Ugh, I guess we have to talk about this. The video above is from 2008 – Ryan Lochte’s sister, Megan Lochte, made an appearance on a “late night comedy talk show” called Closing Time – apparently it’s a Maryland thing? The host of the program is a comedian named Mickey Cucchiella. More background: this interview took place shortly after Ryan Lochte and the family Lochte returned from Beijing, where Lochte had won two gold medals and two bronze medals. This video is… simply awful. I could use words like “train-wreck” and “racist” and “OMG STFU YOU IGNORANT PIECE OF TRASH” and “xenophobia,” but I fear that would not properly convey how truly terrible this video is. This video is so bad, I don’t even want to transcribe the racist slurs Megan Lochte drops over and over and over. And I really don’t want to get into how offended I was that the host barely balked, and that audience laughed. UGH.
Jezebel ran the video on Friday, and many other sites quickly picked it up and within 24 hours, Megan Lochte issued a statement about the situation:
Megan Lochte is speaking out about her controversial 2008 talk show appearance. After a video of a post-Beijing Olympics interview she did on a Maryland-based program made waves online Friday, Ryan Lochte’s sis says the offensive views she appeared to espouse weren’t hers at all, and instead were intended to provoke discussion about the nature of prejudice.
“This was not a real interview, and it in no way reflects my true feelings or persona whatsoever,” Locthe tells Us Weekly in a statement. “The intent was to make fun of the ignorance of people who actually do not have an understanding of other cultures and speak in racist ways.”
“The skit and my character were supposed to be making fun of ignorance,” the Multicultural Marketing major continues — not “any culture or class of people.”
“I do see how it was highly offensive to the viewer, but as seen by today’s widespread outrage, it clearly did increase awareness of the ignorance of those who are racist,” Lochte asserts, adding that she realizes people may still find the humor in poor taste.
“While the intent of the script was to shed light on cultural ignorance,” Lochte says, “I realize that in application it did offend people, and for that I apologize.”
Jezebel points out that all of the other videos from this “Closing Time” show seem to be straight-forward interviews with local celebrities, and that it doesn’t seem like the show relies on “skits” or people playing “characters”. So either Megan is telling the truth and her idea of a hilarious joke is to drop racial slurs like f—king candy, or Megan is lying and her idea of being herself is to drop racial slurs like f—king candy. I never thought I’d say this, but I think Ryan Lochte might be the brains of the Lochte family.
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I don’t buy the supposed ‘joke’. I don’t find racism funny. What a freaking moron. SMFH.
I can’t believe someone’s joking like that and I can’t believe someone’s is really like that either. Weird woman. And yes, Ryan seems to be the brain in the family. It’s all about perspective!! 😉
I can only imagine what their parents must be like to have produced two such stupid, ignorant children. We already know the mother is a piece of work after she publicly stated that her son “only has one-night stands”. WTF kind of mom says something like that to the press, and right after her kid’s Olympic success? WEIRD family.
BAM, there it is, first comment! The word “ignorant”. Can’t someone come up with a new word? Every time someone does something un-PC they’re called “ignorant”. It’s really tired and makes everyone sound like they’re typing from a script.
@sunmoonstars…I can’t think of a better word than “ignorant” in this case. Why reinvent the wheel when it fits so well?
I think the word ignorant is being kind. Racist, bigoted, ill-informed, mentally ill, irrational, out-of-touch, unaware, hostile. . . . shall I continue . . . I can . . .
@sunmoonstars, feel free to come up with a word that can describe ‘un-PC’ moments’! This moment is more than ‘un-PC’, it’s flat out racist idiotic language. I would describe an ‘un-PC’ moment as something significantly less offensive, like referring to a person as handi-capped when they personally prefer handi-capable and you weren’t in the know.
I see what you guys are saying but this type of thing always seems like a Two Minutes Hate. I doubt many people really care that deeply about racist comments, but they love the feeling of superiority that they get from loudly and publically denouncing anyone who makes racist comments. Not condoning what she said at all, just pointing out how people fall all over themselves to the point of absurdity on the issue, like the person downthread who acted like they couldn’t even stand to read the words because they are so deeply scarring (if you are that fragile how do you survive in the real world?). It’s just so over the top and ridiculous, and seems like a status thing to impress others with how “not-racist” they are.
