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ghostrider
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 Posted: Fri May 08, 2015 3:11 am Post subject: TMZ under fire for mocking kpop star's English |
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U.S. celebrity gossip channel TMZ is under fire over the “racist” comments of a reporter who mocked a K-pop star who spoke in English. A video clip of the segment has gone viral among Koreans.The TMZ segment, which mainly deals humorously with celebrity stories, aired last Saturday ㅡ showing K-pop girl group EXID member Junghwa greeting the TMZ crew in English, which the reporter mocks.TMZ staff instantly show disgust at the reporter's comments. As of Wednesday, "TMZ racist" was among the top 10 searched words on Korean web portal Naver, with bloggers and news outlets blasting the U.S channel for its comments. On the main news program of television network JTBC, News Room, anchor Sohn Suk-hee said: "We could just shrug it off, but I feel weirdly provoked by TMZ ㅡ they make offensive comments that are rather subtle." He said he thought there was nothing wrong with the K-pop star's pronunciation.
Broadcasting network SBS interviewed a lawyer regarding TMZ's segment on celebrity program "One Night of TV Entertainment." "In the video, you see the staff members trying to speak against the reporter and the way she mocked the K-pop celebrity, which is probably because they recognized the racist slur in her comments," lawyer Park Ji-hoon said, adding that he "feels offended as an Asian."Along with growing criticism online, EXID's agency, Yedang Entertainment, said the reporter was "making fun of the way Koreans talk and their tone”, adding that it was not a laughing matter."It is a clear case of racism and we are going to go through Korean media in America to contact TMZ and demand a response," a spokesman said. Several K-pop artists took to Twitter to criticize TMZ."I was going to stay quiet but I can't," F(X)'s Amber wrote. "Seriously, TMZ ㅡ not cool, all Americans face palm at your rude and childish actions."G.O.D's Park Joon-hyung took to Instagram: "When someone goes to another country and that person tries their very best to say that they are happy to be there in a foreign language, they should be welcomed, not mocked." |
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2015/05/116_178497.html
Wow, Koreans can sure be hypersensitive when the shoe is on the other foot. |
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Died By Bear
Joined: 13 Jul 2010
Location: On the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
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| Posted: Fri May 08, 2015 3:35 am Post subject: |
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| Ching Chang Chong Blackface skits don't really give Koreans any credibility either. |
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Reset
Joined: 06 Jul 2011
Location: Seoul
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mayorgc
Joined: 19 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Fri May 08, 2015 6:01 pm Post subject: |
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| As an Asian, I can say that this incident is more "racially insensitive" than it is "racist". |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Fri May 08, 2015 6:11 pm Post subject: |
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| If TMZ and Vice had a baby it would be MBC. |
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Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Fri May 08, 2015 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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| If it was CNN, they might have a point, but this is TMZ. This is a place whose 'journalism' consists of "Kanye pulled over last night. Was he drunk and on cocaine after beating his wife? What do you think?" |
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Sector7G
Joined: 24 May 2008
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| Posted: Fri May 08, 2015 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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| mayorgc wrote: |
| As an Asian, I can say that this incident is more "racially insensitive" than it is "racist". |
I would agree, but as a non-Asian, I am glad you said it first. |
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Sector7G
Joined: 24 May 2008
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| Posted: Fri May 08, 2015 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Steelrails wrote: |
| If it was CNN, they might have a point, but this is TMZ. This is a place whose 'journalism' consists of "Kanye pulled over last night. Was he drunk and on cocaine after beating his wife? What do you think?" |
What point would that be? |
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nicwr2002
Joined: 17 Aug 2011
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| Posted: Fri May 08, 2015 6:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Wow, they have the balls to call racism when they mock Chinese, Japanese, English, and Spanish on that one SNL Korea skit! Plus, they make racist slurs and mock the way Japanese and Chinese people speak ALL THE TIME! |
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Savant
Joined: 25 May 2007
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| Posted: Fri May 08, 2015 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Not so much racist; just a truly atrocious attempt at humor. |
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Scorpion
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Hyalucent
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 5:22 am Post subject: |
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Yeah. Humour?
I'd say catty more than racist.
The rest are pretty fast to rebuke her, so at least that happened. |
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jazzmaster
Joined: 30 Sep 2013
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| Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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What's TMZ? If the comments were racist then they should apologize.
Also, where were all these crusaders when MBC did the hit piece on foreigners? If you want racism to end then fight it on all fronts, not just the times it's against your race. |
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hogwonguy1979
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
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| Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 4:36 pm Post subject: |
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| jazzmaster wrote: |
| What's TMZ? If the comments were racist then they should apologize. |
TMZ is a sleezy celebrity/pseudo-celebrity gossip show that runs here in the US. TMZ refers to the Thirty Mile Zone around LA. It's hosted/founded by a guy named Harvey Levin who created the original "real" courtroom show 30+ years ago "The Peoples Court". Anybody remember Judge Wapner, Rusty and Doug Llewellyn? Yup he was behind that one.
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| Also, where were all these crusaders when MBC did the hit piece on foreigners? If you want racism to end then fight it on all fronts, not just the times it's against your race. |
But you must remember Korean culture what they don't do is racist as Koreans can never be racist |
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Zyzyfer
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 9:23 pm Post subject: Re: TMZ under fire for mocking kpop star's English |
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| "G.O.D's Park Joon-hyung took to Instagram: "When someone goes to another country and that person tries their very best to say that they are happy to be there in a foreign language, they should be welcomed, not mocked." |
No wonder she was being mocked! She went to the US and started speaking a foreign language.
It reminds me of when I first came to Korea and was walking around saying "Ohayo gozaimaaaaaasuuuuuuuu!!!!" to every Korean I saw. Boy, did they make fun of me! |
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