Rosie's ching-chong comments

[gldstwmn]

Jeezus. (slaps forehead)

[irishgrl]

Originally Posted by Rickypt

I forgot to add the rollying eyes.

Gotcha. (insert extra characters to meet minimum requirement here)

[irishgrl]

Originally Posted by gldstwmn

Jeezus. (slaps forehead)

I pray there doesnt come a point where I have to say "I told you so".......

[DrummerDeanna]

ho'sh*t! So I was totally wrong in the holocaust thread...you didn't mean just the group at the conference??


I stand corrected.

[irishgrl]

Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

ho'sh*t! So I was totally wrong in the holocaust thread...you didn't mean just the group at the conference??


I stand corrected.

What? are you asking ME something? I dont remember the exact comments made in the Holocaust thread, so if you could clarify I'd appreciate it...

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by irishgrl

I pray there doesnt come a point where I have to say "I told you so".......

You haven't told me anything yet.

[irishgrl]

Originally Posted by gldstwmn

You haven't told me anything yet.

ah.....back to previous discussions regarding radical Muslims and what I believe to be the path we are collectively heading down. It doesnt look pretty IMO...

[DrummerDeanna]

Originally Posted by irishgrl

What? are you asking ME something? I dont remember the exact comments made in the Holocaust thread, so if you could clarify I'd appreciate it...

I PM'd ya

[irishgrl]

Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

I PM'd ya

yes. I clarified in the Holocaust thread. If people would read what the Arabs have said continually regarding Israel, what I am saying is no surprise. I am just articulating their position, as well as what I see being the eventual outcome of the Muslim agitation. I firmly believe that there WILL come a time when there will be a major confrontation between Christian/Jew and Muslim. It appears inevitable from everthing Ive seen and from the growing historical record. It is unfortunate, but I dont see any way around it. Unless there is a miracle and the Arab/Muslim culture can accept the fact of Israel and Jewish rights to their ancestral homeland.

[HejiraNYC]

Originally Posted by irishgrl

I am not Asian/Asian American so I cant relate to their position....I truly dont see what the fuss was about?

First off, Michelle Malkin is a f&**ing right wing Auntie Tomasina c*nt! She is an utter disgrace to the human race. I wouldn't p*ss on her if she was on fire.

Okay... being of Asian extraction, I think I can add some insight to this... For one thing, I don't think Rosie was intentionally trying to be offensive. The fact is that for some reason it has always been "okay" to mock Asian people, especially Chinese people, in the most patently offensive ways- pushing the corners of the eyes up, sticking out the front teeth and making fun of the language with all of the "ching chong, ching chong" crap. It's classic playground behavior. And apparently Rosie has plenty of that kind of immaturity to get over.

And for those who don't really understand it, I guess this is another one of those "it's an Asian thing; you wouldn't understand" topics. I don't think most people here know what it's like to have been taunted by gangs of thugs as a kid while they hurled rocks at us doing the whole "slanty eye" "ching chong" thing. They threw rocks at my grandmother! I don't think most people here know what it's like to attend a hick mostly white private school and being the only minority and being taunted constantly with the "slanty eye" "ching chong" thing. And most of you don't know what it's like to have your white trash ignorant history teacher patronizing you by calling you his "little Asian connection," which totally exacerbated the whole "ching chong" thing even more. And it isn't like I was some walking encyclopedia of Asian stereotypes: I don't have really slanty eyes and I have always spoken perfect unaccented English (I would dare say, better than most native born Americans). As a result I went through a very long time of being ashamed of my ethnicity; almost as if everybody managed to convince me that, indeed, there was something wrong with being Asian and that Asians were inferior to whites. I guess you can say I wrestled with my cultural identity issues for a very, very long time. My parents made a point of trying to assimilate us into the mainstream rather than settling down in some Asian ghetto, and I'm very, very glad they did this. But, unfortunately, this is the price we paid. Do you think enduring all of this as a child was deeply hurtful and offensive? You'd better believe it.