Also, I picked on the word “ignorant” because in these situations it’s like an echo chamber where absolutely everyone must use the word “ignorant” at least once in their condemnation. It’s like there’s a script somewhere that everyone follows when they have to make the proper outraged noises about racism. Personally, I don’t care what people think or say as long as they treat others respectfully and don’t deny them their life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. I’m not condoning racism but I do worry about the direction this is headed. If people can’t feel free to say anything, then where are we headed? This is the type of thing it starts with, something that no decent person would condone but it quickly turns into another method of controlling people, because if you control people’s speech you control their thoughts. Maybe I’m paranoid and reading too much into it but I don’t think so….
@sunmoonstars: Normally, I would absolutely agree with you, but in this particular case, Megan definitely comes off as ignorant to a degree that is hard to wrap one’s mind around. Assuming this interview was in earnest (and I tend to think that unfortunately it was), she definitely comes across as an uneducated moron who knows nothing beyond localized western culture, and even then I wouldn’t put any money on that.
She’s somewhat nescient. Isn’t she?
@Isabella: To an unforgivable degree, absolutely. It’s sad to be obtuse but it’s downright disgusting be content with it and lack the desire to be educated about such things.
Ugh, this is so clearly NOT a joke; does anyone actually believe BS press releases like hers?
Kudos to you for not printing any of the slurs she made. I almost quoted a few in my comment but followed your cue and chose to expunge them from my mind instead. Ugh, ugh, ugh.
I love this line from her press release:
‘and it in no way reflects my true feelings or persona whatsoever’
‘Persona’: assumed identity or role; put on character; personal facade, the IMAGE of character and personality someone wants to show to the outside world’.
She clearly does not consider herself a normal, regual person. Oh no, not her! In all her ‘special-ness’ she is a fucking PERSONA, whom we dumb morons failed to understand, though it was so clearly and concisely presented to us (eye roll). How could we all miss the joke?? It is soooo obviously not her fault that we all are stupid, ignorant and apparently racist. If we weren’t, we’d have gotten her ‘humor’ and intense public service by highlighting the issue. God, now she is also a fucking martyr for the idea of fighting xenophobia in others.
How about you start with yourself, you dumb twit? We do not need you to insult our intelligence TWICE, first by being an unintelligable, stereotype foisting racist, then blaming us for daring to point it out to you.
Gosh, Ryan is really scary stupid, but this one – oh, she’s a prize, she’s a gift that will keep on giving for a long, loooong time.
You’d think someone studying ‘Multinational Marketing’ would have a little more sense of what is and what is not appropriate behavior in regards to international relations and cultural stereotypes. But I guess it matters not where she goes and who she talks about – this type of ‘I’m American and we’re soooo much better than anyone, especially your shitty country’ is just exactly the reason we are branded ‘American Idiots’ abroad.
Nothing she said would be OK were it really a joke, and is much much worse as a blunt, unfiltered, garbage-spewing monologue of an uneducated, unsophisticated, uncultured and ignorant RACIST trailer park trash hick..
I hope she gets the joke in my rant and my attempt at awaking social awareness of her xenophobic, isolationist attitude (MASSIVE eye roll).
Geez. Next time Polk8dot don’t hold back, tell it like it is!!! 🙂
BTW, precise and to the point, I could not have said it better.
wow, just wow
That pretty much sums it up – WOW!
Lord help us all if Ryan is brains of the family. As for the nasty, hateful comments I am really not sure what to say. Speechless..that’s a first.
Dumb ass that’s all I gotta say
I’ll just take all of your words for it, ’cause I don’t want to crap up my lovely day by listening to it.
Me either. For everyone to say he must be the brains of the family after seeing it is telling enough!
Same here.
Wise decision. I could only watch the first half. It’s beyond ridiculous.
I shudder to think what this girl’s IQ must be. I reckon MENSA would probably have an aneurysm.
This is an awful interview and her attempt to claim this was some sort of skit seems bogus. I am so over the entire Lochte clan and wish they would all go away.
