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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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 Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 10:11 pm Post subject: Thin skinned Korean American missed the Colbert joke |
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http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2007/05/161_3660.html
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Colbert's parody of Rain showed no indication that he was mocking his own conservative character. If he were parodying a black rapper, he would have been careful to indulge in stereotypes of the square white guy, not the negative stereotypes that are associated with blacks.
In Rain's case, Colbert ran the clips of ``strange�� Asian TV _ which Americans are accustomed to mocking _ then wrote a song in which he blurted out the few stereotypical concepts that Americans associate with Koreans _ kimchi and Hyundai.
Jeff Kim
Chapel Hill, N.C., U.S. |
I think he missed the joke. First kimchi and Hyundai are points of pride among Koreans. Hardly stereotypes, in the negative way. I also note Colbert made no mention of dog eating. If his intent was to be offensive, he'd have thrown that in.
Second, Colbert's mocking of Korea was weak by design. In Kim's rush to be offended, he missed the fine point that it was really mocking the lack of ready knowledge about Korea. It's a bit like when the Simpsons mocks Canada or South Park mocks Canada. It's not about making fun of Canada. It's about making fun of the lack of real knowledge.
It seems to me real Koreans saw the humor and weren't offended. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 10:16 pm Post subject: |
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| My wife loved it, but then again she hates Bi (not that there's anything wrong with that lifestyle). |
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Drunken Monkey
Joined: 17 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 10:17 pm Post subject: |
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Talking of dog eating,
I wonder what the sensitive Koreans would make of the football chant now adopted by the English teams with Korean players?
Sung by Man Utd fans
he'll shoot
he'll score
he'll eat your labrador
Park Ji-Sung*
Park-Ji-sung*
*change to Seol KiHyeon for Reading fans and Lee Youn-Pyo for Spurs fanse. |
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Vancouver
Joined: 12 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 10:17 pm Post subject: |
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| I"m a 1.5 gen. Moved here to Van city at age 5....I loved that video. Heck, I was hoping for it |
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kermo
Joined: 01 Sep 2004
Location: Eating eggs, with a comb, out of a shoe.
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| Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 10:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Drunken Monkey wrote: |
Talking of dog eating,
I wonder what the sensitive Koreans would make of the football chant now adopted by the English teams with Korean players?
Sung by Man Utd fans
he'll shoot
he'll score
he'll eat your labrador
Park Ji-Sung*
Park-Ji-sung*
*change to Seol KiHyeon for Reading fans and Lee Youn-Pyo for Spurs fanse. |
You can get the following as a RING TONE FOR YOUR MOBILE:
Park Park, where ever you may be,
You eat dogs in your own country,
But you could be worse;
you could be Scouse,
Eating rats in their Council house |
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Alyallen
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!
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| Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Drunken Monkey wrote: |
Talking of dog eating,
I wonder what the sensitive Koreans would make of the football chant now adopted by the English teams with Korean players?
Sung by Man Utd fans
he'll shoot
he'll score
he'll eat your labrador
Park Ji-Sung*
Park-Ji-sung*
*change to Seol KiHyeon for Reading fans and Lee Youn-Pyo for Spurs fanse. |
*beep*! That's funny!  |
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Yo!Chingo
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
Location: Seoul Korea
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| Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 12:35 am Post subject: |
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| I call bulls#it! No way they could get away with that chant! |
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Drunken Monkey
Joined: 17 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 12:56 am Post subject: |
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Never been to an English soccer match then?
A lot of the singing and chants are not for the feint hearted....how about the classic
Wheres your father
Wheres your father
Wheres your father referee
Havent got one, never had one
your a B@st@rd referee
Believe me there are far worse chants, i wont even type the chant used by many against Manchester Utd fans which mocks the Muncih Air crash that wiped out what was a fantastic squad of players. |
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JMO
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 1:23 am Post subject: |
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| Yo!Chingo wrote: |
| I call bulls#it! No way they could get away with that chant! |
I've heard alot lot lot worse than that sang at Celtic games. Even on the telly you can hear them. |
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Alyallen
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!
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| Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 2:02 am Post subject: |
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| JMO wrote: |
| Yo!Chingo wrote: |
| I call bulls#it! No way they could get away with that chant! |
I've heard alot lot lot worse than that sang at Celtic games. Even on the telly you can hear them. |
Examples?
Damn it...I knew there was a reason soccer (or football) was called the beautiful game |
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Yo!Chingo
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
Location: Seoul Korea
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| Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 2:55 am Post subject: |
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Where's the indignation and loud calls for somebody's head from all the civil liberties groups?!? I think I might start watching football/soccer! Yep, I'm American.  |
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jinju
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 4:30 am Post subject: |
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| I didnt like it. Why? It was kinda lame. I had expected something more biting from Colbert... |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 4:54 am Post subject: |
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| Yo!Chingo wrote: |
| I call bulls#it! No way they could get away with that chant! |
Geez I remember a couple world cups back the British fans were making fun of the Argentinian side with chants about Argie sailors going to the bottom of the ocean in the Falklands War (I think the Brits still lost to them). |
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JMO
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 5:07 am Post subject: |
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| mindmetoo wrote: |
| Yo!Chingo wrote: |
| I call bulls#it! No way they could get away with that chant! |
Geez I remember a couple world cups back the British fans were making fun of the Argentinian side with chants about Argie sailors going to the bottom of the ocean in the Falklands War (I think the Brits still lost to them). |
You sound korean in your belief that Britain is one country. In soccer at least they are split into England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. You heard English fans singing. |
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JMO
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 5:29 am Post subject: |
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| Alyallen wrote: |
| JMO wrote: |
| Yo!Chingo wrote: |
| I call bulls#it! No way they could get away with that chant! |
I've heard alot lot lot worse than that sang at Celtic games. Even on the telly you can hear them. |
Examples?
Damn it...I knew there was a reason soccer (or football) was called the beautiful game |
Mostly just rebel songs and anti british songs. And also the type of crap you hear at every ground
" I'd rather be a (insert racial slur) than a hun.."
Stuff like that generally. Have to say the couple of times ive been to Celtic Park have ben amazing. |
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