Charlotte Hornets guard Jeremy Lin believes Chris Rock was way out of bounds in his Oscars bit using Asian children. The Asian-American player called out the host for Asian bashing.
In introducing three children on onstage Sunday as PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants, Rock joked: “They sent us their most dedicated, accurate and hard-working representatives. I want you to please welcome Ming Zhu, Bao Ling and David Moskowitz,”
The comedian later cracked, “If anybody’s upset about that joke, just tweet about it on your phone that was probably also made by these kids.”
Lin joined the outrage on social media:
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