“I rarely talk about my private life, but something happened today that I thought was important,” Fukuhara continued. “I was walking to a cafe for a coffee and a man hit me on the back of the head. He came from nowhere. We didn’t make eye contact earlier, he wasn’t doing anything out of the ordinary. He came to my surprise and my hat went flying. When I looked back, he was a few meters away from me (he must have kept walking after hitting me).”
Fukuhara, who used the hashtag “Stop Asian Hate” to accompany her post, said she thought about “confronting” her assailant but realized it was “not worth the risk.” The actor added: “After a few seconds of looking at each other, and him yelling at me, he finally walked away.”
“I am writing this because I have had conversations with multiracial friends of mine who had no idea that these hate crimes happen to ordinary people, people they share meals with,” she wrote. “I felt it was important to raise awareness.”
She mentioned that she is now considering taking self-defense classes after the “shock” of the attack. She expressed relief that her attacker was not carrying a deadly weapon.
“Why is this something that we as ‘victims’ have to think about?” Fukuhara asked. “What satisfaction do these perpetrators get from hitting women, Asians, the elderly? They need to be held accountable. What can we do as a community to prevent these horrible crimes?
Her “The Boys” co-stars joined her in the comments section of her post. chace crawford wrote, “This person!! I hope you’re okay, this is horrible.” Jack Quaid added: “Karen, thanks for sharing your experience. I’m sorry it happened to you. Love you. Here if you need anything.” Laz Alonso shared: “This makes me angry. I wish i was there”. Karl Urban for his part he said: “Karen, I’m sorry and deeply saddened to hear this. I’m glad you’re okay. Seriously WTF!! This xenophobic anti-Asian shit has to stop!”
Source: Ambito
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