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Posted: 2016-10-07T04:49:10Z | Updated: 2016-10-07T04:49:10Z

Fox News personality Jesse Watters is getting justifiably lambasted for his racist Chinatown man-on-the-street report.

But the harshest takedown may be the one delivered by The Daily Show correspondent Ronny Chieng on Thursday nights broadcast.

Everyones been wondering whod be the target for the years worst racism, Chieng said. I didnt even know Asians were in the running.

Chieng, a comedian of Chinese descent raised in Malaysia, said hes especially angry that Watters relied on references to Pat Moritas Miyagi character from the original Karate Kid movie for laughs.

Thats like me making fun of America for Saturday Night Fever and Mr. T., Chieng said. Real topical stuff, buddy.

Chieng isnt saying Asians cant be the targets of humor, but he wants to raise the bar.

If you want to come at Chinese people, make fun of Chinas high pollution or the fact they censor most of the internet which, in this case, is a good thing, since no person in China will have to watch your garbage attempt at comedy.

Watters has been the subject of internet scorn since his five-minute segment on Mondays OReilly Factor, in which he asked Chinatown passersby such questions as:

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