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Doe
02/11/18 10:34:23 AM
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Like they've referred to "asain culture" as a singular thing and claimed that Korea looks past the history of Imperial Japan and loves them now
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MrK3V
02/11/18 10:34:39 AM
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Antifar
02/11/18 10:39:57 AM
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Yeah, the whole opening ceremony was weird. Mostly about Asian things, but also stuff like how they said ice skating is a common form of transportation in the Netherlands, which is why they're so good at it.
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NINExATExSEVEN
02/11/18 10:44:57 AM
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Rofl!

Minorities are so brainwashed into seeing racism everywhere and in everything.

But most likely the ones complaining about this are well off white people who feel like the protectors of minority culture.
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DanHarenChamp
02/11/18 10:54:56 AM
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yea ive been turning on NBC for the last few years. don't like their coverage in general. mostly I dislike their sunday night football analysts. Michaels and Collinsworth are great but Im tired of Dungy and Harrison is a total piece of shit. I stopped watching all their pregame stuff years ago.
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_OujiDoza_
02/12/18 8:58:56 AM
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https://www.marketwatch.com/story/nbc-fires-olympic-analyst-after-comments-infuriate-south-korea-2018-02-11

NBC was forced to fire one of its Olympic analysts after he inexplicably said Koreans are grateful for Japans role in their economic development while ignoring the one-time imperial powers brutalization of the peninsula.

The Peacock Network was left red-faced by weird comments of corporate bigwig Joshua Cooper Ramo, whom 30 Rock worked as a commentator for coverage of opening ceremonies of the Olympics in Pyeongchang on Friday.

Japan ruled Korea with an iron fist from 1910 to 1945 in a bloody occupation that still strikes a raw nerve.

Every Korean will tell you that Japan is a cultural, technological and economic example that has been so important to their own transformation, said Ramo, who sits on the board of Starbucks SBUX, +1.08% and FedEx FDX, +0.71% while working as co-CEO of former Secretary of State Henry Kissingers consulting firm.

The Korea Times reported Sunday that the network had planned to use Ramo for other Olympics events but then had no choice but to eighty-six him.

It was possible for him to do more with us here; now it is no longer possible, an NBC official told Korea Times.

Ramo made the thoughtless comment after noting that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was in attendance.

Comcast Corp.s CMCSA, +0.62% NBC said its grateful Pyeongchangs organizing committee accepted the networks apology.

NBC didnt catch the mind-boggling gaffe despite broadcasting the opening ceremonies on tape in the United States 14 hours after it happened.

The network had no real explanation for the crazy comment other than to say: Sorry.

We apologized quickly both in writing and on television for a remark made by one of our presenters during Friday nights opening ceremony, according to a 30 Rock statement Sunday.

NBC anchor Carolyn Manno had also read a statement on-air Saturday, trying to limit the damage of Ramos nonsensical comment.

We understand the Korean people were insulted by these comments and we apologize, she said.

Japanese domination of Korea remains a sore point between the two Asian economic powers.

Tokyo only formally lukewarm-apologized two years ago for the sexual enslavement of thousands of Korean women during World War II.


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Doom_Art
02/12/18 8:59:53 AM
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Doe posted...
Korea looks past the history of Imperial Japan and loves them now

Lol what moron said that

Never mind
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YOUHAVENOHOPE
02/12/18 9:00:41 AM
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LordRazziel
02/12/18 9:01:57 AM
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NINExATExSEVEN posted...
Rofl!

Minorities are so brainwashed into seeing racism everywhere and in everything.

But most likely the ones complaining about this are well off white people who feel like the protectors of minority culture.

Just the minorities?
You really hate minorities, don't you.
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Caution999
02/12/18 9:01:59 AM
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Everything is racist

Every person on CE in 2018
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YOUHAVENOHOPE
02/12/18 9:04:00 AM
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_OujiDoza_ posted...
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/nbc-fires-olympic-analyst-after-comments-infuriate-south-korea-2018-02-11

NBC was forced to fire one of its Olympic analysts after he inexplicably said Koreans are grateful for Japans role in their economic development while ignoring the one-time imperial powers brutalization of the peninsula.

