HEY, all you Chinese-speakers out there in TV land – Rosie O’Donnell thinks you should get a sense of humor! The Asian-American Journalists Association was fuming after O’Donnell went on "The View" Thursday and said that Danny DeVito’s drunk turn on the show days earlier was "international news! In China it was like, ‘Ching chong, ching-ching-chong, Danny DeVito!’ " In a statement yesterday, the AAJA said, "We consider this a mockery of the Chinese language and, in effect, a perpetration of stereotypes of Asian-Americans as foreigners or second-class citizens. The use of the distorted phrases is insulting to the Chinese and Chinese-Americans, and gives the impression that they are a group that is substandard to English-speaking people." But a rep for O’Donnell said, "She’s a comedian in addition to being a talk show co-host. I certainly hope that one day they will be able to grasp her humor."
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Actually the joke wasn’t funny, so I side with AAJA…if it were funny then I would’ve sided with her. LOL!
