1. That section of the article is meant to outline instances of racism throughout and related to the pandemic, if I didn't make it clear.

2. Although the United States may not be the most racist country, statistically, it is well known that it is among the least tolerant in the Western World.

3. The word to look for here is "claimed." There was no scientific reason for this claim, and if you scroll down further, the real prejudice is in his condescending language.

4. I simply pointed out that although Asians as an entire racial group are seen as wealthy, there are differences between our earnings.

5. There are no positive stereotypes, and the model minority myth in particular has clearly negative effects, illustrated through the sentences following the one that you took out of context.

6. It's very clear that I was referring to the violence that Asians have been facing during the pandemic.

7. The reporter's remark deserved to get him fired. He clearly knew the joke that he was making and had to face the consequences. National intolerance for racist jokes is not a negative phenomenon in any sense.

In no part of my article did I state that racism "presents a significant barrier to economic success in the united states," and your "hate crime data" simply disregards the fact that anti-Asian violence doesn't always present itself as a stabbing or elder abuse, it can be and is systemic.