Fox News is under fire after The O'Reilly Factor on October 3 aired a blatantly racist edition of Jesse Watters' segment “Watters' World.” Watters interviewed people in New York City's Chinatown neighborhood, asking questions such as “Am I supposed to bow to say hello?" “Tell me what’s not made in China?” and “Do you know karate?” This segment is just the latest addition to Watters' long history of making racist and sexist remarks, shaming the poor, and mocking ordinary people during his “Watters' World” feature on O'Reilly's program. Here are some of the worst examples:
Several groups representing Asian-Americans have issued statements condemning the racist segment, and numerous journalists have rebuked the piece.