Petitions against anti-Chinese remark on ABC  

美脱口秀节目现“杀光中国人”言论 华人网上请愿

据美国《侨报》报道，近日，FACEBOOK、人人网、北大未名BBS等社交网络或论坛出现大量请愿网页、号召帖等；白宫“我们人民”(We The People)请愿网页上也出现题为“调查美国广播公司吉米·坎摩尔的政府停摆儿童圆桌会议”(Investigate Jimmy Kimmel Kid's Table Government Shutdown Show on ABC Network)的签名请愿。[查看全文]

(ECNS) – A number of petitions were filed on many social networks and online forums, against racist remarks aired live on ABC-TV (American Broadcasting Co), US-based China Press reported.

The remarks came from a Kid's Table Show on Jimmy Kimmel Live, with four kids discussing how to deal with the US government's shutdown.

When the host asked for suggestions on paying back the nation's debt to China, one suggested they build a huge wall, while another boy said it should "kill all the Chinese."

The remarks outraged Chinese in the US.

A man surnamed Zhang, who posted a petition on bbs.pku.edu.cn, said if "Chinese" had been switched to any other race in the same statement, the show would not have been aired.

"By airing the show, Kimmel (the host) and ABC management have endorsed the racially inflammatory statement made by the kids. It's disturbing and unacceptable."

The "Investigate Jimmy Kimmel Kid's Table Government Shutdown Show on ABC Network" petition on whitehouse.gov has received about 4,000 signatures.

Discussions on this issue were also held in online forums. Many netizens expressed outrage over the remark. "They [the kids] probably heard Obama talking about bombing Syria," one commented.