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No matter how offensive one believed Little Asia on a Hill was, The Daily Princetonian has more than one-uped the New York Times. The Prince managed to offend exponentially more people with an article in its joke issue that relied exclusively on Asian stereotypes.
Although it was supposed to be from the POV of the student suing Princeton for not admitting him despite perfect test scores, it was from a POV everyone wished did not exist.
While the shit hit the Princetonian fan almost immediately since the story was published Jan. 17, we’re really starting to smell the shit storm on the West Coast. To catch you up on the scandal we’ve compiled a timeline of reprehensible behavior.
Jan. 17: The Prince publishes “Princeton University is Racist Against Me, I mean, Non-whites” in its annual joke issue.
Jan. 19: The Prince writes a story about the reaction with a much understated headline: “Joke Op-ed Sparks Ire, Controversy”. In it, a writer for the Prince quotes the editor-in-chief of the Prince, who repsonded with big cahones via e-mail statement.
Jan. 19: An editors’ note is published. In it, we find out that a “diverse group of students” wrote the article. So exactly how many people contributed to this? “Given our purpose, we are deeply troubled by and reject the allegation of racism.” What a noble cause humor isn’t.
Jan. 22: 10 letters to the editor are published with readers coming down on both sides. Readers compare and distinguish the column from Borat, but none claim that the column was ever actually humorous. “This is humor at the edge. This story reminds one of the film ‘Borat’” on the one hand. “It was poorly executed (Borat you’re not)” on the other.
Jan. 22: The Prince issues a joint statement with Princeton’s Asian-American Student Association. The organizations will use “this event as a catalyst” to take “the opportunity to foster productive dialogue on campus about issues of race”. We guess that’s as close to an apology that coming out of the Prince.
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