Steve Kerr Apologizes for Calling Yao Ming a "Chinaman"

[Keith M.]

To Whom it may Concern,
I'd like to offer a heartfelt apology to all viewers, and to Chinese
Americans in particular, for referring to Yao Ming as a 'Chinaman' on TNT's
broadcast of the Houston Rockets game this past Monday night. I made the
comment very innocently, as I incorrectly believed that referring to Yao in
that way was the same as calling someone a 'Frenchman', an 'Englishman' or a
'Dutchman.' I had no idea I was using a phrase that was and is derogatory,
and I feel terrible to have offended so many people.
I consider myself very open minded and tolerant. I lived overseas for a good
part of my childhood, and I have great respect for all races, religions and
cultures. My sister in-law is Chinese American, as is one of my best
friends, and my brother in law is a respected scholar of Chinese history at
Cambridge University in England. I should have known better than to have
used that phrase, and I am extremely embarrassed at my own ignorance.
Please accept my apology and know that I will do my best to help educate
others on the origin and meaning of the derogatory phrase that I used.

With the utmost sincerity,
Steve Kerr

[Red Cloud]

Post by Keith M.
To Whom it may Concern,
I'd like to offer a heartfelt apology to all viewers, and to Chinese
Americans in particular, for referring to Yao Ming as a 'Chinaman' on TNT's
broadcast of the Houston Rockets game this past Monday night. I made the
comment very innocently, as I incorrectly believed that referring to Yao in
that way was the same as calling someone a 'Frenchman', an 'Englishman' or a
'Dutchman.' I had no idea I was using a phrase that was and is derogatory,
and I feel terrible to have offended so many people.
I consider myself very open minded and tolerant. I lived overseas for a good
part of my childhood, and I have great respect for all races, religions and
cultures. My sister in-law is Chinese American, as is one of my best
friends, and my brother in law is a respected scholar of Chinese history at
Cambridge University in England. I should have known better than to have
used that phrase, and I am extremely embarrassed at my own ignorance.
Please accept my apology and know that I will do my best to help educate
others on the origin and meaning of the derogatory phrase that I used.
With the utmost sincerity,
Steve Kerr

Boy this is another P.C. crap. Steve did not use anyone of his
personal
apology. He basically borrowed from the book "multi-political-cultural
apology." It will happen all the time unless Chinese stop acting like
foolish monkey and must be act respective so that we non-chinese race
will
be proud of...This shames of many asian. I myself do not care whether
Steve uttered Chink or Chinaman comment. It does not make any
different whether Steve apology or not because it will happen again
and this is the way Chinese
has been acted all the time. It shames being Asian because a monkey
image
of chinese race. One way to stop getting anti-Asian remark is Chinese
race
stop acting like a foolish-head monkey race. What a shame to be Asian
in
America. If I ever want to wear a white color skin, I will do it right
away
so that I can 100% get away from being closer to Chinese yellow race.

[RichAsianKid]

Post by Red Cloud

Post by Keith M.
To Whom it may Concern,
I'd like to offer a heartfelt apology to all viewers, and to Chinese
Americans in particular, for referring to Yao Ming as a 'Chinaman' on TNT's
broadcast of the Houston Rockets game this past Monday night. I made the
comment very innocently, as I incorrectly believed that referring to Yao in
that way was the same as calling someone a 'Frenchman', an 'Englishman' or a
'Dutchman.' I had no idea I was using a phrase that was and is derogatory,
and I feel terrible to have offended so many people.
I consider myself very open minded and tolerant. I lived overseas for a good
part of my childhood, and I have great respect for all races, religions and
cultures. My sister in-law is Chinese American, as is one of my best
friends, and my brother in law is a respected scholar of Chinese history at
Cambridge University in England. I should have known better than to have
used that phrase, and I am extremely embarrassed at my own ignorance.
Please accept my apology and know that I will do my best to help educate
others on the origin and meaning of the derogatory phrase that I used.
With the utmost sincerity,
Steve Kerr

Boy this is another P.C. crap. Steve did not use anyone of his
personal
apology. He basically borrowed from the book "multi-political-cultural
apology." It will happen all the time unless Chinese stop acting like
foolish monkey and must be act respective so that we non-chinese race
will
be proud of...This shames of many asian. I myself do not care whether
Steve uttered Chink or Chinaman comment. It does not make any
different whether Steve apology or not because it will happen again
and this is the way Chinese
has been acted all the time. It shames being Asian because a monkey
image
of chinese race. One way to stop getting anti-Asian remark is Chinese
race
stop acting like a foolish-head monkey race. What a shame to be Asian
in
America. If I ever want to wear a white color skin, I will do it right
away
so that I can 100% get away from being closer to Chinese yellow race.

Of course it doesn't help when the Chinese keep saying "Oh, this is
the year of the MONKEY!" when it's chinese new year. I mean, the
Chinese invited all these kinds of stupidities to begin with!!