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67. I wondered about that immediately after posting.

Fri Jul 12, 2013, 08:45 PM

Jul 2013

And I didn't edit my post. The thread indicates that a lot of members see the humor and I wouldn't label them as racists.

Is it a racist practical joke to make fun of names?

I don't know. I would have to hear from a number of, in this instance, people of Chinese descent to see if they're offended.

It's not for me to decide, but to laugh at something like the fact that their culture's names can be interchanged with English language terms is not a racist thing.

Do you think it's racism to find humor in the fact that a given culture's naming system happens to be interchageable with another culture's lexicon?

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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