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Racist font used in attack ad against Korean American candidate, Democrats say
NJ.com ^ | September 20, 2018 | By Bill Duhart

Posted on 09/20/2018 10:25:05 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Dueling accusations are flying in South Jersey over a campaign mailer for the 3rd district U.S. House race.

State Democrats are accusing their Republican counterparts of distributing a "racist" ad targeting Democratic challenger Andy Kim, a Korean American. Kim is running against two-term Republican incumbent Tom MacArthur.

The ad features a photo of several whole fish on ice with the caption "There's something Real Fishy about Andy Kim."

"Real Fishy" and "Andy Kim" are spelled out in a type font a Democratic spokeswoman said is called "Chop Suey," and is often associated with Chinese food stores or Asian films.

"The GOP's decision to show images of raw fish and to use this particular red block font, which is actually called 'Chop Suey' and has long been used to visually convey Asian heritage, makes it abundantly clear what this mailer is -- a shameful racist attack on a qualified and capable public servant," said Caitlin Mota, a Democratic party spokeswoman.

The state GOP dismissed the Democrat's criticism.

"This is an ugly attempt to change a bad news cycle for Andy Kim," said Harrison Neeley, a GOP spokesman. "Let's not forget that Tom MacArthur has two Korean children."

(Excerpt) Read more at nj.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New Jersey
KEYWORDS: election2018; playtheracecard
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1 posted on 09/20/2018 10:25:05 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

So, FONTS be racist now?.....................


2 posted on 09/20/2018 10:27:26 AM PDT by Red Badger (Q..........................Future Proves Past..............WWG1WGA.....................)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Do a google search it looks nothing like a chop suey font.


3 posted on 09/20/2018 10:28:01 AM PDT by a fool in paradise
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

This is soooo hateful!!! I think I’m going to faint!! -sarc This is worse than Roseann Barr’s “chingy chingy”!’


4 posted on 09/20/2018 10:29:37 AM PDT by albie
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
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5 posted on 09/20/2018 10:30:43 AM PDT by a fool in paradise
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The font they used is a kooky 60s mod font


6 posted on 09/20/2018 10:31:11 AM PDT by a fool in paradise
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

We haven’t heard from Andy Kim Since his “Rock Me Gently” days!


7 posted on 09/20/2018 10:31:17 AM PDT by albie
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

So MacArthur is fighting a Korean? Am I the only one seeing the irony?


8 posted on 09/20/2018 10:31:54 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: Red Badger

If fonts are racist, then some ting wong.


9 posted on 09/20/2018 10:33:38 AM PDT by Texas resident (Democrats=Enemy of People of The United States of America)
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To: a fool in paradise

I was just going to say, I used to have an extensive library of fonts for making graphics and stuff. That is NOT the chop suey font I remember.


10 posted on 09/20/2018 10:33:40 AM PDT by z3n
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To: albie

This is worse than Roseann Barr’s “chingy chingy”!’

I believe you meant Rosie Oink-Oink McDonnell and her “ching chong” there -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qINiw6ub5U


11 posted on 09/20/2018 10:37:42 AM PDT by LouieFisk
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To: Red Badger

So, FONTS be racist now?.....................

Evidently.
Coming up are colors, certain letters of the alphabet and sunspots.


12 posted on 09/20/2018 10:38:05 AM PDT by Pravious
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

THIS:






is "Chop Suey Font".

13 posted on 09/20/2018 10:38:33 AM PDT by left that other site (For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
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"There's something Real Fishy about Andy Kim."

Yes there certainly is. That hair for instance.


14 posted on 09/20/2018 10:39:01 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Texas resident

“If fonts are racist, then some ting wong.”

I hate lasist font!


15 posted on 09/20/2018 10:39:49 AM PDT by LouieFisk
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To: albie
GMTA! Is it the same Andy Kim??

16 posted on 09/20/2018 10:40:22 AM PDT by Impala64ssa
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To: z3n

And Korean letters look nothing like that


17 posted on 09/20/2018 10:41:59 AM PDT by a fool in paradise
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To: a fool in paradise

It looks like the Chop Phooey font made famous in the Pink Panther cartoon.

https://www.designtube.org/font/13149-chop-phooey.html


18 posted on 09/20/2018 10:42:07 AM PDT by Ingtar
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
I was thnking of Fish heads fish heads roly poly fish heads. Eat them up, YUM! HT to Dr. Demento!
19 posted on 09/20/2018 10:43:48 AM PDT by Impala64ssa
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To: left that other site

His campaign team had to find a squirrel to serve as a distraction from the questions


20 posted on 09/20/2018 10:43:52 AM PDT by a fool in paradise
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