Chris Rock's 'Asian joke' distasteful - netizens

Kohilah Sekaran
March 1, 2016 22:33 MYT
Many believed that Rock should not have joked about child labor among Asian, and a clear reference of stereotyping.
Oscar host Chris Rock angered netizens when stereotyping Asians on stage during the 'live' telecast of the 88th Academy Awards ceremony that left a nasty aftertaste in the mouth.
Social media users were left perplexed and uncomfortable when Chris introduced three Asian children as “representative” of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), the accounting firm responsible for the final count on Oscar ballots.
Rock invited three children dressed as a businessman to stage as he caustically said, “they sent us their most dedicated, accurate and hard working representatives.
“Please welcome Ming Zhu, Bao Ling and David Moskowitz.
“If anybody’s upset about that joke, just tweet about it on your phone that was also made by these kids.”
Netizens quickly blased Rock for the sensitive joke.
Many believed that Rock should not have joked about child labor -- a social issue which is often associated to third world countries around Asia.
Here are some reactions from social media:

Half-assed Asian joke, #Oscars, and then preach about diversity? #LoseMe

— Jeffrey Wright (@jfreewright) February 29, 2016
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the joke about the Asian kids would've stung less if there were more Asians on stage tonight

— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) February 29, 2016
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Think my brain shut down for a few minutes. Did that appalling joke about Asian kids actually happen? #Oscars

— Justin Chang (@JustinCChang) February 29, 2016
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Ali G, fine, unpredictable. But the @chrisrock joke w/ #Asian kids definitely went thru rounds of approval. How does that get thru? #Oscars

— David Kwong (@davidkwong) February 29, 2016
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Stupid joke about Asian kids and child labor. That's the Asian American representation on the #Oscars?

— AsianAmericanLegal (@aaldef) February 29, 2016
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There was a horribly tone-deaf Asian joke at the #Oscars: https://t.co/VYj2ctOUBV pic.twitter.com/s6w5efui8n

— Vulture (@vulture) February 29, 2016
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Rock hosted the glitzy awards ceremony which garnered a whopping 34 million viewers worldwide after an eight-year low.
#Academy Awards #Chris Rock #Oscars #stereotypes
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