Ann Coulter has never been apologetic when it comes to using politically incorrect terminology. The far right-wing conservative and political commentator stereotyped another group while she was on Friday's episode of MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews with frequent guest panelist Joy Reid.
The discussion landed on the protesters outside of Donald Trump's San Diego rally. In the clip Coulter says, "Like I told you, they have 'mandarins' in the audience."
Matthews and Reid looked shocked by use of the term "mandarins," which Coulter uses to refer to Asian-Americans. Reid immediately questioned Coulter for the wrongful term. "This is throwback language," he said. "They're called 'Asian Americans.' It's not 1913."
“Mandarins” was a term used by the Western forces in reference to the gentry of China’s imperial government. China has not been under an emperor’s rule since 1912, which makes the term Coulter used not only wrong, but outdated by well over one hundred years.
Reid and Matthews tried to come together to help correct Coulter's language and inform her that the term should be "Asian American." Coulter defended her decision to use the term "Mandarins" for over a minute, though. "You're not going to police my language," she concluded.
