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| N Korea calls Japanese 'Japs' at U.N. General Assembly | |
| 2003-11-05 | |
A North Korean diplomat called the Japanese "Japs" three times during a meeting of the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday. North Korea's Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations Kim Chang Guk made the remarks in English while he was accusing Japan of taking a hostile stance toward his country. The comments sparked a protest by his Japanese counterpart, Yoshiyuki Motomura. The president of the current General Assembly session, Julian Hunte, asked North Korea not to use the derogatory term any more.
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| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #11 "Jap" is still widely used in the Phillipines, even in the media. Given their history, the North American connotation is probably the one intended. |
| Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2003-11-5 5:30:17 PM |
| #10 How can an organization that has no resolve pass anything called a resolution? |
| Posted by: eLarson 2003-11-5 3:58:46 PM |
| #9 Japs is short for Japanese, it is not a nasty word except in North American lingo and even then only when the conotation and sneer is correct. I guess we can assume the NKorean knew what he was saying and how he was saying it but really this is somewhat sane compared to some of their other frothings. |
| Posted by: Yank 2003-11-5 3:39:42 PM |
| #8 Can the UN pass a resolution about hate speech before this gets entirely out of hand? That would mean silencing the Arab Nations, and that is unacceptable to the UN. |
| Posted by: Charles 2003-11-5 2:54:33 PM |
| #7 "Can the UN pass a resolution about hate speech before this gets entirely out of hand?" Would that mean that "cheese-eating surrender monkeys" would be out of bounds? |
| Posted by: Matt 2003-11-5 2:25:45 PM |
| #6 Looks like someone was hittin' the Juche at the UN Bar prior to assembly. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2003-11-5 2:22:55 PM |
| #5 Lemme get this straight: Somebody named Kim Chang Gook is calling people names? Former SKor Foreign Minister Lee Bum Suk should step in to ease the tension. |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2003-11-5 2:01:12 PM |
| #4 I don't blame them for being pissed......everyone knows they prefer to be called Nips........ |
| Posted by: Jarhead 2003-11-5 1:58:23 PM |
| #3 Can the UN pass a resolution about hate speech before this gets entirely out of hand? |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2003-11-5 1:28:07 PM |
| #2 Ass kissing poofy haired midget lovers! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-11-5 1:13:08 PM |
| #1 Please. Call 'em slopes... |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-11-5 12:57:02 PM |