成8人死亡，其中包括6名亚裔女性，

highlight the enduring "objectification, "fetishization" and "stereotyping¹ of Asian women," experts and leaders in the Asian American community warn.

此次事件凸显了对亚裔女性的刻板印象，她们长久以来一直被物化。

Police have arrested Robert Aaron Long, 21, in connection with the shootings,

警方逮捕了枪击案的嫌犯——21岁的罗伯特·亚伦·龙。

which took place at three separate massage² parlors³ in and around Atlanta on Tuesday.

上周二，这起枪击案发生在亚特兰大市内和周边的三家按摩店。

With the majority of those killed being Asian women, the latest attacks raised fears the gunman could have targeted people of Asian descent.

由于大多数遇害者是亚裔女性，这起最新的袭击事件使人们担心歹徒可能以亚裔为目标。

The shootings remain under investigation⁴

枪击案仍在调查中，

but on Wednesday, law enforcement officials said Long told police that he has a sex addiction⁵ and wanted to eliminate the temptation.

但周三，执法人员表示，龙告诉警方，他有性瘾，此举是希望消除诱惑。

Captain Jay Baker⁶, a spokesman for Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, said at the time: "

切罗基县警长办公室发言人杰伊·贝克上尉当时说：“

It's still early, but he does claim that it was not racially motivated."

现在还是调查初期，但龙确实声称此次袭击不是出于种族动机。”

Speaking to Newsweek, the executive director of the Council of Korean Americans (CKA), Abraham Kim, stated that

在接受《新闻周刊》采访时，韩裔美国人委员会执行主任亚伯拉罕·金表示，

some people "do not see this man's sexual addiction and his hate crime as necessarily disconnected from race.

有些人“并不认为嫌犯的性瘾和仇恨犯罪一定与种族无关。

This attack was part of the objectification and stereotyping of Asian women

这次袭击部分体现了对亚裔女性的物化和刻板印象，

which the perpetrator was in part lashing⁷ out against."

而肇事者在一定程度上是在猛烈抨击亚裔女性。”

"Based on information released by authorities, some people are suggesting that these attacks were not racially motivated

他补充说，“根据当局公布的信息，一些人认为这些袭击不是出于种族动机，

but driven by a sexual addiction and anger by the perpetrator.

而是出于犯罪者的性瘾和愤怒。

The perpetrator attacked these establishments because he was lashing out against these massage parlors that he frequented

肇事者的袭击动机是他要攻击这些自己经常光顾的按摩院，

and where they happened to employ Asian women," he added.

而这些店碰巧雇用了亚裔女性。”

Other public figures in the Asian American community have also spoken about the links between racism⁸ and the objectification and historic sexualization of Asian women.

亚裔美国人社区的其他公众人物也谈到了种族主义与亚裔女性的物化和历史性的性化之间的联系。

Dr. Russell Jeung, a founding member of Stop AAPI Hate, a non-profit group

张华耀博士是非盈利组织停止仇恨亚太裔（Stop AAPI Hate）的创始成员，

tracking hate crimes and other incidents involving members of the Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders community,

该组织旨在追踪仇恨犯罪和其他涉及亚裔美国人及太平洋岛民社区成员的事件。

said: "The fetishization and the objectification are clear.

他在接受明尼苏达州的KARE 11采访时说：“亚裔女性的物化现象是显而易见的。

Women are attacked, 2.3 times more than men.

女性受到袭击的几率是男性的2.3倍。

Others perceive women as more vulnerable. S

其他人也认为女性更加脆弱。

So I think Asian women are doubly targeted," in an interview with Minnesota's KARE 11.

因此，我认为亚裔女性受到了加倍的针对。”

"It's not though that we're to blame for this victimization.

张华耀补充说，“我并不是说我们应该为这次受害负责。

It's not our fault that others fetishize and treat women as objects," Jeung added.

我们没有错，错的是其他把女性当作物品来对待的人。”

Commenting on the latest shootings, actress Gemma Chan warned:

在评论最新的枪击案时，女演员嘉玛·陈在Instagram警告说：

"Please pay attention to what is happening.

“请关注正在发生的事情。

This is the latest in a surge of horrific attacks on the Asian community.

这是针对亚裔群体暴力事件激增的最新案例。

Racism and misogyny are not mutually exclusive.

种族主义和厌恶女性并不是相互排斥的。

In fact, sexualised racial harassment⁹ and violence is something that many of us face regularly," in a post on Instagram.

事实上，性化的种族骚扰和暴力是我们很多人经常面对的问题。

"We need to stop the dehumanisation of Asians.

她补充说，“我们需要停止对亚裔的非人化。

We need to unite against all forms of hate," she added.

我们需要团结起来反对一切形式的仇恨。”

1 stereotyping   

v.把…模式化，使成陈规( stereotype的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• I realize that I'm stereotyping. 我认识到我搞的是老一套。 来自辞典例句
• There is none of the gender stereotyping usually evident in school uniforms. 有没有人的性别刻板印象通常是显而易见的。 来自互联网

2 massage   

n.按摩，揉；vt.按摩，揉，美化，奉承，篡改数据

参考例句：

• He is really quite skilled in doing massage.他的按摩技术确实不错。
• Massage helps relieve the tension in one's muscles.按摩可使僵硬的肌肉松弛。

3 parlors   

客厅( parlor的名词复数 )； 起居室； （旅馆中的）休息室； （通常用来构成合成词）店

参考例句：

• It had been a firm specializing in funeral parlors and parking lots. 它曾经是一个专门经营殡仪馆和停车场的公司。
• I walked, my eyes focused into the endless succession of barbershops, beauty parlors, confectioneries. 我走着，眼睛注视着那看不到头的、鳞次栉比的理发店、美容院、糖果店。

4 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

5 addiction   

n.上瘾入迷，嗜好

参考例句：

• He stole money from his parents to feed his addiction.他从父母那儿偷钱以满足自己的嗜好。
• Areas of drug dealing are hellholes of addiction,poverty and murder.贩卖毒品的地区往往是吸毒上瘾、贫困和发生谋杀的地方。

6 baker   

n.面包师

参考例句：

• The baker bakes his bread in the bakery.面包师在面包房内烤面包。
• The baker frosted the cake with a mixture of sugar and whites of eggs.面包师在蛋糕上撒了一层白糖和蛋清的混合料。

7 lashing   

n.鞭打；痛斥；大量；许多v.鞭打( lash的现在分词 )；煽动；紧系；怒斥

参考例句：

• The speaker was lashing the crowd. 演讲人正在煽动人群。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The rain was lashing the windows. 雨急打着窗子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 racism   

n.民族主义；种族歧视(意识)

参考例句：

• He said that racism is endemic in this country.他说种族主义在该国很普遍。
• Racism causes political instability and violence.种族主义道致政治动荡和暴力事件。

9 harassment   

n.骚扰，扰乱，烦恼，烦乱

参考例句：

• She often got telephone harassment at night these days.这些天她经常在夜晚受到电话骚扰。
• The company prohibits any form of harassment.公司禁止任何形式的骚扰行为。