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Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts) Sat Jul 13, 2013, 03:25 PM Jul 2013

Is anyone who finds the "Sum Ting Wong" / "Wi Tu Lo" joke funny automatically a racist? [View all]

According to Channel 2, the crew was comprised of:

Captain Sun Ting Wong
Wi Tu Lo
Ho Lee Fuk
Bang Ding Ow

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40 votes, 1 pass \| Time left: Unlimited
	Yes. That joke is not funny, and anyone who sees any humor in it at all is a racist.
	7 (18%)
	Not necessarily. It's OK to privately find it amusing, but if you openly admit it then you are a racist.
	0 (0%)
	No. I found the joke to be funny and I am not a racist.
	29 (73%)
	No. I didn't think it was funny, but those who do are not necessarily racists.
	4 (10%)
	1 DU member did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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Is anyone who finds the "Sum Ting Wong" / "Wi Tu Lo" joke funny automatically a racist? [View all] Nye Bevan Jul 2013 OP

Hard to say treestar Jul 2013 #1

I wonder what Psy thinks? (nt) Nye Bevan Jul 2013 #2

Would be interesting to know treestar Jul 2013 #5

I asked Stu Piddassole pintobean Jul 2013 #21

No, it's not racist. It's a joke. NaturalHigh Jul 2013 #3

Are there not racist jokes? PsychoBunny Jul 2013 #22

Did you hear the one about the penguin whose truck broke down? NaturalHigh Jul 2013 #35

No. Iggo Jul 2013 #4

When you walk around with a hammer, everything looks like a nail. jessie04 Jul 2013 #6

To me, it's like "Fifty Yard Dash to the Outhouse" by Willie Makitt, winter is coming Jul 2013 #7

or the Closing Credits to the Car Talk radio show PADemD Jul 2013 #65

No. MrSlayer Jul 2013 #8

Only if they all came from Phuket. MineralMan Jul 2013 #9

Not racist, just lame. Chan790 Jul 2013 #23

Actually, though, it is. It's on the order of "Ching Chong Chinaman." MineralMan Jul 2013 #28

Not any more racist than someone that finds these names funny... PoliticAverse Jul 2013 #10

Now thats racist. jessie04 Jul 2013 #15

There are multiple examples here of the same kind of name-pun humor. This is a good LuckyLib Jul 2013 #60

It reminds me of Bart Simpson's prank calls. Do we know the race of the prankster in this case? arcane1 Jul 2013 #11

What about Abbot and Costello's "Who's on First"? FSogol Jul 2013 #49

i did not think the joke itself was funny ProdigalJunkMail Jul 2013 #12

All I will say is the anchorwoman was brilliant BeyondGeography Jul 2013 #13

I kind of got the impression that that's when she realized it was fake. Nye Bevan Jul 2013 #19

One of the archer things about the prank is by that point BeyondGeography Jul 2013 #24

tells me she knew there was something wrong with the names but went along with it. iow, not HiPointDem Jul 2013 #90

The funny part is that the joke is on the news station. Quantess Jul 2013 #14

I know. Even a 5 year-old would have looked at those names and said... Joke Names! nt TheBlackAdder Jul 2013 #51

Have they never seen The Simpsons? Quantess Jul 2013 #54

I have a gwate fwend in Wome named Biggus... Dickus... DefenseLawyer Jul 2013 #78

And it's the go-to news station in the Bay Area. KamaAina Jul 2013 #66

It's beyond belief, to me, that it made it all the way to the newscaster. Quantess Jul 2013 #71

I thought it was hilarious. A news reader didn't get it but I did Autumn Jul 2013 #16

How about Long Duck Dong from'Sixteen Candles'? alittlelark Jul 2013 #17

finally somebody remembers 16 candles hfojvt Jul 2013 #109

There was a joke told when I worked in a bookstore. We used to title books and authors Cleita Jul 2013 #18

It's all about context Maximumnegro Jul 2013 #20

I agree anomiep Jul 2013 #33

i have to wonder if they would find jokes about Sandy Hook amusing.. allin99 Jul 2013 #25

Perhaps the "funny" in it is in our ethnocentric perception of other languages. 1monster Jul 2013 #26

Dick Hertz found it funny and he's no racist! n/t zappaman Jul 2013 #27

wow. I'm shocked anyone found that piece of crap juvenalia funny cali Jul 2013 #29

What makes you think I found it funny? Nye Bevan Jul 2013 #39

lighten up francis scheming daemons Jul 2013 #100

Anybody who can't laugh at that tularetom Jul 2013 #30

whats funny to me d_r Jul 2013 #31

we laugh to protect ourselves from the pains in life olddots Jul 2013 #32

It was funny as hell Amaya Jul 2013 #34

Whats funny about it is... bunnies Jul 2013 #36

This is why we need NEWS PEOPLE..not prompter-readers SoCalDem Jul 2013 #64

I think the fact that those names were read on the air is hilarious. ZombieHorde Jul 2013 #37

