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Oh, good lord. The self-owns just keep on coming with these people, don’t they?
Proving that using technology and avoiding racial slurs is just too much to ask, The Daily Beast reports that someone on Rudy Giuliani’s team inadvertently posted footage to his YouTube channel that shows the former NYC mayor mocking Asians.
The offensive footage was in the extended YouTube version of Giuliani’s podcast, Common Sense. After his recent interview with Sean Spicer, the camera kept rolling — a fact Giuliani was apparently unaware of. In those unguarded moments, Giuliani started to use a stereotypical Chinese accent while mocking an assistant and even pantomiming a bow:
After a few moments of small talk with an assistant who appears to be Jayne Zirkle, an animated Giuliani started affecting a stereotypical Chinese accent while telling Zirkle that she’s “going to be the most famous model in China.”
“Ah, get me Jayne Zirkle,” he said while using the accent.
After asking others in the room what they wanted for dinner, Giuliani continued to say Zirkle’s name in the mocking accent. He then started pantomiming a bow while repeating her name. Then the video cuts out.
The Giuliani team has, obviously taken the footage down. But this is the internet my friends, and nothing is ever really gone from the internet.
It’s 2020, so its a challenge to say anything is really shocking, but that doesn’t mean this unguarded moment of offensive nonsense should pass without your scathing judgment.
Kathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, and host of The Jabot podcast. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email her with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter (@Kathryn1).