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ABC apologizes for ‘kill everyone in China’ quip
Jimmy Kimmel apologized on Wednesday for the divisive words said by kids in his night show earlier this month in front of more than 100 people, largely Asian Americans, who marched to the studio to protest the skit.

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The creator of petition on We the People website "The kids might not know any better. However, Jimmy Kimmel and ABC's management are adults. They had a choice not to air this racist program, which promotes racial hatred."		Jimmy Kimmel "There seemed to be a lot of people upset with me today, more upset than usual…on the show a couple of weeks ago, I was talking to a group of 5- and 6-year-old kids, about a bunch of things, and during that segment, one of the kids said something that offended people…I just wanted to say I'm sorry. I apologize. It's most certainly not my intent to upset anyone…I thought it was obvious that I didn't agree with that statement."
Joe Wong, a Chinese American stand-up comedian "I am a comedian, but I am also a Chinese. They dare to make fun of Chinese, whom are under-represented and minorities there, but they are afraid of mentioning other races. The reason is that they know the consequences of offending blacks or Jews are more serious."		Apology letter from ABC "We would never purposefully broadcast anything to upset the Chinese community, Asian community, anyone of Chinese descent of any community at large…Our objective is to entertain."

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Protestors rally against ABC's racial discrimination rhetoric

Hundreds protest against ABC's offensive skit in Houston

Commentary

  Global Times: Observer 
Although the comment was made by a child, the episode has in some ways, offered a reflection of mainstream public opinion in the US on China.

It is difficult to read what the US is really thinking when it looks at China especially with China expected to play a bigger role in geopolitics alongside the US in future.   

  Global Times: Editorial
Jimmy Kimmel's shocking show demonstrates that many people in the West think they can choose to be friendly with China, but they don't have to be.

China needs to make it clear that the only choice is not to challenge China's core interest. To cultivate such thinking, there remains tedious work to do. 

  Gu Xiaoming, a professor at the School of Humanities at Fudan University
It showed us that the American public, even children, are well aware of the $1.3 trillion debt crisis and it reflected Americans' anxiety on the issue to some extent…We also need to consider how such horrible sentence came from a kid, while asking what kind of atmosphere could encourage it.

  Rong Xiaoqing, a New York-based journalist
For a sophisticated corporation like ABC, it's unlikely the executives couldn't have come up with an explanation for the satire. The initial silence could only mean they thought it was a better way to deal with it. The Chinese, after all, are known for their quiet manner. Ignoring their requests and, most likely, nothing would happen. 

But this time the silence apparently further heated the boiler. Many Chinese were at least as offended at being shrugged off as by the toxic childish comment itself.

  ifeng.com
What really shameful is not the group of innocent kids, but adults who show shamelessness to children and operate them. And Chinese were not shocked by the children’s words but by such a country that talks of human rights and justice allowing this program to air.  

  Hubei TV channel
As a multiracial country, discrimination toward the others will finally hurt US itself. If the US media takes responsibility for itself, apologizing is the best option. 

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