A Republican running to replace Sen. Rob Portman used racist tropes to talk about Asians on a podcast in 2013, per the New York Times
, entrepreneur Mike Gibbons made the remarks while citing "The Bell Curve," a controversial book that drew accusations of racism for claiming that racial differences in intelligence are driven by genes and the environment.The book claimed that "the smartest people in the world as far as measurable I.Q. were Ashkenazi Jews," Gibbons, according to a transcript reviewed by the Times.
"And when we ran into a word problem — and you know, I think this is a function of the educational track they put them on — they got lost in the weeds." Gibbons did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment on whether he regretted his 2013 remarks after the NYT article was published, but said in an emailed statement: "The New York Times doesn't get to cancel me or the truth about China."
He also claimed Beijing was "cozying up" to Moscow and "threatening to invade Taiwan." "Donald Trump was absolutely right to stand up to them and I will do the same in the Senate," Gibbons added.Gibbons' 2013 comments rely on an old racist trope that assumes Asians inherently excel in STEM due to their race despite the community's diversity. It perpetuates the notion that Asians are like sheep — only able to regurgitate formulas and produce copies.
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