She embarrassed the host of the show. The other guest was also clearly shocked and could not believe what she was hearing. Any statement now that she was kidding is clearly false.
I read the exact quotes with the slurs and I really can’t believe she said those things…what a moron. She is a racist. So far, we have been introduced to 2 members of the Lochte family, and I am NOT impressed, they seem really stupid ! She said she was “joking” but how does that make it any better?
I’m gob-smacked. She’s racist, arrogant and stupid, and thinks she’s being funny. I’m glad this video went viral, she deserves to be humiliated by the whole world, not just the Chinese.
As a chinese girl, I’m horribly offended by this interview. I have a fairly lax attitude to little comments my friends might make because I know its a joke, but this is actually quite hurtful and reminiscent of the bullying i received when I was younger
I can’t believe how she’s backpedaling instead of apologizing. It’s sick.
Ryan looks much better clothed. Just sayin.
One last related item…I was at a Chicago White Sox game last night and they had a gold medalist swimmer from Chicago as a special guest. He was introduced and asked a few questions — one of them being about Lochte!
I was mortified for him. He was super cute and humble and good-natured yet here was a special moment in his hometown and Lochte gets part of the spotlight and he wasn’t even there! Grr.
Was it Conor Dwyer? If so, I’m not shocked he was asked about Lochte. They have the same manager/publicist and in every interview Conor’s had he gets asked about Lochte. Same for Brendan Hansen who’s also repped by the same woman who reps Lochte. Makes me think she has a hand in them getting asked about Ryan since she’s saturating him to the point of overexposure right now.
With all of the equally cute, but humble, articulate, funny US swimmers who performed well in London, and in many cases, exceeded expectations (like Conor, Matt Grevers and Nathan Adrian), it sucks that douche frat-bro can’t string a sentence together without hurting himself Ryan Lochte (who underperformed his own stated and self-hyped and self-promoted expectations) is becoming the “face” of US Swimming now that Phelps is done.
Yes it was him. It killed me because they only had a limited time to talk to him and they chose to waste part of it on Lochte/Bachelor drivel and I really just wanted to hear more about him.
To his credit he was an amazingly good sport about it. Class act…which sadly are not words I’d use to describe the Lochte family.
I winced my way thru this & I think it was scripted & supposed to be funny. It failed on all counts. It was not funny but it was too blatant to NOT be scripted.
Totally agree. When she says something like, “China is filled with Chinese people,” you’d have to either be joking or have no more than one functioning brain cell. I do think it was scripted and just in bad taste.
Oooh it’s time for the Two Minute Hate already? Who cares about this?
So, either Megan Lochte is racist or else she thinks it’s funny to act like she’s racist. Either way, thinking racism is funny is not significantly better.
If it was scripted why did she wait 4 years to denounce it and only when it became viral?
The host responded on his facebook page saying that this was a bit of footage that wasn’t meant to be seen.
If she/they are innocent, I’d expect the host to just say that it was meant to be a funny skit that didn’t pan out.
I had a friend who went to Japan and was amazed at how mono-cultural it was, she said she felt totally overwhelmed by the alien environment. Lochte sort of expressed the same sentiment, so I believe it’s real. It’s just that Lochte is a brainless, racist douche bag.
Well, that’s attractive.
She is pathetic. What a disgrace!
I’m pretty sure NONE of them has the “brains” in that family…
Someone on Jezebel mentioned that “Multicultural Marketing” (a major she claims to have on her facebook page) does not exist at the university she attended….
Even if she was joking (and I don’t think she was), it just wasn’t funny. Making fun of racist people means actually portraying racist people in a humourous way, not making fun of another ethnic group and saying you were joking after the fact.
Wow, these people really need a spokesperson who can deal with touchy issues like HOW NOT TO BE RACIST IN INTERVIEWS. You would think that kind of doesn’t need teaching at this point, but wow. Just wow.
