Racist font used in attack ad against Korean American candidate, Democrats say

Dueling accusations are flying in South Jersey over a campaign mailer for the 3rd district U.S. House race.

State Democrats are accusing their Republican counterparts of distributing a "racist" ad targeting Democratic challenger Andy Kim, a Korean American. Kim is running against two-term Republican incumbent Tom MacArthur.

The ad features a photo of several whole fish on ice with the caption "There's something Real Fishy about Andy Kim."

"Real Fishy" and "Andy Kim" are spelled out in a type font a Democratic spokeswoman said is called "Chop Suey," and is often associated with Chinese food stores or Asian films.

Read more: https://www.nj.com/camden/index.ssf/2018/09/gop_dismisses_claim_of_shameful_racist_attack_in_n.html


State Democrats this week said this GOP political mailer was "racist" (provided photo)