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Petition against ABC exceeds 100,000 signatures  

白宫网站抗议“杀光中国人”言论请愿签名达10万

据美国《侨报》报道,11月6日美国东部时间将近下午6时,抗议美国广播公司(ABC)电视节目中吉米鸡毛秀(Jim Kimmel Live Show)中“杀光中国人”言论的白宫请愿签名已达10万人。这就意味着白宫必须对这个请愿给予答复。同时,由此事件引发的华人大游行将于本周六(11月9日)在全美多个城市联合举行。[查看全文]
2013-11-07 16:34 Ecns.cn Web Editor: Gu Liping
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(ECNS) -- A petition on the White House website sparked by TV show "Jimmy Kimmel Live" in which a child suggested "killing everyone in China" to avoid America repaying its foreign debt has received more than 100,000 signatures, usqiaobao.com reported.

The petition created on Oct. 19 calls for the US government to "immediately cut" Kimmel's show and ask ABC to issue a formal apology and has gotten 100,882 signatures by Thursday, 12 days ahead of the deadline. We the People, a section of the whitehouse.gov website, promises to address an issue if 100,000 people sign a petition within 30 days.

Petitions against anti-Chinese remark on ABC

Besides the petition, Chinese Americans also staged protests against ABC in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York.

Chinese Americans urge ABC apology for improper talk show skit

Following a protest planned outside ABC's headquarters on Friday, Chinese Americans will hold a large protest in nearly 20 US cities, the report said, and thanks to social media, more cities are joining in, and the total number of protesters may exceed 10,000.

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