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Asian American community leaders are calling the made-up story racist. Author: Kelly Reinke (9NEWS) Updated: 10:31 PM MDT April 17, 2021 GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. A satirical article published in The Villager sparked fierce criticism from the Asian American community. Some are calling the story from the south metro Denver newspaper racist. Community leaders are asking subscribers and advertisers to boycott The Villager after the paper published a story called America s Largest Amusement Park Heads to Greenwood Village under the byline Loof Lirpa, which is April Fool spelled backward. The made-up story was meant to be a joke on April Fools Day but some are wondering why the paper thought their front-page article was even funny at all. ....
Colorado Asian leaders demand apology from newspaper April 16, 2021 GMT DENVER (AP) Leaders of Colorado’s Asian community have demanded an apology and are planning a boycott against The Villager newspaper in Greenwood Village for publishing a story on April Fools’ Day that used extensive Asian stereotypes. The article, headlined “America’s Largest Amusement Park Heads to Greenwood Village,” jokes about an influx of Chinese students in the school district and includes a paragraph about stocking hotels with extra rice, vegetables and chopsticks for the hundreds of Chinese workers being brought in to build the fictitious park. ADVERTISEMENT It also mocks the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus was first identified, and uses fake quotes from local public officials, although with altered name spellings. ....
Colorado Asian leaders demand apology from newspaper April 16, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail DENVER (AP) Leaders of Colorado’s Asian community have demanded an apology and are planning a boycott against The Villager newspaper in Greenwood Village for publishing a story on April Fools Day that used extensive Asian stereotypes. The article, headlined “America’s Largest Amusement Park Heads to Greenwood Village,” jokes about an influx of Chinese students in the school district and includes a paragraph about stocking hotels with extra rice, vegetables and chopsticks for the hundreds of Chinese workers being brought in to build the fictitious park. It also mocks the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus was first identified, and uses fake quotes from local public officials, although with altered name spellings. ....