Bill Maher faces fresh accusations of racism after HBO star posts tweet suggesting that all nail salon staff are Korean

[Wingnut]

Dislike Bill but I hope he doesn't cave!

I think they are all Vietnamese in my burg but who knows?  They all look the same to me

The tweet sparked outrage at the stereotype of Asian Americans holding jobs in nail salons.

'[Because] Koreans work at nail salons! Hahahahahaha,' wrote one user.

'This literally reads like a Trump tweet,' said another.

One Twitter user went so far as to take a screenshot of 'how to delete a Tweet' and sent it to the talk show host.

Representatives for Maher and HBO did not immediately respond to request for comment about his North Korea joke.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4677752/Bill-Maher-fire-offensive-joke-Koreans.html

[skeeter]

Observation of a phenomena that is generally true isn't racism.

But I'm happy the left are being hoisted by their own petard.

[rodamala]

Actually... they are Vietnamese.

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32544343


Tippi Hedren with the first Vietnamese manicure class receiving their cosmetology licenses in 1975.
(Photo: Thuan Le)

@Wingnut
@skeeter

[Frank Cannon]

Korean, Vietnamese, Chinese. Bill says it doesn't matter. They all look alike anyway.

[Wingnut]

Actually... they are Vietnamese.

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32544343


Tippi Hedren with the first Vietnamese manicure class receiving their cosmetology licenses in 1975.
(Photo: Thuan Le)

@Wingnut
@skeeter

That's trippy.