Carolla Apologizes for Ching-Chong Skit

Harry Mok
March 1, 2006

There was a bit of discussion on the Hyphen Blog about the skit, with many defending Carolla and others finding it offensive.

Here's an audio clip of the apology he gave on-air last Wednesday, courtesy of our friend Angry Asian Man.

Here's what he said if you're computer is audio deficient:

A quick of business to take care of. An apology to the Asian community. We did a bit a few weeks back that offended many people. It was unintended to offend these people. We do a show here that is a little irreverent and sometimes we cross the line and we definitely crossed it this time. And it was not meant to offend. It did. And for that we sincerely apologize to the good people of the Asian community. So we apologize and we thank you for your support.

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Harry Mok

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Editor in Chief Harry Mok wrote about growing up on a Chinese vegetable farm for the second issue of Hyphen and has been a volunteer editor since 2004. As a board member of the San Francisco and New York chapters of the Asian American Journalists Association, Harry has recruited and organized events for student members. He holds a master’s degree in journalism from the University of California, Berkeley, where he was also a graduate student instructor in the Asian American Studies Department.

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