March 08--An activist raised in Lake Zurich said she had to move frequently and use disposable phones after tweeting a response to a perceived racist joke by "The Colbert Report."
The woman, who goes by the pen name "Suey Park," is slated to appear in Wednesday's premiere of "The Internet Ruined My Life." The Syfy show features anecdotes from people who said social media posts upended their lives.
Park's story is the first to air. She got the #CancelColbert hashtag to trend in 2014 after responding to a tweet posted by a representative for "The Colbert Report," Stephen Colbert's former Comedy Central show.
"I am willing to show #Asian community I care by introducing the Ching-Chong Ding-Dong Foundation for Sensitivity to Orientals or Whatever," the show rep tweeted in response to Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder's announcement about the creation of a foundation to support Native Americans amid backlash over the team's name.
Park responded on Twitter: "The Ching-Chong Ding-Dong Foundation for Sensitivity to Orientals has decided to call for #CancelColbert. Trend it."
Park said she received death threats after the tweet went out to her thousands of Twitter followers and she appeared on HuffPost Live. Colbert also discussed the controversy in a segment on his show.
"I really did think that there was a chance that I could die," Park says in a preview of "The Internet Ruined My Life" episode. The show airs 9 p.m. Wednesdays.
