HKCHcc Statement on Fox News host Bob Beckel's xenophobic slur 貝克爾 Bob Beckel 辱華 發表針對華人的種族歧視和汙衊言論
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HKCHcc Statement on Fox News host Bob Beckel's xenophobic slur 貝克爾 Bob Beckel 辱華 發表針對華人的種族歧視和汙衊言論
China.Hawaii Chamber of Commerce ®
Hong Kong.Hawaii Chamber of Commerce ®
Asia Pacific California Chamber of Commerce ®
For immediate release
July 13 2014
Contact:
Johnson Choi
On July 10 2014, Like many, we were appalled by the racially charged statements made by Bob Beckel, a Fox News contributor and star of “The Five.” It is regrettably, not the first time this has happened.
Said Beckel, “The Chinese are the single biggest threat to the national security of the U.S. They have been, they will be and they can wait, they’re very patient. Do you know what we just did? As usual, we bring them over here and we teach a bunch of Chinamen — er, Chinese people — how to do computers and then they go back to China and hack into us.”
Beckel went on to reference the billions of Chinese who do nothing but hack our computers and send us lead poisoned toys. This is a perfect example of racism, stereotyping and generalizing a large group of individuals because of their race.
Beckel’s remarks have invoked strong emotion and sadness among immigrants who call America their home. Having endured racist remarks growing up and hearing these comments from a major media figure is shocking and hurtful. Many have moved to the United States in search of the American Dream and found it through hard work, education and job opportunities. The United States is the home to the greatest technological and medical innovation in the world, in great part because of the diverse group of people that have made these fields their careers.
Bob Beckel’s statements on FOX’s “The Five” broadcast are insulting to all Americans and demonstrate his bigotry and perhaps ignorance. He’s done it before. It’s a shame that he’s still given a venue to express his personal thoughts which by no means reflect those of anyone but him. I detest the fact that there are still people on this earth that are prejudiced, but there are. It’s sickening and wrong. And every one of us has experienced it in one way or another. Aside from Native American Indians, America is a nation of people from many countries who came here for opportunity, education and/or to escape persecution. We are one in our diversity and the united strength that we have when we work together.
An apology will not diminish the insulting remarks he made, and if he’s sincere in any apology, we should forgive but not forget. Let’s learn from this and work to put an end to discrimination, racism and prejudice. All of us.
And, if someone feels that Beckel should be removed from the air, thankfully we live in a nation where we can express that opinion by directly contacting the station. When people like Beckel are given air time to publicize their singular, racist, uneducated, unfounded personal opinions, it’s hurtful to all Americans because WE are one people united into a great Nation.
China.Hawaii Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong.Hawaii Chamber of Commerce and Asia Pacific California Chamber of Commerce (HKCHcc) join with California State Senator Ted Lieu, State Senate candidate Peter Kuo, Saratoga City Council candidate Yan Zhao, Silicon Valley Chinese Association, State Assembly Candidate Chuck Page, APAPA and many other organizations demand Fox News Host Bob Beckel to be immediately removed from his position and request a formal apology to the Chinese American community for his racial statements and derogatory language.
福斯新聞主持人貝克爾的種族主義和排外言論，使人們感到震驚。貝克爾的言論在美國沒有地位，這至少是他第二次使用種族誹謗了。
在10日播出的“五人談”(The Five)節目中，貝克爾说，“中國人是美國國家安全的最大的單一威脅……你知道，我們做了什麼嗎？像往常一樣，我們把他們帶到了這裏，教一幫中國佬(a bunch of Chinamen)——哦，錯了，中國人(Chinese people)，如何使用電腦。他們回到中國后就駭客我們。”去年，貝克爾在節目中说，“游泳以后，我的眼睛爆開來，讓我看起來像東方人(Oriental)。”譏諷中國人小眼晴。
這年頭如此散布種族歧視言論的人居然能主持全國電視節目，令人難以置信, 要求貝克爾辭職。
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