周二，美国有线电视网(CNN)创始人特纳(Ted Turner)发表书面声明，就自己错误使用“中国佬”(Chinaman)一词道歉，表示自己的口误是无心之错，绝无贬低华人的意味。 : t- ?7 D% u) H- S' I! F
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特纳在声明中说：“我对于上周四应邀在湾区展望委员会上的发言表示深深的遗憾。大家都知道，我不相信任何形式的偏见和歧视。我也不了解‘中国佬’这个用词对于亚太裔社区有贬低和伤害的意味，我对所有文化都有最深的尊重，也竭尽全力让这个多元化的国家和世界能更加和平一致。对于因为我的言论导致苦痛的人，请接受我的致歉。我的本意并非要冒犯或者对任何人不敬。” + W, Z0 D0 R `4 v7 H9 q7 T0 P( v1 w2 P0 q, b4 q2 {5 x
事件发生在上周四，特纳接受湾区KGO电台著名节目主持人欧文斯 (Ronn Owens)现场访问时，当他被问及是否相信中国会推动更环保的替代能源时，特纳回答：“中国人都很聪明，你见过很笨的中国佬吗？你是否看过有中国餐馆挂上将结束营业的指示牌？” , ~& j, y+ }) {2 _. n
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特纳将“中国人”称为“中国佬”，引发全美各地华裔社区和主流社会的不满。 + ~5 V& q+ T9 F' ^1 n4 ? 2 }/ s, J8 p6 v! b5 C “湾区委员会”行政总裁温达曼(Jim Wunderman)3月12日致函特纳，促请特纳向华裔社区道歉。温达曼在写给特纳的信上说，“很不幸地，我想你知道，对于你谈到‘你是否见过一个愚蠢的中国佬？’的用语，拥有一段很不好的历史，这个名词与‘英国佬’(Englishman)或‘法国佬’or(Frenchman)并不相同。”温达曼向特纳说，“不管内容如何，这是一个不应使用的名词。我明白你非常忙，但我促请你公开道歉。” ; r9 R, o b0 i) J' x! _
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前美国联邦民权委员李艳虹指出，这次特纳使用种族歧视用语嘲笑中国人的事件，各方反应迅速，特别是亚裔社区人士的积极反应起到了关键作用。亚裔民权界除了要求特纳公开道歉外，也促请主办会议的“湾区委员会”和KGO电台主持人欧文斯利用电台节目，邀请亚裔社区领袖公开解释“中国佬”言论的不适当性，让民众更好的了解如何尊重各个族裔的文化。 % n* w, x. B' Y0 X0 _( U4 ? $ C4 {' _, p( h. k# ~ % q$ D+ ]6 b/ `9 y9 a, s / r, l# ~5 G: T0 e7 ]- |! |Ted Turner apologizes for remarks on Chinese& k5 g7 J8 s V4 E; p' c3 J
4 S* |- F. {; _ r; k/ vMedia mogul and philanthropist Ted Turner apologized Tuesday for comments he made about China and Chinese people before the Bay Area Council last week in a talk on global warming. , |$ R ~5 U7 _, N% m8 o8 ~ * x( x3 D% W8 M9 j3 J1 J! c/ m) z1 y% JBay Area leaders had objected to his use of the term "Chinaman." 7 F$ s4 {2 F, C/ I7 z7 }" a ! y* n6 `, I9 [# C* G) PWhen asked before an audience of 1,000 business and community leaders last Thursday about how to win China's cooperation in reducing greenhouse gases, Turner said: "The Chinese are very smart. Just think: Have you ever met a dumb Chinaman? 4 d3 ]% I1 q7 y( u1 Z & i& W5 X0 j0 o* p+ K P"Very seldom do you see Chinese restaurants close," he continued in an audio clip of the speech provided by the Bay Area Council. "I'm in the restaurant business, and it's very tough. They work very hard." . n. ?" \! k# I. [( v9 W
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Turner was referring to his Montana Grill chain, which has outlets in 18 states. He is best known as the founder of Turner Broadcasting in 1970 and CNN in 1980. ' y" ^( s* d7 E$ L0 Y) n% x+ | . [. O! x8 C! \, _, M A6 b. ?8 U$ uCommunity leaders and officials at the council immediately called for an apology. / o( Y9 s8 H b% L8 k2 E1 S' I0 T2 e4 t' R: S- p" d% k' O/ n N( H
"It was not the right thing to say, for someone like Ted Turner, who was talking about the need to reach out and make friends to accomplish what's really the world's business on the issue of global warming," Jim Wunderman, the council's chief executive, said Tuesday. $ o( b, L4 p4 D( q" O
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Radio host Ronn Owens, who had interviewed Turner, devoted part of his show on KGO Monday to exploring why the comments were hurtful. ) x8 `% {2 T/ V/ p5 F1 W( L& m) c4 K, m+ |# s+ `
Turner's apology came in a statement his spokesman released Tuesday. 1 ?" E% o0 F; e+ |. p1 |4 _: h: O
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Vincent Pan, director of the Chinese for Affirmative Action in San Francisco, said, "As someone is very involved in domestic and world politics, I think it's a bit suspect for him to suggest that he didn't realize it was a derogatory. ; l& l/ z( W# W2 r2 h! h
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"The difficulty is that many of these racist terms are so deeply ingrained in the culture, they pop up when you least expect it. " & v6 _3 ]% E* t0 P! c* W: g: [* x8 @- i
Yvonne Lee, a former commissioner of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, said the apology was the first step, but she wants him to agree to further "dialogue between different communities."
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