Maybe if One L. Goh, the alleged shooter in the Oikos University rampage wore a hoodie, then we’d all know what we were dealing with.
That’s the power of a stereotype.
Instead, Goh, an Asian American immigrant, has another kind of stereotype working for him. But he’s certainly not the Model Minority.
Stereotypes aren’t really going to help us in the Oikos case. We’re going to have to rely on the news media to ferret out the truth.
Yet the national media attention of the Oikos tragedy hasn’t lasted very long. Nancy Grace isn’t even excited.
By comparison, the shooting of Trayvon Martin at the hands of George “Stand your ground” Zimmerman still attracts debate and discussion.
Oikos? Even in the Bay Area, people just shake their heads. What can you say?
