During the Academy Awards ceremony on Feb. 28, host Chris Rock introduced “Ming Zhu, Bao Ling and David Moskowitz,” three “dedicated, accurate and hard-working accountants” who tabulated votes for the Oscars.
Out walked three tuxedo-clad Asian kids with briefcases —?an apparent play on the stereotype of Asian and Jewish Americans being model minorities who are good at math.
Rock then added a reference to child labor in Asia: “If anybody is upset about this joke, just tweet about it on your phone, which was also made by these kids.”
The Asian American Journalists Association’s Media Watch Committee was surprised when USA Todaylisted that incident among Rock’s “10 Best Oscar Jokes” of the evening.
“Are the editors at USA Todaynot aware how offensive the stereotypes of Asians being math whizzes and the Jewish being money obsessive are, and of the wide diversity within the Asian American community?” the committee asked.
“We want to impress upon the USA Todayeditors that Asian Americans do not find it funny to be marginalized by ethnic jokes or lack of representation in the entertainment media. As Rep. Judy Chu, chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, tweeted, ‘It is not right to protest the exclusion of one group by making jokes at the expense of another.’”
USA Today’sresponse to AAJA’s inquiry was that the story was about the most piercing — not most funny —?Rock jokes. However, the headline reads, “Chris Rock’s 10 Best Oscar Jokes.”
“AAJA recommends USA Todaychange the headline and add a link to the follow-up story about the public outcry,” said Ti-Hua Chang, an award-winning journalist at WNYW/Fox 5 and member of the Media Watch Committee.
“To the media outlets that covered the fallout of the poorly chosen lines while giving the proper context — i.e., why would you repeat the very same stereotypes you’re purportedly trying to eliminate — we salute your efforts. They include GQ, The Daily Mail, BBC News, The Washington Postand many others.
“The failure to reflect America’s communities of color still resides in many institutions, Hollywood included. And those inside the institutions have a responsibility to speak up, to affect change. It’s too bad Chris Rock and the Oscars misfired in this attempt, and some in the media failed to call them out on it.”
Headquartered in San Francisco, AAJA (www.aaja.org) is a national organization with about 1,700 members.
An Evening of Heroes
Colossal mine in fat bear country just passed a major hurdle
Bill Murray and a giant stuffed bear sang for the Chicago Cubs
Snapchat says it is 'actively going after' political ads as revenue
Furutani, Ryu Laud Efforts to Preserve Historic Sites
HBO Max's 'The Dog House' matches abandoned pets with owners: Review
First Atlantic hurricane of 2020 forms, churns towards Texas
Face masks often aren't enough to defeat facial recognition, study finds
Documentary Tells the Kazuo Yamane Story
Booze delivery app Drizly hit by massive data breach affecting 2.5 million accounts
10 Members of 2018 JA Leadership Delegation to Japan Announced
The Vatican was reportedly hacked by China
The problem with 'Indian Matchmaking' is deeper than one Netflix show
Everything coming to Hulu in August 2020
JACCC Announces Naming of Watanabe Culinary Center
Twitter reportedly gave more than 1,000 people access to its admin panel before hack
Skullcandy Push Ultra earbuds review: Decent to use and hard to lose
A new Alexa jamming device for people who don't own a hammer
Toriumi Portrait Restored to Memorial Plaque
Taylor Swift's 'folklore' is a thoughtful, emotional gift: Review
China strongly opposes US arms sales to Taiwan, lodges solemn protests: spokespersonChinese defense ministry urges U.S. to stop arming TaiwanManzanar At Dusk to Examine Artistic Expressions of ResistanceChinese mainland to further enhance access for Taiwan compatriotsChinese mainland says crossFujian, Taiwan eyeing closer financial linksWorld's Oldest Person, a Japanese Woman, Dies at 119Stamp Our Story Leader to Speak at Kazuo Masuda Post Memorial Day Service‘Kikan’ Screening, Q&A at JANMMainland returns captain of Taiwan's illegal fishing vessel after law YouTube first aid searches will now show verified medical tutorials How to date again after a break, or a breakup CES 2024: The Mirokai anime CES 2024: WeHead puts a face to AI, and it's pure nightmare fuel 'Jaws' pinball table from Stern is fan service at its finest NYT's The Mini crossword answers for January 8 Golden Globes: Pedro Pascal reacts perfectly to Kieran Culkin's speech burn 5 most WTF products we saw at CES 2024 CES 2024: This 14 Meet the smart mirror that doubles as a mindfulness coach
0.1367s , 10365.8671875 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【real people real sex videos】Enter to watch online.AAJA Questions USA Today’s Take on Oscar Joke,Feature Flash
