A post shared by Karen Fukuhara (@karenfukuhara)«I write this, because I’ve had conversations with multi-racial friends of mine that had no idea these hate crimes happen to everyday, regular people — people that they share meals with,» she said. «I felt it was important to raise awareness.»Despite the scary experience, Fukuhara added she was lucky that the incident didn't escalate.«Ultimately I know I got lucky,» she said. «He could have come back to hit me again.
He could have carried a weapon. The shock of this experience has me thinking about taking self defense classes. But why is this something we as ‘victims’ have to think about?
What satisfaction are these perpetrators getting from hitting women, Asians, the ELDERLY? They need to be held accountable. What can we do as a community to prevent these horrible crimes?»Jai Courtney, Joel Kinnaman, Cara Delevingne, Will Smith, Karen Fukuhara and Jared Leto from the cast of 'Suicide Squad' film participates in an autograph session for fans in DC's 2016 Comic-Con booth at San Diego Convention Center on July 23, 2016 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for DC Entertainment) co-stars Chace Crawford and Jack Quaid chimed in in the comments section.
Crawford wrote, «F this person!!! Hope you're ok this is awful,» while Quaid wrote, «Karen thank you for sharing your experience.
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