“Canceled Culture” is not the culprit for Jay Leno’s change of heart.
The former talk-show host has issued an apology for making a series of anti-Asian jokes during his career.
After firing at a spa in Atlanta, Aamir acted afresh, the former “Tonight Show” host expressed regret for him Racist comments during zoom call With Guy Aoki – Leader of the activist group Media Action Network for Asian Americans.
Leno’s aggressive jokes prompted the MANAA to undergo a nearly 15-year-long campaign to put pressure on the NBC. Comedian’s Most recent crime In 2019, Americans came on the set of Got Talent, where they made fun of Koreans eating dog meat.
During the zoom call, the 70-year-old said, “The moment I made those jokes, I deemed them harmless.” “I was making fun of my enemy North Korea, and like most jokes, there was a ring of truth for them.”
Leno said, “At that time, a prevalent attitude was that some groups are always complaining about something, so don’t worry about it. Whenever we get a complaint, there will be two sides to the discussion: either, ‘we need to deal with this’ or ‘screw’ if they can’t make fun of it. ‘Many times I sided with the latter, even when in my heart I knew it was wrong. “
“I am issuing this apology. I do not consider this particular case to be another example of a culture of cancellation, but a false wrong that was done on my behalf. MANAA has been very gracious in accepting my apology, ”he continued.
Aoki called Leno in 2012 when he apologized for his actions. Wrote an open letter “Tonight Show” for advertisers. Aoki wrote at the time, “Many Americans are unable to distinguish between persons of Korean heritage or Asian and Asian Americans living in North Korea, South Korea or the United States.”
“Therefore, when Mr. Leno jokes about the consumption of North Koreans and dogs and cats, he maintains a conviction held by many Americans that Asian-Americans and Korean-Americans are forever foreigners who own Offensive food habits to America, ”continued Abki.
He added that the “Jay Leno Garage” host’s repeated comments were part of a larger problem, which meant that Asian-Americans were “subject to ridicule, reproach and abuse” and that “racial profiling against Asians” And there was an increase in hatred, Asian-Americans and immigrants
Aoki accepts the apology. Leno also said that he hopes that “the Asian-American community will also be able to accept it and I hope that I can live up to his expectations in the future”.
MANAA President Rob Chan released Statement Leno’s words on Wednesday were appreciated. “I’m glad Jay came around, and we’ll work together in the future,” Chan said. “We look forward to supporting J’s efforts to do a better job using our public platform [Asian-American Pacific Islander] Community. “
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