Bettie Cook Scott(D-Detroit) who called her Asian opponent "ching chong" also called one of Chang's campaign volunteers an “IMMIGRANT” saying “YOU DON'T BELONG HERE” and “I WANT YOU OUT OF MY COUNTRY”. She ALSO called Stephanie Chang's black husband a "fool" for marrying her.
- Michigan House
- Rep. Stephanie Chang, Rep. Bettie Cook Scott.
More than a dozen community groups have called on Rep. Bettie Cook Scott (D-Detroit) to apologize for a series of racial slurs sources say she used to describe her primary election opponent, Rep. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit).
Scott is alleged to have referred to Chang as "ching-chang" and "the ching-chong" to multiple voters outside polling precincts during last Tuesday's election. She's also said to have called one of Chang's campaign volunteers an “immigrant,” saying “you don’t belong here” and “I want you out of my country.”
Chang and Scott were running in the Democratic primary for state Sen. District 1. Chang won the election with 49 percent of the vote; Scott came in third with 11 percent of the vote.
"These comments are offensive to all Asian-Americans," Chang tells
Metro Times. "It isn't about me. It's about an elected official disrespecting entire populations, whether they be Asian-American, immigrant, or residents of Sen. District 1 or [Cook's] own current house district."
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