SF Asian weekly runs "Why I Hate Blacks" column

You fire the writer, and not the editor who printed it, and I"M going to be pissed.

 

After reading what was written, how can anyone look at that and say, "Hmm. This is a well thought out piece. It definitely deserves some space."?

 

Why not fire both, then?

 

Isn't Ted Fang part of the family that owns the mag?

 

He is.

 

"Why I hate bracks."

Now how's it feel, dick?

 

I love the reference to the Russo-Japanese War. He feels a sense of pride about Japanese-style manifest destiny and the rise of Japanese fascism.
Very appropriate for a magazine targeted at Chinese.

 

Ya' think? Hmmm...Rape of Nanking?

Man, this columnist is wild.

 

Check out this interview with the columnist (scroll down): http://www.forewordmagazine.com/ftw/ftwarchives.aspx?id=20050601.htm (via SFist)

What qualities do you value most professionally?
Efficiency, perfection, originality, creativity, stoicism, and nobility. These are the same qualities I have bestowed upon Animantis, Dennagon, Super-Physicist, Vixen 3, and all the heroes of the Dragons Multiverse.

What would you save from your home if it were burning?
My animal plushies, which are very important to the family. Especially Smoochy, our semi-dog semi-bunny doll, and Froggy, the big green frog. Definitely, I would save Dennagon, my dragon plushie.

 

Fired.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/01/BAGO7ODAA91.DTL

 

A true embarrassment to sci-fi geeks everywhere.

 

Maybe the firing of this racist a-hole will be the first step in tossing out all loudmouth commentators who specialize in poorly written fact-free attacks...like Ann Coulter's latest unhinged screed against the environmental movement.