Sunday, October 27, 2013

Is it a repetition of Disney signature lack of "insight and sensitivity"?

We are lucky and get a copy of this to share with everyone. Our questions is:

1. A lot of company have very good and zero tolerance on potentially offending, racism and genocide speeches. It is hard to believe that Walter Disney and ABC doesn't have the talent, sensitivity or experience. In fact, only last year a self-claimed "honest mistake" in Disney/ESPN led to swift and decisive action after only 132 supporters on change.org.

It is easy to see how Chinese would be offended by the politician attacks to the extent of ad nausea. Why that same racial slur canned Anthony Federico was tolerated during 2008 Bejing Olympics?

2. Why Disney/ABC only privately apologize to Mr. S. B. Woo of 80-20 rather than the 50,000 and still growing number of people outraged from reading off internet? Or this 5,639 also on the same change.org?

If hindsight is 20/20, shouldn't Disney/ABC to post this at their website and go on-air with the unfortunately purged original unabridged satire to help people understand the issue and context --is it so hard to explain and make the apology more sincerely?


It is up to Disney and Jimmy to decide how to resolve the lack of trust,  demonizations and fallout.

If people choose to read the following cynically, this letter can be interpret this way:

Fxxx you if you don't have the humor to tell its a joke (but we removed it so you should not see it any more). Why should we have any insight or sensitivity to Chinese? A personal phone call to one of the most influential Asian American expressed concerns is all and the best we can do. Take it or go away. This is the end and it is sufficient. Let us repeat it to you deaf grandpa. We would never do wrong purposefully! And we had big sacrifice by removing it from our show. That was a cool one! Damn stop this silliness freak... You want more of me?

Is it a repetition of lack of "insight and sensitivity" or willfully choose to do it this way? We stand to be corrected by the action of Disney/ABC as well as Jimmy Kimmel himself. We understand, he is probably under attorney debriefing and watching the spin on it hopelessly. This cynical reading is really not our preference. We are not sure whether Disney/ABC will privately contact us and every Asian American and Chinese to thank for this insight and sensitivity.

Disney is supposed to be a magic where dreams come true.







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