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发信人: BackYardWolf (……), 信区: Military
标 题: Is an apology enough?
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Wed Oct 30 02:14:20 2013, 美东)
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1054497
Is An Apology Enough?
Jimmy Kimmel did apologize on his show after the broadcasting of “kids’
table”, in which Jimmy and a bunch of 6 or 7 years olds were joking about
“ Kill everyone in China” to solve the US debt crisis. The show, not
surprisingly, caused nation-wide protests. Many Chinese-American picket
Jimmy Kimmel and ABC to protest the promoting of “killing”, especially “
kill everyone in China”.
Unfortunately, Jimmy’s apology wasn’t sincere enough to gain forgiveness
from Chinese-American community. Many more rallies are either undergoing or
on the way. Protests are erupting in many large cities around the America,
from New York to Los Angeles, from Chicago to Miami. “We the people”--
Chinese-American unite to voice our belief: this country should be a better
place for our kids.
We have seen too many mass killings in the past several years. According to
USA Today, there are 226 cases since 2006. Mass killings -- defined by the
FBI as four or more victims, not including the killer -- have occurred
across the U.S. at the rate of about one every two weeks since 2006. Given
2013 alone, there are 25 cases with 116 victims, not mentioning the 27
beautiful lives perished in Newtown December, 2012. (see the chart)
Who would joke about killing? Don’t Jimmy Kimmel and ABC have bottom lines?
As Jimmy and some executives from ABC network mentioned, “They intended to
entertain”. EXACTLY! They intended to “Entertain” by joking about “
Killing Chinese”. I feel so sorry for my Chinese fellows. Chinese-American
is among the hardest working ethnic groups. We contribute enormously in
science and engineering. We pay our tax honestly and timely. We raise our
children to be responsible citizens. We are American! We are Chinese! We
bear our ancestor’s adage: “Actions speak louder than words”. But that
doesn’t mean we don’t have our voice, neither can we take offensive
insults without fighting back. China is our motherland, and America is our
homeland. We cannot do much to help China, but we can do our best to make
America a better place for our children to live, no matter he or she is
yellow, white, black, or brown!
Live simply, simply let others live. Only kill the program.
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