So basically, she’s saying the “interview” was satire. I must admit that when I saw it the first time a few days ago I thought it felt very studied, very scripted. And because it was so blatantly horrible I really did think there was a chance she was doing some kind of skit/satire. I honestly could buy that. The problem is that there was no back-story provided about her. 1: Why she was on the show in the first place (just as a famous athlete’s sister?); 2: WHO she is, i.e. what her job/career is; and 3: If this was just satire then why did the host look visibly shocked and uncomfortable at one point and why was there no disclaimer or explanation before or after the interview that this was indeed a skit?
It could have been a satirical skit. The problem is there’s no proof of that. Just Megan telling us it was so 4 years later. Because of this I’m inclined to believe that interview was the real Megan.
“why did the host look visibly shocked and uncomfortable”
EXACTLY. The host was clearly appalled.
If it was satire the show would have come out and said so by now.
I don’t quite get this here. This interview is 4 years old, why does it surface again? Any personal problem with this family?
Ryan Lochte is a Swimmer, a successful swimmer. I bet he spent most of his life so far with swimming. One has to do a lot of exercising to get to the point where he is now. When you do a lot of swimming, you don’t necessarily develop a brain, you can do, but you don’t necessarily, some of these athletes are fairly dull. I find it quite amusing when athletes are asked about their political views and what is their idea to safe the planet and so on. Hey, did they have time to think about topics like that?
Many people seem to need a hero, a saviour and they sort of see this in every person who has achieved something special. But why on earth would anybody be interested in the family of that person? Most of these athletes are awkward enough in interviews and then members of their family are presented on TV?? Why???
Why does it surface again?
Eh, because the London Olympics created renewed interest in athletes.
Bottom line: she’s an idiot, who deserves some backlash.
Yeah sure, but she is not the athlete, she’s just a sibling and doesn’t deserve any interest at all. Who wants to know what she has to say?
I dont think she is necessarily racist, I just think she is incredibly dumb. But then again its nearly impossible to tell the two apart LOL But at least she wasnt hateful in addition to her ignorance.
Yeah I agree. I think she’s mainly just really dull.
Ummm…if you think it’s OK to go on TV and talk like that…or even talk like that at all…you ARE racist. Period.
Uh huh. If somebody asked me to use the word “chink” on TV I’d say “sure, let’s raise some awareness.”
In the words from a SNL skit….”Jane (Megan), you ignorant slut you….”
This girls is BEYOND reprehensible….there is NO way that this was her showing how racist people are. I would NEVER, EVER speak like that in my bathroom, in my mind, by myself…let alone on TV in front of however many people, videod that it would come back to haunt me. And that it has. Megan, you are an A$$HOLE!
Unless she’s a damned good actress, that interview was not scripted. She was way too natural and comfortable in that interview to be saying rehearsed lines. And the reaction of the host and the other woman (guest?) also seem too real to have been a skit. Sad and pathetic.
Oh yeah….that was the “real Meghan” alright. LMAO at her “explanation?!” Oh, REALLY Meghan?!
She’s just another racist that does NOT have the GUTS to back up what she said…plain & simple….just like the rest of ’em.
My take on all this is this Meghan is a really entitled, insulated loudmouth who, at the time of this interview, was really FULL of herself. My impression is she’s so full of herself, thinks she’s “it” (it’s so obvious in that interview), thinks she’s being “cool” saying that stuff.
When someone is that selfish, self-entitled…they just do not have room in their reptile brains to think of anyone other than themselves….this Meghan is the epitome of such.
Unfortunately, just like the “uncle that drinks too much,” or the “bat-shit crazy, eccentric aunt,” every family just about has one of “these,” (a “Meghan,” that is).
Disgusting.
I don’t buy her excuse that this was just a skit. You don’t joke about these kinds of things and expect people to laugh it off and immediately accept it as entertainment.
Her apology was a non-apology and more like, “Sorry you got offended! You just didn’t get my brand of humour. I apologize *but not sincerely*”.
She’s sorry she was busted and got called out.
The Lochte family is one big mess. From the father’s DUIs, to the brother’s arrest for drug possession, to the sister’s racist rants, to the mother’s verbal diarrhea, to Ryan’s stupidity…they all come across as trashy and vile.