The Peacock Network was left red-faced by weird comments of corporate bigwig Joshua Cooper Ramo, whom 30 Rock worked as a commentator for coverage of opening ceremonies of the Olympics in Pyeongchang on Friday.

Japan ruled Korea with an iron fist from 1910 to 1945 in a bloody occupation that still strikes a raw nerve.

Every Korean will tell you that Japan is a cultural, technological and economic example that has been so important to their own transformation, said Ramo, who sits on the board of Starbucks SBUX, +1.08% and FedEx FDX, +0.71% while working as co-CEO of former Secretary of State Henry Kissingers consulting firm.

The Korea Times reported Sunday that the network had planned to use Ramo for other Olympics events but then had no choice but to eighty-six him.

It was possible for him to do more with us here; now it is no longer possible, an NBC official told Korea Times.

Ramo made the thoughtless comment after noting that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was in attendance.

Comcast Corp.s CMCSA, +0.62% NBC said its grateful Pyeongchangs organizing committee accepted the networks apology.

NBC didnt catch the mind-boggling gaffe despite broadcasting the opening ceremonies on tape in the United States 14 hours after it happened.

The network had no real explanation for the crazy comment other than to say: Sorry.

We apologized quickly both in writing and on television for a remark made by one of our presenters during Friday nights opening ceremony, according to a 30 Rock statement Sunday.

NBC anchor Carolyn Manno had also read a statement on-air Saturday, trying to limit the damage of Ramos nonsensical comment.

We understand the Korean people were insulted by these comments and we apologize, she said.

Japanese domination of Korea remains a sore point between the two Asian economic powers.

Tokyo only formally lukewarm-apologized two years ago for the sexual enslavement of thousands of Korean women during World War II.


Yikes.

This kind of thing is the product of American Japanese-worship
We really idealize that part of the world
and there's this assumption among Americans that the Japanese are like on top of everything in Asia

Mix that with general ignorance of world history and you get statements like this regularly

Again, y'all do this on a regular basis we only caring now cause its the olympics lmao
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The Admiral
02/12/18 9:05:31 AM
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_OujiDoza_ posted...
Yikes.


Sounds ignorant of the cultural attitude between the nations more than racist. The point about the South Korean economy being influenced by the Japanese success is definitely true, but it was clear that the NBC announcer wasn't familiar enough with the Korean attitude towards Japan. And, in fairness, it's not clear how someone who doesn't live in that region would necessarily know that.
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Solar_Crimson
02/12/18 9:06:44 AM
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NINExATExSEVEN posted...
Minorities are so brainwashed into seeing racism everywhere and in everything.

What.
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Doom_Art
02/12/18 9:07:17 AM
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Dude if they're going to be commentating on this, maybe they should educate themselves a bit?
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_OujiDoza_
02/12/18 9:20:52 AM
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The Admiral posted...
it's not clear how someone who doesn't live in that region would necessarily know that.

Fair, but.

Doom_Art posted...
Dude if they're going to be commentating on this, maybe they should educate themselves a bit?

It is the Olympics - doesn't hurt to educate yourself before going on air to avoid pissing off a country/nation.
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YOUHAVENOHOPE
02/12/18 9:42:50 AM
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The Admiral posted...
And, in fairness, it's not clear how someone who doesn't live in that region would necessarily know that.

lmfao if this were any other case addy here would be saying "they should have known better"

because being ignorant about asia and not-USA is the norm apparently
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EternalDivide
02/12/18 9:53:43 AM
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These whole things in general are such a circus.
I'm already worried about the '28 ones. One of the venues is literally under 20 miles from me. I cannot even fathom the amount of people that are going to be around here.
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CableZL
02/12/18 9:57:12 AM
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This isn't so much racism as it is culturally/historically ignorant.
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medzz
02/12/18 10:00:24 AM
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And they wonder how Trump became president
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WizardofHoth
02/12/18 10:00:45 AM
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The Olympics a joke these days anyway.

Foreigners get away with so much crap such as cheating to beat the Americans.

Foreigners such as the asians and Russians they cheat by doping or whatever they get away with that crap and yet when US American tries it the u.s. athletes get punished for trying to use any steroid
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_OujiDoza_
02/12/18 10:21:20 AM
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CableZL posted...
This isn't so much racism as it is culturally/historically ignorant.

