Margaret Cho
Host comedian Margaret Cho speaks during the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's annual "An Evening With Women" event in Beverly Hills, California May 10, 2014 Reuters/Kevork Djansezian/FILE

Comedian Margaret Cho's Golden Globes 2015 stint was unfortunately deemed unfunny by some people, with a number of them calling it racist. The Asian comedienne, however, minced no words in defending what she did in the name of humour and freedom of expression.

Margaret Cho showed up at the awards show as "Cho Young-ja," a North Korean general/HFPA member without a sense of humour and a critic of the Globes show. She cracked a lot of sarcastic puns about how shows are done in North Korea and how the Golden Globes is no match, then demanded a photo with Meryl Streep, which is famously photobombed by Benedict Cumberbatch. This stint stirred some controversy. Despite the anger toward North Korea after it called for Sony's "The Interview" to be halted, some thought Cho's mockery bordered on being racist rather than funny or satirical. Some viewers took to their social media accounts and claimed that Golden Globes would get Americans killed. Some reminded people to read what is happening on North Korea, emphasising the millions of people dying. Some also said that race jokes would never be funny.

Cho, however, refuses to take this "racist" criticism lightly. She said that since she's of half North Korean-half South Korean descent, she had the right to do what she did.

"I'm of mixed North/South Korean descent - you imprison, starve and brainwash my people you get made fun of by me #hatersgonhate #FreeSpeech," she tweeted Monday morning. She added that she's not playing "the race card" at all. Rather, she's playing the "rice card."

Deadline reported that everyone was so engrossed with how "racist" her comedic stint was that they forgot she is Asian herself. In fact, she was the only Asian performer on the duration of the Golden Globes 2015 Awards show, which is truly a mean feat. After she defended herself, fans showed support for the comedienne through the article's comments section, stating that it's ironic that while the awards show called for freedom of expression, diversity, and was all about "Je Suis Charlie," some had the gall to attack a comedic gag as racist. Some said Margaret did nothing wrong, mocking the "oppressors" and not the "victims."

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