Ryan should do what Novak Djokovic did to his family when they were also behaving in an obnoxious, arrogant way, were running their mouths off to the press, and were just generally embarrassing: tell them to shut up and be quiet, stay away from the media, and just watch his games.
well she like likes to like like a whole bunch. like a like valley like girl. like you know what i mean? like totally ridiculous like she totally like thinks she’s like funny. like what an idiot.
I like totally get what you mean and I really like like it
Wow.
That level of stupidity is frightening. Usually, I’d say something snarky like, “I hope she doesn’t breed”, but in this case:
It’s true. Well, at least not until she gets some sensitivity training or something.
I’d really hate to think that someone would pass that way of thinking onto another generation. **shudders**
No wonder he’s such a jerk. Jerkism runs in the family DNA.
I reside in HK, lived in Shanghai for 4 years through the 2008 Olympics and I find this is blatantly offensive!! She is truly ignorant, xenophobic and clearly an idiot to ninth degree. Claiming Multicultural marketing degree? she should hand back that diploma and flush out all that diarrhea in her mouth. GAH!!
@mojoman, I think someone said farther up in this thread that the “Multicultural Marketing” degree was total BS…that the college didn’t even offer a degree of that kind.
So, this Megan is not trustworthy, as well…..what a SHOCK! She’s just a piece of s*^t, that’s all.
3 things here offend me:
1. That Megan is LYING and thinks that we’re stupid enough to believe it.
2. That she’s telling the truth, in which case, dear god woman, your “hilarious comedy act” wasn’t exactly up there, quality-wise, in Richard Pryor/Chris Rock territory as far as edgy, race-based comedy designed to push the boundaries and make us truly THINK about race and analyze our feelings about it.
3. That Ryan is being blamed, even peripherally, for any of this. You can’t pick your family. The media keeps dredging up his idiot family member (mom, sister) and he must be so annoyed about it. If I was judged on how some of my siblings live their lives or the beliefs they have, I’d be pissed. Bottom line, he’s a dopey but handsome guy who’s an incredible athlete and he trained for hours daily, for years, to get to where he is. That’s it. No more, no less.
How do you know that Ryan doesn’t share his sister’s views and beliefs, though?
Because he hasn’t said anything that can be construed as racism? Because he’s been in the public consciousness for almost 8 years now, yet hasn’t said a thing, therefore he can’t be racist like his sister? A lot of people who appeared nice and kind showed their true colours when Obama was elected to the White House. I knew a lot of people who were just that.
Or do you think Ryan just too dumb to be racist? His athleticism has nothing to do with this.
Ryan may not display racist tendencies, but it is also possible that he doesn’t think anything is wrong with his sister’s views. It’s also possible that he would have laughed at his sister’s rants and just shrugs it off because as you said, he is “dopey” and comes across as dim.
It’s possible that to him, this is just his sister practicing freedom of speech, because God knows we’ve had a lot of those excuses flying about whenever someone decides to go off on a hateful, racist rant.
I’m not saying that Ryan is definitely racist, but I can understand why many people assume he can be and that his family’s behaviour rubs off on him. Many of his tweets came across as dumb and nonsensical, but there was always that thin margin where he was one tweet away from saying something truly offensive before his PR team took over.
Hey Sachi,
Yes, you’re absolutely right that Ryan *might* see nothing wrong with what his sister said, and he *might* feel the same way she does about Chinese people. But until he says or does something that indicates that, he should be considered innocent, in my eyes anyway. I’m not saying that Ryan’s athleticism precludes him from being racist…just saying that all I know about him is that he’s super athletic, super dumb, and…uh…that’s about it. I’m not comfortable putting his sister’s beliefs onto him just yet. What your said about different “possibilities” are true, but right now they’re still just “possibilities.”
I have no idea how their parents raised them, but siblings still turn out differently. My oldest brother is fairly racist and definitely homophobic and isn’t afraid to spout off. I love my brother but I argue with him every time he does. But if I keep silent, is it fair to assume that I think exactly as he does? I don’t think it is. There are a lot of “coulds” and “mights” and “maybes” here, but as of now, we don’t know Ryan thinks as his sister does.
