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Manny pacquiao has spoken out against anti-Asian racism and discrimination with a wave of crimes taking place in the United States.
The 12-time world champion challenged those who engage in violent acts of racism to confront him rather than their victims.
“Stop attacking Asians who can’t defend themselves”, Pacquiao he said on social media Thursday. “Instead, fight me.
“We have a color in our Blood! Stop discriminating. LOVE AND PEACE FOR ALL !!”
Robert Aaron LongThe attacks on three Atlanta massage parlors left eight dead, six of whom were Asian women, although the attacker has denied there was any racial motive in the incident.
A man called an Asian-American woman a ‘Chinese virus’ recently in Queens, New York and spat on her son.
Along with Pacquiao, a number of other sports stars, including LeBron James, Chiney Ogwumike, Naomi Osaka, Jeremy Lin, Dwyane Wade and Trae Young, have denounced this wave of hatred.
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