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Ken Burch

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62. And 30% of them probably think those two countries are right next to East and West Korea.

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Fri Jul 12, 2013, 08:39 PM

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Unbelievably stupid racist screw-up by Fox affiliate news anchor [View all] Major Nikon Jul 2013 OP

So I listened to her read those names. I'm going to hell. NYC_SKP Jul 2013 #1

Yes, racism is funny, isn't it Hugabear Jul 2013 #54

I wondered about that immediately after posting. NYC_SKP Jul 2013 #67

those aren't 'their culture's names'. they're fake names made up by racists who don't speak HiPointDem Jul 2013 #83

Wow, didn't even catch it as she was saying it? NuclearDem Jul 2013 #2

Good thing she pronounced fuk.. The way she did! Agschmid Jul 2013 #10

that she did...tells you something. HiPointDem Jul 2013 #84

Oh Mi Gud..........that is so funny. Sum Won Wil pay for that little prank. n/t Fla Dem Jul 2013 #3

Who was the newscaster, Ron Burgundy? MrScorpio Jul 2013 #4

KTVU Noon News anchor Tori Campbell. NYC_SKP Jul 2013 #9

Trash television, the lowest common denominator can be found in the M$M. Rex Jul 2013 #5

You'd never knpw the South Koreans were American allies malaise Jul 2013 #27

Also, I bet 99% of Foxnews viewers cannot find NK or SK on a map. Rex Jul 2013 #30

Didn't another asshole walk up to an Asian-American malaise Jul 2013 #32

Did not hear about that, but I have a theory Rex Jul 2013 #35

Hence the notion of uppity malaise Jul 2013 #36

Yes and that goes along well with the RWing lies of - college is a liberal hotbed. Rex Jul 2013 #39

You nailed it malaise Jul 2013 #40

And 30% of them probably think those two countries are right next to East and West Korea. Ken Burch Jul 2013 #62

Or that N/S Korea was at one time just one country Rex Jul 2013 #75

the article has more to do with the morons at fox news rather than their viewers. except that HiPointDem Jul 2013 #85

Okay, can someone please give me a hint on Bang Ding Ow? pnwmom Jul 2013 #6

Something's wrong...we're too low...holy fuck... TroglodyteScholar Jul 2013 #8

Me So Dum. pnwmom Jul 2013 #21

Nah TroglodyteScholar Jul 2013 #41

Something's wrong...we're too low...holy fuck... mannat786 Jul 2013 #96

The sounds upon hitting the ground, "Bang!", "Ding", then "OW!". (nt) NYC_SKP Jul 2013 #11

thier real names were widely reported that day... hexola Jul 2013 #7

And the apology... 7962 Jul 2013 #58

so supposedly an ntsb official *confirmed* those names. i for one would like to know who HiPointDem Jul 2013 #87

Is anyone really surprised? displacedtexan Jul 2013 #12

It's a Fox entertainment affilliate Mr.Bill Jul 2013 #17

KTVU is our local San Francisco FOX NEWS channel, Mr. Bill. displacedtexan Jul 2013 #20

I have lived in the area for over 50 years, and KTVU is not Mr.Bill Jul 2013 #26

Right... BlueCheese Jul 2013 #47

Good lord, the massive desire to somehow put this on Fox is laughable 7962 Jul 2013 #61

I read that Ailes now has influence on local Fox affiliates. Kingofalldems Jul 2013 #74

"we round eyes" = wtf? HiPointDem Jul 2013 #88

I know I shouldn't laugh but come on didn't she realize she was being had? southernyankeebelle Jul 2013 #13

A San Francisco Bay Area newsreader didn't recognize fake Asian names. Here. In the SF BAY AREA. REP Jul 2013 #14

And she's been in the area for quite some time. Mr.Bill Jul 2013 #38

There's a reason I don't watch local news REP Jul 2013 #42

The funny thing is Mr.Bill Jul 2013 #45

Local Emmys ... guess I'm pretty jaded REP Jul 2013 #48

Yes, they are local Emmys. Mr.Bill Jul 2013 #49

Amen to that! REP Jul 2013 #64

I studied journalism in the 60s Mr.Bill Jul 2013 #65

I did so in the 80s; also with (mostly) excellent teachers ... REP Jul 2013 #66

Lee Gang Guk and Lee Jeong Min, actually. NYC_SKP Jul 2013 #15

Congrats on 50,000 posts my friend! hrmjustin Jul 2013 #33

Oh! How about that! NYC_SKP Jul 2013 #50

Your welcome! hrmjustin Jul 2013 #51

That is so bad ... GeorgeGist Jul 2013 #16

Fox (R) = Ho Lee Shit Berlum Jul 2013 #18

Ron Burghandy has nothing on her! Fantastic Anarchist Jul 2013 #19

That is exactly what I was thinking... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #37

LOL, freaking cracked me up! n-t Logical Jul 2013 #22

Now trending worldwide on Twitter starroute Jul 2013 #23

I laughed when I saw this on Mediaite Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #24

... Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #25

That news anchor could be replaced by a robot. nt snappyturtle Jul 2013 #28

Without more info I'm not going to blame the anchor... Locut0s Jul 2013 #29

I posted on the other identical thread Ilsa Jul 2013 #31

She doesn't. She works for KTVU, an affiliate owned by Cox. REP Jul 2013 #43

JESUS FUCKING CHRIST AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #34

I'm dying here PD Turk Jul 2013 #44

More better DainBramaged Jul 2013 #59

Mike Oxehuge? krispos42 Jul 2013 #77

that one Niceguy1 Jul 2013 #93

This is local news on a FOX affiliate... BlueCheese Jul 2013 #46

??? heaven05 Jul 2013 #63

Even funnier (or sadder); KTVU pimps its own coverage of the accident: Cooley Hurd Jul 2013 #52

just about? heaven05 Jul 2013 #60

I watched their live coverage during this incident senseandsensibility Jul 2013 #82

unfuckingbelievable!!!! heaven05 Jul 2013 #53

Surely they had to have noticed that.. DCBob Jul 2013 #55

So wrong. Nye Bevan Jul 2013 #56

why heaven05 Jul 2013 #57

Yet that very same racism is alive and well in this thread Hugabear Jul 2013 #68

Good gawd, those blow dried bobbleheads are just as dumb as we think they are Warpy Jul 2013 #69

How could she possibly be so stupid? Motown_Johnny Jul 2013 #70

That is the best laugh i've had in a long time. jessie04 Jul 2013 #71

Racist or not rascist... pangaia Jul 2013 #72

It has to do with how the brain decodes unfamiliar words. NYC_SKP Jul 2013 #73

"no harm intended or, IMHO, inflicted" = arufourreel HiPointDem Jul 2013 #89

NTSB statement on their confirmation of the names... PoliticAverse Jul 2013 #76

That was definitely a screw-up. To say the least. anneboleyn Jul 2013 #79

'Summer Intern?' Where is James O'Keefe? nt msanthrope Jul 2013 #86

Someone Had It In For The Anchors... KharmaTrain Jul 2013 #78

The Asian American Journalists Association AsahinaKimi Jul 2013 #80

The funny part is how stupid the news crew was Major Nikon Jul 2013 #81

Reuters article on the incident... PoliticAverse Jul 2013 #90

Blame it on the intern Major Nikon Jul 2013 #91

I can't believe I laughed a little. bravenak Jul 2013 #92

I laughed, too. Niceguy1 Jul 2013 #94

Now I don't feel so bad.nt bravenak Jul 2013 #97

She knew enough to pronounce it "Fook." Loudly Jul 2013 #95