Agreed.
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mustang90
02/12/18 10:28:36 AM
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_OujiDoza_ posted...
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/nbc-fires-olympic-analyst-after-comments-infuriate-south-korea-2018-02-11

NBC was forced to fire one of its Olympic analysts after he inexplicably said Koreans are grateful for Japans role in their economic development while ignoring the one-time imperial powers brutalization of the peninsula.

The Peacock Network was left red-faced by weird comments of corporate bigwig Joshua Cooper Ramo, whom 30 Rock worked as a commentator for coverage of opening ceremonies of the Olympics in Pyeongchang on Friday.

Japan ruled Korea with an iron fist from 1910 to 1945 in a bloody occupation that still strikes a raw nerve.

Every Korean will tell you that Japan is a cultural, technological and economic example that has been so important to their own transformation, said Ramo, who sits on the board of Starbucks SBUX, +1.08% and FedEx FDX, +0.71% while working as co-CEO of former Secretary of State Henry Kissingers consulting firm.

The Korea Times reported Sunday that the network had planned to use Ramo for other Olympics events but then had no choice but to eighty-six him.

It was possible for him to do more with us here; now it is no longer possible, an NBC official told Korea Times.

Ramo made the thoughtless comment after noting that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was in attendance.

Comcast Corp.s CMCSA, +0.62% NBC said its grateful Pyeongchangs organizing committee accepted the networks apology.

NBC didnt catch the mind-boggling gaffe despite broadcasting the opening ceremonies on tape in the United States 14 hours after it happened.

The network had no real explanation for the crazy comment other than to say: Sorry.

We apologized quickly both in writing and on television for a remark made by one of our presenters during Friday nights opening ceremony, according to a 30 Rock statement Sunday.

NBC anchor Carolyn Manno had also read a statement on-air Saturday, trying to limit the damage of Ramos nonsensical comment.

We understand the Korean people were insulted by these comments and we apologize, she said.

Japanese domination of Korea remains a sore point between the two Asian economic powers.

Tokyo only formally lukewarm-apologized two years ago for the sexual enslavement of thousands of Korean women during World War II.


Yikes.


This article sounds like it was written by mrduckbear.
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_OujiDoza_
02/12/18 10:33:33 AM
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mustang90 posted...
This article sounds like it was written by mrduckbear.

No poll though, fail article tbqh.
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Antifar
02/12/18 10:36:51 AM
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WizardofHoth posted...
The Olympics a joke these days anyway.

Foreigners get away with so much crap such as cheating to beat the Americans.

Foreigners such as the asians and Russians they cheat by doping or whatever they get away with that crap and yet when US American tries it the u.s. athletes get punished for trying to use any steroid

*looks at Russian delegation*

Yeah I'm not sure the story of this Olympics is other countries getting away with cheating.
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eston
02/12/18 10:41:03 AM
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Antifar posted...
Yeah, the whole opening ceremony was weird. Mostly about Asian things, but also stuff like how they said ice skating is a common form of transportation in the Netherlands, which is why they're so good at it.

lol
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RebelElite791
02/12/18 10:41:57 AM
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eston posted...
Antifar posted...
Yeah, the whole opening ceremony was weird. Mostly about Asian things, but also stuff like how they said ice skating is a common form of transportation in the Netherlands, which is why they're so good at it.

lol

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NinjaBreakfast
02/12/18 10:42:03 AM
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NINExATExSEVEN posted...
Minorities are so brainwashed into seeing racism everywhere and in everything.

But most likely the ones complaining about this are well off white people who feel like the protectors of minority culture.

get you a shitposter who can do both
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Questionmarktarius
02/12/18 10:42:07 AM
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Just shut up and show the damn games.
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WizardofHoth
02/12/18 7:51:23 PM
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North Koreans are getting a bit creepier every day for the Olympics

Wearing cardboard picture cutouts of Kim Jong's grandfather.

That and if a North Korean doesnt agree with something when Kim Jong is around, that person gets killed etc.

Nice Winter Olympics we're having this year.
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