Jeremy Lin Details ‘Very Fearful Thought Process’ Amid Anti-Asian Sentiment In U.S.

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Jeremy Lin admits it can be hard to speak out publicly against anti-Asian rhetoric. Lin, a former Toronto Raptor, joined CNN on Wednesday in the aftermath of Georgia shootings that killed eight people, six of whom were Asian women. “It feels like it’s happening more and it feels like it’s getting worse,” Lin told Anderson Cooper.

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Are we encouraging more people to do more crazy things and to hurt more Asian Americans?'” he continued. “It’s just a very fearful thought process.” Lin placed a portion of the blame on former U.S.