A passing comment made by a TV news personality in Los Angeles to a member of South Korean boy band NCT 127 is inciting controversy on social media.
During an appearance on Good Day LA on KTTV, Vanessa Borge made a comment about member Mark Lee being from Canada.
“Vancouver, yeah, he replied.
“Very cool, your English is awesome, I love it,” Borge responded.
You can watch the brief clip below.
“Your english is awesome , I love it”
I mean he’s from Canada , what is he supposed to speak , moose? pic.twitter.com/goGiN4FDmR
— leaf ? (@haspuwu) October 9, 2018
@haspuwu explained why he found the comment offensive.
“Being told “Your English is good” when you grew up in a English speaking country or any scenario. Is NOT a compliment. Don’t do that and look dumb,” he wrote.
While some scolded @haspuwu for telling people when to be offended, others agreed.
he’s supposed to speak maple syrup ?
— caspian¹²⁷ % johnten au ?️ (@yootaeyangz) October 10, 2018
Some people are that way when they see non-white people speak another language “that they’re supposed to speak” well….
Like “wow you’re asian, it’s so weird you can speak the language of the country you lived in your whole life so well, I’m amazed, chin-chongs good” ??♀️??♀️— lau?(ㄹㄹ) (@bloodyminhoe) October 10, 2018
Well he is from Canada pic.twitter.com/oyGsVS6Pam
— Gray’s World (@GraysWorld3) October 10, 2018
What do you think?
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RE: LA News Host Apparently Surprised NCT 127 Member from Canada Speaks English: This is some real dumb sht to be offended about. The comment was unnecessary but the assumption it was based on wasn’t unreasonable. The guy assumed that a Korean guy in a a South Korean boy band was a native South Korean who spoke Korean natively………….. not like he was a Asian guy in a American or Canadian band in which case it would be different. At the end of the day it’s still some petty sht to be offended over.
RE: LA News Host Apparently Surprised NCT 127 Member from Canada Speaks English: He should have said your English is good too.