That’s not fair to judge someone because of what their family/siblings believe. These people are all adults, and they are able to think for themselves. Maybe she is racist and he thinks she’s disgusting just like we do, and can’t say anything because she’s family. Maybe he agrees. Who knows? But it isn’t fair to judge him for her behavior, or suspect him when he’s never indicated that he holds the same beliefs. I hate it when people judge me because of what m family believes. I do not agree with what my family does, even though I will defend them to strangers before I will put them down because they are my family. If we want to be treated as individuals we have to assess other people as individuals.
Totally. Shocking.
First we have his mother talking about one night stands, now we are treated to this moron.
This family is just ‘wow’. From the mum with the one night stand comments, to Ryan’s lack of brains ( even though I don’t think it’s fair to to blame him) , to this! This was no skit, this is a dumb ass women trying to be Chelsea handler, in a dumb ass hat.
It’s really terrible. Just appalling, honestly. Especially because it’s supposed to be so FUNNY, you know? hahahahahah, China is so full of chinese stuff, hahahahaha, they LOVE americans and they’re so docile, and they have a culture that is different? No way, Lochte!!So the world isn’t USA? *gasp!*
ugh, disgusting.
That was no stinkin’ skit. She meant every word she said. Even the host seemed offended. But I guess its easier to make up a ludicrous excuse than say “yes I’m a racist beatch who wil be headlining at the KKKK (Ku Klux Klan Komedy Klub)”
WIf Ryan was smart (lol, didn’t I just say a mouthful?!) he would release a statement saying something like, “While I love my sister very much, I certainly don’t condone her ‘attempt at humor,’ and I don’t find it funny, either. I loved the city of Beijing, and the people of China welcomed me with open arms in 2008. I was honored to experience China’s beautiful culture at the Olympic games and I hope to visit again someday.”
Megan looks like Ryan in drag. F’real.
LOL
That thought entered my mind too.
Is that her with Ryan in the airport picture? She looks like a frumpy,fat version of Morticia Adams!!
Oh, so she wasn’t actually BEING racist, she was just making fun of racist people! That makes so much sense! What a great sense of humor she has!
Her hair looks good though 🙂
Edit: My comment was in response to #36-Disgusted
There are Chinese people and Chinese “stuff” in China? Gee? I did not know that. Educate me, Megan.
I actually like Chinese “stuff” and Indian “stuff” and Mexican “stuff” and French “stuff” and Israeli “stuff” all sorts of “stuff. I’m thankful to live in Los Angeles where I can drive 20 minutes (OK 40) in each direction and be able to buy or at least browse through all this “stuff”.
I do wonder what kind of backward part of Maryland you live in to not be thankful that you more or less got to go to China (and England) for free. I would have killed for that chance.
You all need a sense of humor. Why so serious?
Um, we DO all have a sense of humor. That’s how we can SENSE that Megan’s comments were stupid and racist, not funny. 😉
And as I posted, racial humor can have the potential to be funny, thought-provoking, and so on…but not THIS moron’s “humor”.
“Huge OCD Fence?”, That was pretty funny.
Ugh, clicked the jezebel link and as usual, because she’s a woman, and especially a WHITE woman, her racism is excused and explained away as a “joke” and blah blah blaaah.
If it was a male who said what she did (will not repeat), his head would be on a plate.
Racism is racism, it doesn’t matter if it’s a male or female spewing that crap, or if it’s “meant” as a joke.
I don’t care what you MEAN, I care about your actions and what you actually SAY and no amount of masking it as a “joke” will change that.
horrible offensive. yes.
I’m from Baltimore Md, never heard of this show, never heard I her. Mickey is the longtime, beloved 1/2 of Mickey and Amelia, the most popular rock radio station. She’s stupid. Move on.
Maybe the heavy woman in black (airport picture) is his mom?? I don’t think she’s his sister.
You can’t polish a turd and this family is basically trash. Dad was arrested for a DUI, brother was arrested for selling meth and add to this dynamic Lochte’s blatantly racist moronic sister and mother who inappropriately talks to the media about her son’s “one night stands”. I’m sure there is much more dirty laundry hidden. Plus they are a family of backpeddlers…guess they have to be since they are constantly inserting their feet into their mouths. Not impressed with Lotche and will be glad when he and his fam disappear.
douchette.
