Comments on: What part of KO do you not understand? http://www.margaretcho.com/content/2009/04/10/what-part-of-ko-do-you-not-understand/ Margaret Cho Official Site Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:16:18 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Stephanie http://www.margaretcho.com/content/2009/04/10/what-part-of-ko-do-you-not-understand/comment-page-1/#comment-47605 Stephanie Sun, 09 Aug 2009 03:37:08 +0000 http://www.margaretcho.com/blog/2009/04/10/what-part-of-ko-do-you-not-understand/#comment-47605 What I don't understand is why? Most koreans have last names like park, lee, kim, cho and i don't see how hard that is to pronounce. x.x Why doesn't someone to tell her to change her last name, since the vast majority of america has a hard time pronouncing it as well!!! What I don’t understand is why?

Most koreans have last names like park, lee, kim, cho and i don’t see how hard that is to pronounce. x.x

Why doesn’t someone to tell her to change her last name, since the vast majority of america has a hard time pronouncing it as well!!!

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]]> By: Cyndi http://www.margaretcho.com/content/2009/04/10/what-part-of-ko-do-you-not-understand/comment-page-1/#comment-46933 Cyndi Mon, 18 May 2009 01:09:41 +0000 http://www.margaretcho.com/blog/2009/04/10/what-part-of-ko-do-you-not-understand/#comment-46933 as a white woman whose boyfriend is black, this one hit a nerve with me. thank you for this post, Margaret. I'd say more, but I don't have the energy I was hoping for to do so, unfortunately. as a white woman whose boyfriend is black, this one hit a nerve with me. thank you for this post, Margaret. I’d say more, but I don’t have the energy I was hoping for to do so, unfortunately.

]]> By: JM http://www.margaretcho.com/content/2009/04/10/what-part-of-ko-do-you-not-understand/comment-page-1/#comment-45999 JM Sun, 26 Apr 2009 03:35:07 +0000 http://www.margaretcho.com/blog/2009/04/10/what-part-of-ko-do-you-not-understand/#comment-45999 The sad thing is that ol' Betty would probably pronounce it "Caw." I think we should all simplify to monosyllabic Chinese names, starting with Betty Brown -> Be Bo. The sad thing is that ol’ Betty would probably pronounce it “Caw.”

I think we should all simplify to monosyllabic Chinese names, starting with Betty Brown -> Be Bo.

]]> By: jessica http://www.margaretcho.com/content/2009/04/10/what-part-of-ko-do-you-not-understand/comment-page-1/#comment-45955 jessica Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:34:37 +0000 http://www.margaretcho.com/blog/2009/04/10/what-part-of-ko-do-you-not-understand/#comment-45955 yea I feel like driving to terrell to go kick that bitch's ass for being ignorant. she's probably just angry she lives in a shithole like terrell. her constituents probably can't read so they just randomly picked a pretty sounding name when they went to vote. yea I feel like driving to terrell to go kick that bitch’s ass for being ignorant.
she’s probably just angry she lives in a shithole like terrell.
her constituents probably can’t read so they just randomly picked a pretty sounding name when they went to vote.

]]> By: Ho http://www.margaretcho.com/content/2009/04/10/what-part-of-ko-do-you-not-understand/comment-page-1/#comment-45896 Ho Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:48:23 +0000 http://www.margaretcho.com/blog/2009/04/10/what-part-of-ko-do-you-not-understand/#comment-45896 Does she expect Barack Obama to change his name to Barry Alabama, because "Americans" (which apparently doesn't include Asians) are too stupid to learn how to pronounce a name that isn't John Smith? *Newsflash* Ask people what they want to be called. Use someone's legal name for government purposes. Quit being so stupid. It's people like Betty Bowers... I mean Betty Brown that force Asian honor students to repeatedly take ESL tests, just because they're bilingual, or tell Asian kids they should be satisfied that white kids portray them in movies. Fuck that. Does she expect Barack Obama to change his name to Barry Alabama, because “Americans” (which apparently doesn’t include Asians) are too stupid to learn how to pronounce a name that isn’t John Smith? *Newsflash* Ask people what they want to be called. Use someone’s legal name for government purposes. Quit being so stupid.

