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Suni Lee says she’s ‘received so much hate’ for interracial relationship with Jaylin Smith​

The Olympic gymnastics star says she has received a backlash from the Hmong American community for her relationship with boyfriend Jaylin Smith, who is Black.

Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee says she has received "so much hate" from the Hmong American community regarding her interracial relationship with boyfriend Jaylin Smith.

Lee, 18, who became the first Asian American gymnast to win the Olympic all-around competition last year in Tokyo, revealed in a pair of smiling Instagram photos on Dec. 26 that she is in a relationship with Smith, a football player at the University of Southern California who is Black.

Lee then responded on Dec. 30 to a Tiktok video posted by user alixphom, who identifies himself as "half Hmong," that showed support for Lee in her relationship with Smith.

In the video, he points at the photo of Lee and Smith together and gives it a thumbs up.

"I know that Sunisa will be judged by certain eyes in the Hmong Community because her man is Black," he wrote in the caption. "LOVE is LOVE, no matter what race or gender you are. Keep doing you QUEEN."

Lee, who is a freshman at Auburn University, then responded in the comments to the video.

"This makes me so happy," she wrote. "I’ve recieved so much hate they support me when it’s beneficial for them never when it comes to my happiness. thank you!"

Hundreds of Hmong Americans showed up at a party in her home state of Minnesota to watch her compete. The Hmong people are an ethnic group who live mostly in southern China, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos and the United States.

The backlash she says she has received for revealing her relationship with Smith comes after Lee shared in November that she experienced a racist attack.

She told PopSugar that she was with a group of friends of Asian descent in Los Angeles when a group yelled racist slurs from a speeding car and told her and her friends to “go back to where they came from.” She added that one passenger in the car sprayed her arm with pepper spray.

“I was so mad, but there was nothing I could do or control because they skirted off,” she said. “I didn’t do anything to them, and having the reputation, it’s so hard because I didn’t want to do anything that could get me into trouble."

Suni Lee says she’s ‘received so much hate’ for interracial relationship with Jaylin Smith

Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee says she has received "so much hate" from the Hmong American community regarding her relationship with boyfriend Jaylin Smith.

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[Corpun]

TLDR Asian girl learns asians shockingly hate blacks.

 

[Niggernerd]

"half Hmong,"

We know

 

[Caesare]

I thought he was gay? Isn't this Will's Smith son who wears dresses and stuff?

 

[Dysnomia]

I thought he was gay? Isn't this Will's Smith son who wears dresses and stuff?

I thought so too but his name is actually Jaden. I can't keep up with all these people I'm told are celebrities. It's not even that I'm "old". There's just too many of them.

 

[SiccDicc]

She told PopSugar that she was with a group of friends of Asian descent in Los Angeles when a group yelled racist slurs from a speeding car and told her and her friends to “go back to where they came from.”

Either Hispanic or black then.

But yeah, the Hmong community are really conservative and having to deal with blacks in Minneapolis I'm not surprised about their views. I was surprised that they hate gays so much they won't even work with them.

 

[Red Hood]

Who and who

 

[potato fan]

Either Hispanic or black then.

But yeah, the Hmong community are really conservative and having to deal with blacks in Minneapolis I'm not surprised about their views. I was surprised that they hate gays so much they won't even work with them.

dont they all vote democrats tho? they reap what they sawed

 

[Caesare]

Either Hispanic or black then.

But yeah, the Hmong community are really conservative and having to deal with blacks in Minneapolis I'm not surprised about their views. I was surprised that they hate gays so much they won't even work with them.

I've dated black girls. The only people who had a problem with it were other blacks. White people NEVER said a word about it.

The blacks would never do anything about it directly, because they're cowards, but they would do stuff like this chick experienced, yell shit out the window as they sped by. It never bothered me. I got more bothered for them, like "These are your own people and they're talking shit? But white's are supposed to be the racist ones?" They knew better though. They're the ones that told me "All old blacks are racist. They'll be nice to your face but talk shit when you're not around."

The only time a white person said anything, it wasn't even negative and it wasn't even meant as an attack towards us. All it was, one of my sister's friends asked my sister, "What do you think about your brother dating a black broad?" That was it. She didn't even say it around us, of course, but my sister told me about it later.

Of course, I didn't care. It's her right to ask a question. It was none of her business, but she wasn't trying to make it her business either, she was just asking her friend a question.

dont they all vote democrats tho? they reap what they sawed

I'm not sure. I don't doubt it though. I remember reading a statistic back in the day (the 90s) that said around 80% of Asian American's vote Republican. I'm not sure if it changed a little or a lot, but I'm willing to bet that of the ones that do vote, many of them still vote Republican. It just might not be 80-90% anymore.

 

[SiccDicc]

dont they all vote democrats tho? they reap what they sawed

Maybe, I wouldn't be surprised. They don't seem too bright about American politics because of how insular they are. I think the riots shook them some, but not enough.

 

[potato fan]

Maybe, I wouldn't be surprised. They don't seem too bright about American politics because of how insular they are. I think the riots shook them some, but not enough.

“Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you. ”​

it's been known for thousands of years, they should have been paying attention

 

[likeacrackado]

She told PopSugar that she was with a group of friends of Asian descent in Los Angeles when a group yelled racist slurs from a speeding car and told her and her friends to “go back to where they came from.”

They had to throw this one in there to cast aspersions that the white man is at fault for all of this. Because we all know white Trump supporters are sucker punching asians in downtown LA.

 

[SiccDicc]

“Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you. ”​

it's been known for thousands of years, they should have been paying attention

It seems to be a very common refugee mindset. Only legal immigrants - who had to work their ass off to qualify - seem to take an avid interest in their new home.

 

[Spicey McHaggis]

As someone who works with a bunch of hmongs, I'm not surprised in the slightest. They're racist as fuck, to a hilarious degree. They wouldn't really give a fuck if she was dating a white dude, but they REALLY hate black people. I asked one of them why, and apparently blacks figured out that a lot of the older hmongs don't trust banks all that much and kept decent amounts of cash on hand and made a habit of robbing them. These guys nearly went full 1488 during the riots, it was solid gold.

 

[Absolutego]

tbh they're both pretty cute, he should go for something more natural than those braids though.

 

[Rome's rightful successor]

dont they all vote democrats tho? they reap what they sawed

They pretty much do. The republicans don't even bother trying to attract them.

 

[Spicey McHaggis]

dont they all vote democrats tho? they reap what they sawed

The ones I've known were pretty right wing, pro Trump types.

 

[Caesare]

tbh they're both pretty cute, he should go for something more natural than those braids though.

She's very pretty for a Chinese. I'm usually not fond of the Orientals, but she's a cutie.

 

[A Very Big Fish]

I didn't realize that Hmong people were real, and not just a part of the Gran Torino cinematic universe.

 

[KingCoomer]

Races get mad at dating other races. Go to a black girl who is dating a white man's instagram and it'll be black dudes seething in the comments. Go to a white girl's Instagram who is dating a black dude and white dudes will be seething in the comments. Go to an asian girl's instagram who is dating a non asian and asians will seethe in the comments. This is nothing new and not article worthy at all.