That was not a joke. There was nothinh scripted about that at all. The host had to ask her not to use the wors she used and to call the people Chinese. If it was script he wouldn’t of corrected her, right? He would of just let her say it, and gone along with it. She is a completely horrible person and I can’t believe the audience laughed. If I were there, I would have walked out. Was there not one Chinese person there? I don’t get shocked easy, but that did it.
Who wants to bet this disturbing family will be getting a reality show? Ugh. :-(:-(:-(
ugh stupid bitch made me cringe. everyone who had anything to do with that thing should be ashamed of themselves, including the brainless hyenas laughing at that tripe
I wanted to punch my computer screen when I saw this. I am white and I am married to a Chinese Man and found this video so offensive. She just fed into the stereotype of why all other countries call us stupid Americans. She is ignorant and a douchette just like her f’ing brother who is a POS himself. I call BS on this whole “skit” thing. Let’s just say that by a huge stretch of the imagination that this was a skit, it was in so much poor taste; just like rotten cock in your mouth. I have to go before I break the keys on my keypad I am typing so hard.
What a stupid video…
But I dont get why the press is going after Ryans family like this. They started with his dad, then his mom, his brother and now his sisters. Just leave them all alone. This video was taken four years ago, and hell yes it is stupid and racist, but why bring it up now? Why didnt anyone talk about it when it came out? Its been online for FOUR years and no one said anything until now. If you didnt complain then, there is no point in complaining now.
I wish they’d leave Ryan’s family alone, too. He worked DAMN HARD to get where he is in swimming…does he deserve to have that overshadowed by his embarrassing family members? I would hate to have my hard work and reputation tarnished (especially as a representative of America) because my siblings are morons. Not fair.
Molly, the video was clearly dug out of some dark corner of the Internet. Yes, it is 4 years old, but the fact remains that this video is HIGHLY offensive.
As a half-Japanese person, I was boiling over with anger when I viewed it. I complain because this twit thinks it’s funny to mock Asian people and specifically the Chinese. There is NOTHING okay about calling somebody a ch**k.
I was bullied for my ethnicity as a kid, and occasionally as a young adult. I have been called the aforementioned c-word. That is why I complain and feel the need to say something.
Not many people can understand how it feels to be “different” especially if you have grown up in a predominately white area.
I don’t blame Ryan Lochte for his family’s actions, but I think he is an asshat no matter what. All looks and a talent in the pool, but there is a lack of substance there. He’s going to need to ride out this wave of fame in order to sustain himself and his family.
We didn’t comment on it then because we didn’t know about it then. We know about it now because Lochte is courting the glare of camera lights. Unfair that the rest of the family as well as their historical interviews receive scrutiny? Perhaps. But that’s how the game works and, by all accounts, Lochte wants to be a player.
Also, it might have helped if Megan didn’t give an asinine, unbelievable excuse for her racism.
So you’re saying that people shouldn’t be called out for their racism if time has already passed and people have no right to be offended because they are just finding out about the video 4 years later?
I didn’t know racism has an expiration date, and I sure as hell didn’t know that there’s a limited time for people to react to racism. Silly me.
I guess I can’t be offended by this video and Megan being a vile person anymore, since I’m Asian and I’ve experienced my fair share of racism directed towards me, because it’s been 4 years so I should just let it go. I already missed my chance to be offended and complain. Oops. I should have spent my time scouring the internet for people spewing disgusting comments so I could be offended in the allotted time.
Thanks for that.
You learn something stupid every day.
kiss your endorsements BUH BYE lochte….
any firm/brand would be INSANE to give ryan an endorsement deal….no way.
uhmmm isn’t like…the ‘Olympics’ all about…uhmmm…bringing the world together???
what skum is lying around that family’s gene pool…good god.
I hope you’re right. Ryan really rubs me the wrong way. It not just that he has a sub-par IQ and an embarrassing family. It’s more that he’s so blatantly egotistical and fame hungry.
The occurence of evil is when good people do nothing. She should be exposed like this , and be an example of what is NOT okay.
also, everyone except nbc thinks the lochtes are douches, so whatever.