Washington District board tries to vote out lond Asian American member for supporting right of Spa to be women only

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LYNNWOOD, Wash., July 12, 2023—In a shocking decision, the Lynnwood Public Facilities District (otherwise known as The District) unanimously approved a vote of no confidence, Tuesday morning, of its newest, and only Asian American member, Vivian Dong, for her support of Olympus Spa — a District business currently entangled in a legal battle regarding a Human Rights Complaint.

“Personally, I wasn’t really prepared. I felt ambushed, set up and possibly discriminated against,” Vivian Dong told the Lynnwood Times. “It’s been a shock, a total shock.”

As part of that vote, which was originally phrased as removing Dong from her position, something the Board may not have the authority to do, became a recommendation of her resignation. Dong declined to do so.

During Tuesday’s meeting Janet Pope, Executive Director for the District, passed a note to Board Chair Mike Miller, after realizing the Lynnwood Times was covering the meeting. The note read: “The Lynnwood Times is here. You are free to say no to any interviews. You might want to adjourn before Jim speaks.”

Lynnwood City Councilman Jim Smith, council liaison for the PFD Board, was not granted the opportunity to discuss the matter regarding Vivian Dong nor was he allowed to ask any questions regarding the vote. In the meeting’s agenda the last 15 minutes were allotted for comments by Councilman Smith but the meeting abruptly ended before this could take place.

No where in the agenda was the vote regarding Dong included nor was she given prior notice a vote involving her were to take place.

After Board Chair Mike Miller read the accusations against Dong, the motion of no confidence against her was introduced by Miller and seconded by Wally Webster II and without objection and no discussion, the motion passed 4-0, with Vivian Dong muted on Zoom and unable to vote.

When asked why Dong’s audio was muted prior to the motion and vote, Miller told the Lynnwood Times that Dong was “rambling” about the statement he publicly read. According to the video, Dong immediately refuted the accusations by Miller against her for approximately three-and-a-half minutes, at which time, Miller stated to the Lynnwood Times, he told Josh Cain to mute her audio.

https://lynnwoodtimes.com/2023/07/12/vivian-dong-230712/

I know there have been other threads but thought I would post this as it shows yet again what can happen to a woman that speaks up for women's rights. And all done in the name of "democracy".

So shocking. I hope Ms Dong seeks a legal remedy. It all sounds incredibly dodgy and very undemocratic. They literally silenced her!

That's abysmal. So they think it's fine to be racist and sexist but not to support women's spaces? Tells you everything really.
Why even have a vote if you're going to denigrate people for not voting the way you wanted? Surely that's the hallmark of a dictatorship.

According to the video, Dong immediately refuted the accusations by Miller against her for approximately three-and-a-half minutes, at which time, Miller stated to the Lynnwood Times, he told Josh Cain to mute her audio.

Seriously!

Western democracy seems less and less able to stand up to scrutiny.

Wow! That is so bad!

Sounds like a group of men who find a more intelligent and engaged woman has joined and are now intent on getting her out again as she will probably show them up.

The west coast of the USA has ironically become the most racist part of the country because of their slavish devotion to gender ideology.

Sounds like a group of men

Unfortunately women were actively involved in this silencing.

I thought the US was all about free speech, including being able to criticise court rulings.

Or maybe as suggested up thread this is just white America thinking they can tell other communities, what they can and cant say, and what they can and cant do.

(Although we cant in the UK be smug. Look at all those Labour councils who have effectively banned gender critical people from being allowed to keep their seats.)

As in the uk

most of the racist abuse I get now is from white liberals

I got called a white mans bed wench on twitter a few months ago with somone with a BLM and a trans flag in the bio because I am a conservative or a uppity black I suppose who won’t know her place

I also got told that I should no better being a BAME and all by a labour member 🤨what would your parents say she said you being a conservative I was actually socked

if she actually knew anything most BAME people are socially conservative 🤨

I used to get called a Paki by skin heads in the 80s and chased home the

@Thatgirl1981

When I was young I somehow had the idea that as the years went on everything would get better, in a sort of wishy washy white liberal sort of way.

It really took me a long time to realise that it wasn't going to happen.

And not only that it wasn't going to happen but was going to get worse.

Saying sorry isn't really enough, but am sorry for what you have to put up.

Its all so depressing.

It’s not your fault
just because your white you had no part in it

my only sadness is we are back to treating based on their colour never ends well I am so frightened we’re this identity politics will take us

I now revive racism form the far left and far right but now because the far left call everyone a nazi it’s become increasingly more difficult to call it out on the far right
its so depressing.

I don’t even know anymore if I get offered a job because I am good enough or if am being used to fill a woke quota

we were working towards a colour blind society were my colour was the lest important thing about me as it should be and just like that it’s now become the most important thing 🤨