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link My Way News – Asian-American lawmakers demand Limbaugh apology.
Demand apology to whom? Who is this guy, Leland Yee, the Chinese Al Sharpton? If he feels offended, ask the fat guy for an apology for himself. No one made him the spokesman for Chinese people. It’s unlikely that every Chinese person in the U.S. is all in a knot because Limbaugh made some childish remark. While I can agree that Limbaugh didn’t demonstrate the height of intellect in mocking the Chinese language, it’s likely he did more harm to his own credibility than offend the population of Asians. Was I offended? Not really. Would I feel better if he apologized? Again, not really.
Thus far, Chinese Americans have stayed above the PC cesspool of institutionalized victimhood and exaggerated hurt feelings. A guy like Limbaugh certainly has a large audience and one can argue that what he says carries influence. Maybe, but I think most people can discern political rhetoric from sophomoric jokes. Certainly this attempt at lowbrow humor would be more expected by a Howard Stern than a Limbaugh and so it damages Limbaugh much more. Years ago, Andy Kaufmann portrayed an immigrant named Latka Gravis on the TV series Taxi, who spoke with a vague Eastern European accent that was very funny. I don’t recall Eastern Europeans wailing on soapboxes asking for apologies at that time. To the untrained ear, all foreign accents sound funny. Lighten up.
Let’s not politicize every slight, real or imagined for some cheap political gain. So Limbaugh’s remarks were juvenile. Call him a fat loudmouth. It’s even. Besides, there’s a good chance that one day Rush will visit a Chinese restaurant…then he takes his chances.