For what it's worth, my wife is pure Korean taught_me_patience Jul 2013 #38

I AM Asian.... AsahinaKimi Jul 2013 #61

Jack Meoff thought it was funny and he's no racist! n/t zappaman Jul 2013 #40

Unfortunately the same can't be said for Ben Dover. Arugula Latte Jul 2013 #101

its playing with language. so, are I. P. Daley and Harry Bottom racist as well then? msongs Jul 2013 #41

it might have been funny warrprayer Jul 2013 #42

I didnt find the joke itself funny PD Turk Jul 2013 #43

The joke itself wasn't funny Spirochete Jul 2013 #44

When I was working tech support, we had a Vietnamese customer named Phuk Boi. X_Digger Jul 2013 #45

I admit it, I laughed when I first heard about it distantearlywarning Jul 2013 #46

No, but they likely need to get out more nt NoGOPZone Jul 2013 #47

I just fond it juvenile and sophomoric. bluedigger Jul 2013 #48

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2013 #50

The part I found funny is how clueless the Pox anchorette is Warpy Jul 2013 #52

The joke delighted my inner 13 year old Happyhippychick Jul 2013 #53

anyone who has ever laughed at anything is a racist markiv Jul 2013 #55

You get the gold star Warpy Jul 2013 #58

Context ThoughtCriminal Jul 2013 #56

No, not a racist but really insensitive and stupid. Whisp Jul 2013 #57

we've learned that '2 wongs dont make a wright(brother)' nt markiv Jul 2013 #59

Pepe Roni thought it was funny and he's no rascist! n/t zappaman Jul 2013 #62

How about pipi_k Jul 2013 #63

reminds me of this arely staircase Jul 2013 #67

Juvenile, but not racist. As kids in Germany, we used to make up Russian names as jokes Blaukraut Jul 2013 #68

I just thought it was juvenile and stupid (n/t) MadrasT Jul 2013 #69

Go fuck yourself, San Diego. DefenseLawyer Jul 2013 #70

Keep fucking that chicken. name not needed Jul 2013 #73

You stay classy DefenseLawyer! n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2013 #74

i should just back away from the keyboard slowly. grntuscarora Jul 2013 #75

It's funny, just not in this context. tarheelsunc Jul 2013 #72

The joke is plainly racist. MADem Jul 2013 #76

The fact that it passed so many levels of lax scrutiny is amusing. blogslut Jul 2013 #77

Asians get it Brooklyns_Finest Jul 2013 #79

Asians get it? grntuscarora Jul 2013 #81

We have an American women of Chinese descent on my gay softball team dbackjon Jul 2013 #111

I didn't find it funny, but I don't think it's inherently racist mythology Jul 2013 #80

USA Today Article On Zimmerman Verdict Quotes A “Howie Felterbush” PoliticAverse Jul 2013 #82

It's funny they didn't figure it out and reported it. Inkfreak Jul 2013 #83

Not by itself. But when considered in the context morningfog Jul 2013 #84

right off hand I found it funny - but I would have to differ to the opinion of Koreans on the matter Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #85

Yes. And i say this as someone who laughed at it. 6000eliot Jul 2013 #86

Asiana Airlines considers legal action against TV station, NTSB PoliticAverse Jul 2013 #87

I doubt that they will really want to pursue that too much. It is a very strong possibility that the Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #88

Sorry, Frank, under the bus you go... Buns_of_Fire Jul 2013 #89

No, Nimean_Tiger Jul 2013 #91

Welcome to DU. May your stay be educational. uppityperson Jul 2013 #95

Not racist, but incredibly insensitive and juvenile -and shockingly LeftinOH Jul 2013 #92

There's a long tradition of making fun of Asian languages Lydia Leftcoast Jul 2013 #93

I like to think I'm not racist and try not to be, and I think the answer is "no". Hosnon Jul 2013 #94

This thread is going to be Wi Tu Long snooper2 Jul 2013 #96

I don't believe so pokerfan Jul 2013 #97

Not necessarily racist. But insensitive. onenote Jul 2013 #98

This is why you shouldn't piss off an intern. nt. NCTraveler Jul 2013 #99

It was not funny..it was meant to be hurtful..THINK, when was the last time you heard one of those.. Tikki Jul 2013 #102

Other possibilities exist. Idiot. Ignorant. Not very good at speaking English. LanternWaste Jul 2013 #103

Colbert summed it up perfectly... Glassunion Jul 2013 #104

The ONLY victim was the news reader! Bay Boy Jul 2013 #105

I Suspect They Have Jokes About Caucasians, Too Vogon_Glory Jul 2013 #106

My friend Dixie Normous thinks its funny and she's no racist! n/t zappaman Jul 2013 #107

I'm Asian and that was funny as all hell Xyzse Jul 2013 #108

No, but it does mean that you're automatically in the 7th Grade. Jeff In Milwaukee Jul 2013 #110