Margaret Cho's Golden Globes Bit Accused Of Racism

[oberliner]

The segments with Cho -- which also included the comic speaking with an exaggerated accent -- were met with some outrage online. Numerous viewers called the jokes racist, while many critics cited the gags as a show low point.

"Oh my gosh, the fake North Korean journalist is back. I’ve decided: This really needs to end," wrote Emily Orley for BuzzFeed.

"That bit with Margaret Cho as the Kim regime's representative in the Hollywood Foreign Press, which managed a trio of awards-show sins: it was unfunny, racist, and incredibly long," wrote Vulture's editors. "Twenty years ago, Cho was the first Asian-American woman to headline her own sitcom -- how did we end up here?"

Cho has a long relationship with Fey, having played Kim Jong Il on "30 Rock."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/12/margaret-cho-golden-globes-racist_n_6455354.html

[TexasProgresive]

1. Since Cho is ethnic Korean and it really was uncomfortably funny,

uncomfortable because it was so close to reality, it was appropriate. After the brouhaha over the movie, I think it was perfectly timed and executed satirical humor.

[GreatGazoo]

2. the mine field that is ethnic humor...

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/asian-american-doll/2836284