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To: longnshort who wrote (57528)	4/12/2007 10:06:28 AM
From: mph	Respond to of 90947

I hadn't heard about that. But here's an article: people.com Outrage Grows Over Rosie O'Donnell's Asian Joke TUESDAY DECEMBER 12, 2006 11:20 AM EST By Cynthia Wang and Stephen M. Silverman Members of the Asian-American community are expressing offense over remarks made by Rosie O'Donnell last week on The View. Commenting on Dec. 5 about a visit to the ABC show by an inebriated Danny DeVito, O'Donnell said: "The fact is that it's news all over the world. That you know, you can imagine in China it's like: 'Ching chong. Danny DeVito, ching chong, chong, chong, chong. Drunk. The View. Ching chong.' " O'Donnell wrote on her Web site on Friday, "It was not my intent to mock." On Sunday, she called the bit "comedy" and wrote, "I do many accents and probably will continue to. My mom in law impression offends some southerners. What can u do? I come in peace." Over the weekend, O'Donnell's rep, Cindi Berger, said in a statement: "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." But the explanation did not satisfy many, including New York City councilman John C. Liu, who sent a letter to View executive producer Barbara Walters. Liu told FOXNews.com on Monday: "The 'ching-chong' bit is not a trivial matter. It really hits a raw nerve for many people in the community – many like myself, who grew up with these kinds of taunts. We all know that it never ends at the taunts." He added, "It's just stupidity, and it's stupidity that justifies a response from someone who has been indignant herself when it comes to comments made by other people where she has perceived it as being negative against a particular community." (O'Donnell recently clashed with Kelly Ripa over what she considered a homophobic remark.) On Monday, the group UNITY: Journalists of Color, which represents more than 10,000 journalists with partner organizations (the Asian American Journalists Association, the National Association of Black Journalists, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, and the Native American Journalists Association), issued a statement. It reads, in part: "By allowing O'Donnell's cheap jab at Chinese Americans to go unchecked, the network is essentially condoning racial and ethnic slurs. It's a practice that should not be tolerated in today's diverse society. That's our view."

To: longnshort who wrote (57528)	4/12/2007 10:12:40 AM
From: mph	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 90947

It even gets better. Here's a piece about the alleged homophobic comments of Kelly Ripa with which O'Donnell took issue. (I about split my gut reading these two articles together this a.m.) Ripa should have told O'Donnell that she comes in peace. Or maybe that would have seemed homophobic to O'Donnell as well<G> Rosie O'Donnell Chides Kelly Ripa For 'Homophobic' Remark TUESDAY NOVEMBER 21, 2006 01:35 PM EST By Brian Orloff Rosie O'Donnell chided talk show host Kelly Ripa on The View Tuesday, calling her comment last week about Clay Aiken – who guest hosted Friday's Live with Regis and Kelly – "homophobic" and "a little odd." During an interview with Dancing with the Stars winners Cheryl Burke and Emmitt Smith on Friday's Live, Aiken put his hand over Ripa's mouth so he could interject a question. "Oh, that's a no-no," Ripa said, adding, "I don't know where that hand's been, honey!" On Tuesday's View, O'Donnell told her co-hosts, "To me that's a homophobic remark. If that was a straight man, if that was a cute man, if that was a guy that she didn't question his sexuality, she would have said a different thing." (Aiken does not discuss his sexual orientation, and told PEOPLE in September, "People are going to believe what they want.") Ripa was quickly patched in by phone to address O'Donnell's accusations. "He reached across and covered my mouth with his hand," Ripa said. "I have three kids (and) he's shaking hands with everybody in the audience. It's cold and flu season. That's what I meant, and to imply that it's homophobic is outrageous, Rosie. And you know better. You should be more responsible." O'Donnell emphasized that "from where I sit" as a gay woman, the remark seemed homophobic. Ripa insisted, "I respect all people, regardless."