Chinese community rallies against Jimmy Kimmel for 'kill everyone in China' comment

Protesters include mainland netizens and Chinese Americans from over 37 states

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An image of Jimmy Kimmel during the airing of the skit. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Published: 9:30pm, 25 Oct 2013Updated: 1:00pm, 26 Oct 2013

Overseas Chinese communities and domestic Chinese citizens alike have rallied together against US comedian Jimmy Kimmel and television network ABC for a late night talk show skit that suggested Americans “kill everyone in China”.

The skit, originally aired on the “Kid’s Table” segment of Kimmel’s talk show on October 16, instantly drew ire from the Chinese community, who began a White House petition calling for a formal apology.

The petition called the skit “extremely distasteful and … the same rhetoric used in Nazi Germany against Jewish people.”

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Since its creation, the petition has received over 35,000 signatures, and according to rules on the White House page, will be reviewed by political staff if it is signed more than 64,283 times before November 18.

A Facebook page accompanying the petition, entitled “Investigate Jimmy Kimmel Kid’s Table Show on ABC Network” has gathered over 2,600 likes and reveals that signers of the petition include Canadians, mainland Chinese residents and Chinese Americans from over 37 states, including California, New York and Texas.

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