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Chinky Or Not Chinky: Asians Offending Asians Edition

  • November 3, 2010 12:05 am

Korean actress Lee Da Hae (My Girl) has raised the ire of some in the Filipino community for “insulting” them during an appearance on a TV talk show. Lee was asked to say the following English phrase–“Excuse me. I’m a little bit thirsty. Can I have a glass of water please?”—in three distinct accents—American, British and Filipino:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArXV_PrC210&feature=player_embedded

But her attempt at the Filipino accent has led to outrage from Filipino netizens. Here’s a sampling of some of the responses from the web:

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18 MMW Wants You To Bow Down To Your Asian Masters

  • July 29, 2009 3:32 pm

18mmw-bow_down-3x5Ok, too lazy indifferent busy to do a proper blog entry today, but wanted to plug an upcoming show from the dudes at 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors, the self-described “most psychotic Asian American theatrical comedy group.” For those in L.A., their new sketch comedy show entitled Bow Down To Your Asian Masters opens this Friday and runs until August 23 at the Complex Theater in Hollywood. For complete info, check out their website http://www.18mmw.com/

What I’ve always dug about the 18 MMW is that they are not afraid to offend and have a “fuck you all” attitude, which is refreshing when so much Asian American theater is p.c. and dull. If you’ve never seen them, check out these sketches:  Read more...