I am glad that Asians as a community finally "grew a pair" and started denouncing this sort of thing in the media. If people think this is being excessively politically correct, then I'm all for being excessively politically correct. And for someone like Rosie doing the whole "ching chong" thing on national television brings back some very bad memories. Shame on her! Especially for someone who is supposed to be THE role model for gay parenting. I hope she is not teaching her children that intimidating minorities with this type of offensive conduct is okay, especially since she is part of a persecuted minority as well.

[DrummerDeanna]

^^

Thanks for posting that, Hejira - it really does shed light on the issue, at least for me. And I even said in an earlier post...the "ching chong" thing is totally the default mock of Asians...I remember it well from the playground

The difference? Kids are little sh*ts and always have been, O'Donnell should have know better....

Anyway - thanks again, really great post.

[Rickypt]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

And for those who don't really understand it, I guess this is another one of those "it's an Asian thing; you wouldn't understand" topics.

That is right, I didn't understand. Thanks for shedding some light on this.

[irishgrl]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

First off, Michelle Malkin is a f&**ing right wing Auntie Tomasina c*nt! She is an utter disgrace to the human race. I wouldn't p*ss on her if she was on fire.

Okay... being of Asian extraction, I think I can add some insight to this... For one thing, I don't think Rosie was intentionally trying to be offensive. The fact is that for some reason it has always been "okay" to mock Asian people, especially Chinese people, in the most patently offensive ways- pushing the corners of the eyes up, sticking out the front teeth and making fun of the language with all of the "ching chong, ching chong" crap. It's classic playground behavior. And apparently Rosie has plenty of that kind of immaturity to get over.

And for those who don't really understand it, I guess this is another one of those "it's an Asian thing; you wouldn't understand" topics. I don't think most people here know what it's like to have been taunted by gangs of thugs as a kid while they hurled rocks at us doing the whole "slanty eye" "ching chong" thing. They threw rocks at my grandmother! I don't think most people here know what it's like to attend a hick mostly white private school and being the only minority and being taunted constantly with the "slanty eye" "ching chong" thing. And most of you don't know what it's like to have your white trash ignorant history teacher patronizing you by calling you his "little Asian connection," which totally exacerbated the whole "ching chong" thing even more. And it isn't like I was some walking encyclopedia of Asian stereotypes: I don't have really slanty eyes and I have always spoken perfect unaccented English (I would dare say, better than most native born Americans). As a result I went through a very long time of being ashamed of my ethnicity; almost as if everybody managed to convince me that, indeed, there was something wrong with being Asian and that Asians were inferior to whites. I guess you can say I wrestled with my cultural identity issues for a very, very long time. My parents made a point of trying to assimilate us into the mainstream rather than settling down in some Asian ghetto, and I'm very, very glad they did this. But, unfortunately, this is the price we paid. Do you think enduring all of this as a child was deeply hurtful and offensive? You'd better believe it.

I am glad that Asians as a community finally "grew a pair" and started denouncing this sort of thing in the media. If people think this is being excessively politically correct, then I'm all for being excessively politically correct. And for someone like Rosie doing the whole "ching chong" thing on national television brings back some very bad memories. Shame on her! Especially for someone who is supposed to be THE role model for gay parenting. I hope she is not teaching her children that intimidating minorities with this type of offensive conduct is okay, especially since she is part of a persecuted minority as well.

I for one would rather share a playground (or anything else for that matter) with an Asian than with some WHITE folks I know!

I find much to admire about the Asians as a whole, and I say that from many levels, both personal and professional.

Its too bad Rosie reverted to a "playground" mentality when she made her jokes, but I really dont think they were malicious....

I think all races come in for their fair share of mocking, and I say this as a Californian, born and raised in the melting pot that is the Bay Area. Ive been on the receiving end of racism as a minority myself, believe it or not!

That said, Im not a KID any more and I dont need to constantly be on the lookout for perceived injuries either...........

[Brwn_eyes0511]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

Michelle Malkin is a f&**ing right wing Auntie Tomasina c*nt!

Let's see.. why exactly do you use that term "Auntie Tomasina"..

[michelle2677]

I'm sorry i dont have time to read through this entire thread. As for the original post-you really have to pick your battles. People say all the time that kentuckians are stupid rednecks and because of our accents sound unintelligent and have....less than average oral hygiene skills its a joke. I get it. Move on. Now if someone attacks me personally ? Its on