It’s people like Betty Bowers… I mean Betty Brown that force Asian honor students to repeatedly take ESL tests, just because they’re bilingual, or tell Asian kids they should be satisfied that white kids portray them in movies. Fuck that.

]]> By: ann http://www.margaretcho.com/content/2009/04/10/what-part-of-ko-do-you-not-understand/comment-page-1/#comment-45838 ann Sun, 19 Apr 2009 08:58:45 +0000 http://www.margaretcho.com/blog/2009/04/10/what-part-of-ko-do-you-not-understand/#comment-45838 ): I feel bad for you...I'm asian-american but I feel like I don't get it as bad as you do for being asian because I am not in the entertainment industry..but thanks for shedding the light on the industry and how racist it is...I was always suspicious...but never really could put my finger on it...but now my eyes are being opened to how white people get away with things that non-white wouldn't be able to get away with...actually...I did know that..because...I see it everyday...white kids getting away with doing things that an asian kid would not be able to get away with even though they are all just being kids...like if the asian kid does something "bad" they are labeled as a asian gangster or unforgivable criminal, but if a white kid does the same thing...it's brushed off as "oh, they are just being teenagers." Like...wtf does that mean u dumbass??? ): I feel bad for you…I’m asian-american but I feel like I don’t get it as bad as you do for being asian because I am not in the entertainment industry..but thanks for shedding the light on the industry and how racist it is…I was always suspicious…but never really could put my finger on it…but now my eyes are being opened to how white people get away with things that non-white wouldn’t be able to get away with…actually…I did know that..because…I see it everyday…white kids getting away with doing things that an asian kid would not be able to get away with even though they are all just being kids…like if the asian kid does something “bad” they are labeled as a asian gangster or unforgivable criminal, but if a white kid does the same thing…it’s brushed off as “oh, they are just being teenagers.” Like…wtf does that mean u dumbass???

]]> By: Monica http://www.margaretcho.com/content/2009/04/10/what-part-of-ko-do-you-not-understand/comment-page-1/#comment-45832 Monica Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:32:30 +0000 http://www.margaretcho.com/blog/2009/04/10/what-part-of-ko-do-you-not-understand/#comment-45832 Well said, Margaret, as always. Well said, Margaret, as always.

]]> By: JaneaneTheAcerbicGoblin http://www.margaretcho.com/content/2009/04/10/what-part-of-ko-do-you-not-understand/comment-page-1/#comment-45799 JaneaneTheAcerbicGoblin Wed, 15 Apr 2009 04:36:05 +0000 http://www.margaretcho.com/blog/2009/04/10/what-part-of-ko-do-you-not-understand/#comment-45799 [I have been introduced with chinky music playing in the background I don’t know how many times!] That is incredibly insulting, stupid, and simplistic. You should have kicked their ass, Margaret. [I have been introduced with chinky music playing in the background I don’t know how many times!]

That is incredibly insulting, stupid, and simplistic. You should have kicked their ass, Margaret.

]]> By: Ello http://www.margaretcho.com/content/2009/04/10/what-part-of-ko-do-you-not-understand/comment-page-1/#comment-45783 Ello Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:37:08 +0000 http://www.margaretcho.com/blog/2009/04/10/what-part-of-ko-do-you-not-understand/#comment-45783 Racism is a fact of life that happens nearly every day. My daughters are 10, 7 and 5 and they've felt the ugliness of racism already too many times. You are a better person than me because the first time they played chinky music to announce me I would have pitched a fit. I can't stand racism. And I applaud you for not wanting to be an angry comic - but I think the time is now to be firm. That's why I love your blogging. We have to call people out and let them know its racist and we won't tolerate it. We are not cool with it and I'm really glad to hear you say it too. Racism is a fact of life that happens nearly every day. My daughters are 10, 7 and 5 and they’ve felt the ugliness of racism already too many times. You are a better person than me because the first time they played chinky music to announce me I would have pitched a fit. I can’t stand racism. And I applaud you for not wanting to be an angry comic – but I think the time is now to be firm. That’s why I love your blogging. We have to call people out and let them know its racist and we won’t tolerate it. We are not cool with it and I’m really glad to hear you say it too.

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