(CNN)Of the eight people who were killed when a White man attacked three metro Atlanta

spas, six were Asian women.

Investigators said it was too early to say whether the crime was racially motivated, and
instead pointed to the suspect's claim of a potential sex addiction.

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But experts and activists argue it's no coincidence that six of the eight victims were
Asian women. And the suspect's remarks, they say, are rooted in a history of misogyny
and stereotypes that are all too familiar for Asian and Asian American women.