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Golden Globes: Comedian Margaret Cho accused of racism over North Korea general skit

Presenters Tina Fey and Amy Poehler introduced the comedian as general Cho Young Ja

Ann Oldenburg,Usa Today
Monday 12 January 2015 17:51 GMT
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Tina Fey, Margaret Cho and Amy Poehler onstage during the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards
Tina Fey, Margaret Cho and Amy Poehler onstage during the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (Paul Drinkwater/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)

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As part of a running gag on Sunday's Golden Globes, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler introduced the “newest HFPA member” — North Korean general Cho Young Ja, played by Margaret Cho.

She was solemn and quiet at first, holding up her freelance magazine, Movies Wow, and wanting only to take a picture with Meryl Streep. Benedict Cumberbatch photobombed their pose, sending the shot viral.

As the end of the night, Fey and Poehler said they wanted the Cho character to host the Globes next year.

But at that point the Twitter grousing had begun, charging racism for including a character that portrayed a “tired stereotype.”

Of course, the charges of racism prompted other Tweeters to remind everyone it was supposed to be funny.

And Margaret Cho herself say she has every right to do this particularly comedy.

This story originally appeared on USA Today .The content was created separately by The Independent.

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