Petition Against Racist Fox Show Bonsai

HFishbine

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Fri Jul-18-03 09:38 AM
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Petition Against Racist Fox Show Bonsai

If you haven't seen the new Fox show Bonsai, you aren't missing much expect a mindless and racist mockery of Asians and Asian culture. There is an online pledge to boycott Fox until the show is removed. You can sign it here:

http://www.petitiononline.com/banzaitv/petition.html

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bryant69

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Fri Jul-18-03 09:41 AM
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1. Did the show originate in Japan?

I thought it did? Just a transplant--bizarre enough to be sure, but still.

Bryant
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Blue_Chill

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Fri Jul-18-03 09:43 AM
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2. no need

the show is so stupid that it will no doubt be canceled soon enough.

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Darius

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Fri Jul-18-03 09:54 AM
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Never seen it

But i enjoy "Most Extreme Elimination Challenge". I have no ill feelings towards asians but the qualities that make other cultures different from us can be found amusing. I love Monty Python doing imitations of "Americans", loud, boisterous, always right, hillarious. Should those old skits be avoided?

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Loonman

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Fri Jul-18-03 10:00 AM
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4. Or the Americans on Fawlty Towers?

Loud, demanding, curt.

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liberalnurse

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Fri Jul-18-03 09:54 AM
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Thank you for sharing.....

It is done.

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liberalnurse

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Fri Jul-18-03 09:54 AM
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3. Thank you for sharing.....

It is done.

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umcwb

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Fri Jul-18-03 10:17 AM
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5. You wanna talk about mindless mockery of Asians?

Watch (or rather don't watch) Most Extreme Elimination Challenge on TNN. It is a transplant from Japan, but they change the words of the announcers in the dubbing. Of course, now the comments from the "announcers" are the kind of crude bathroom humor that seems to be typical of that channel. Don't get me wrong, I like a good bathroom joke, but these are crap.

Oh right, Bonzai. Even if it wasn't a form of modern blackface, I would never watch it just because of the obnoxious pop ups promoting it on TVGuide.com.

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bocadem

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Fri Jul-18-03 10:33 AM
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6. Ugh... give me a break.

How about coming up with something worthwhile to protest???

Bonzai is lame.. it won't last.. don't waste your resources.

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