Asian American rapper
Jin has released a diss record aimed at talk show host Rose O’Donnell, after O’Donnell
host made what many felt were racist comments directed towards Asian Americans
last month. During
an episode of ABC’s The View, O’Donnell was describing how actor Danny
DeVito’s drunken appearance on the show had garnered international headlines.
O’Donnell
gave an impression of what a Chinese newscaster sounded like when reading the
story and claimed that the reporter spoke in nothing but "chings and chongs.""It’s
news all over the world," O’Donnell said. "You can imagine in China
it’s like, ‘ching chong, ching chong, Danny DeVito, ching chong, ching chong…"Jin
has responded to O’Donnell’s comments with the recently released single, " You’re Fired," which features the rapper hurling insults at O’Donnell for her off
color comments about Asians."I
recorded the song basically for the same reason she decided to do her little ‘ching
chong’ bit: that’s just how I am," Jin said of the single.
The
song, which features Jin rapping over Nas’ song "Ether," also interjects
clips of Donald Trump commenting on the matter, who states that he would have
fired the famous talk show host for her racist remarks. Trump
and O’Donnell are also involved in a bitter feud, after O’Donnell blasted the
real estate and television mogul for his decision not fire current Miss USA Tara
Conner for questionable behavior, after she won the Miss USA competition.The
Asian American Journalists Association also chastised O’Donnell for her impression,
calling the impression "a mockery of the Chinese language.""The
use of the distorted phrases is insulting to the Chinese and Chinese Americans
and gives the impression that they are a group that is substandard to English-speaking
people," said Rene M. Astudillo, Executive Director of the Asian American
Journalists Association. "We find it especially disturbing that this incident
comes from a well-loved personality and a television program aired on a respected
network."Jin
has also registered a new domain name, abcjin.com and is planning new album titled
ABC, which is slated to be released Feb. 20.
