I just read on yahoo! about Rosie O'Donell's (supposed) mocking of Chinese by saying, "You know, you can imagine in China it's like `ching chong, ching chong chong, Danny DeVito, ching chong chong chong, drunk, "The View," ching chong,'" (yahoo news http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061215/ap_en_tv/people_rosie_o_donnell).
I'm sorry, but if an Indian said in their country that they could imagine American TV saying "da da Ghandi wah jish en my con free why peace if ban faz at crent died milt wan great." I would not be insulted. I understand that my language sounds like jibberish to them and would be funny to try to repeat and understand. (I'm not saying Rosie is my favorite person, or is making all right choices, I'm just a little bothered so many are angered by a comedianne joking about something everyone can identify with if put from their own perspective.) Languages are funny. I get a laugh out of funny sounding English things too.
2006-12-15
05:29:39
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