<sod>In October 2016, Watters was criticized for a segment of "Watters' World" that was widely considered a [[racist]] mockery of [[Asian Americans]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJmnLzw8NA4|title=Watters' World: Chinatown edition|first=|last=Fox News|date=3 October 2016|publisher=|via=YouTube}}</ref><ref name=times>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/07/business/media/fox-reporter-accused-of-racism-for-chinatown-interviews-on-trump-clinton-and-china.html|title=Fox Reporter Accused of Racism for Chinatown Interviews Expresses ‘Regret’|website=The New York Times|first=Liam|last=Stack|date=October 6, 2016|accessdate=October 6, 2016}}</ref><ref name=beast>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/10/06/why-fox-s-racist-sexist-frat-boy-jesse-watters-will-always-win.html|title=Why Fox’s Racist, Sexist Frat Boy Jesse Watters Will Always Win|website=The Daily Beast|first=Andrew|last=Kirell|date=October 6, 2016|accessdate=October 6, 2016}}</ref> Taking place in New York City’s [[Chinatown]], Watters took to the streets and asked [[Chinese Americans]]—among other things—if they knew [[karate]], if he should bow before he greets them, or if their watches are stolen.<ref name=times/><ref name=mag>{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/10/fox-news-takes-a-trip-to-chinatown-racism-ensues.html|title=The O’Reilly Factor Takes a Trip to Chinatown. Racism Ensues.|website=New York Magazine|first=Eric|last=Levitz|date=October 5, 2016|accessdate=October 6, 2016}}</ref> Throughout the segment, the 1974 song "[[Kung Fu Fighting]]" plays in the background, and the interviews are interspersed with references to [[martial arts]] and clips of Watters getting a foot massage and playing with [[nunchucks]].<ref name=beast/><ref name=mag/> New York City mayor [[Bill de Blasio]] denounced Watters' segment as "vile, racist behavior" that "has no place in our city".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/10/06/nyc-mayor-bill-de-blasio-keep-jesse-watters-off-tv-after-racist-segment/|title=NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio: Keep Jesse Watters off TV after ‘racist’ segment|website=TheBlaze|first=Kate|last=Scanlon|date=October 6, 2016|accessdate=October 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thewrap.com/jesse-watters-racist-chinatown-fox-news-segment-nyc-mayor-bill-de-blasio-vile-oreilly-factor/|title=NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Wants ‘Vile,’ ‘Racist’ Jesse Watters Off TV After Disastrous Chinatown Segment|website=TheWrap|first=Brian|last=Flood|date=October 6, 2016|accessdate=October 6, 2016}}</ref> Numerous other lawmakers and journalists, including Asian Americans [[Mazie Hirono]] and [[Judy Chu]], also condemned Watters.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mediamatters.org/blog/2016/10/06/lawmakers-condemn-vile-and-xenophobic-o-reilly-factor-chinatown-segment/213589|title=Lawmakers Condemn “Vile” And “Xenophobic” O’Reilly Factor Chinatown Segment|website=Media Matters for America|first=Brennan|last=Suen|date=October 6, 2016|accessdate=October 6, 2016}}</ref><eod>
<sod>In October 2016, Watters expressed regret upon receiving widespread criticized for a segment of "Watters' World" that was considered [[racist]] against [[Asian Americans]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJmnLzw8NA4|title=Watters' World: Chinatown edition|first=|last=Fox News|date=3 October 2016|publisher=|via=YouTube}}</ref><ref name=times>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/07/business/media/fox-reporter-accused-of-racism-for-chinatown-interviews-on-trump-clinton-and-china.html|title=Fox Reporter Accused of Racism for Chinatown Interviews Expresses ‘Regret’|work=[[The New York Times]]|first=Liam|last=Stack|date=October 6, 2016|accessdate=October 6, 2016}}</ref><ref name=beast>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/10/06/why-fox-s-racist-sexist-frat-boy-jesse-watters-will-always-win.html|title=Why Fox’s Racist, Sexist Frat Boy Jesse Watters Will Always Win|website=The Daily Beast|first=Andrew|last=Kirell|date=October 6, 2016|accessdate=October 6, 2016}}</ref> Watters asked [[Chinese Americans]] on the streets of in New York City’s [[Chinatown]] such questions as whether they knew [[karate]], if he should bow before he greets them, or if their watches were stolen.<ref name=times/><ref name=mag>{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/10/fox-news-takes-a-trip-to-chinatown-racism-ensues.html|title=The O’Reilly Factor Takes a Trip to Chinatown. Racism Ensues.|work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|first=Eric|last=Levitz|date=October 5, 2016|accessdate=October 6, 2016}}</ref> Throughout the segment, the 1974 song "[[Kung Fu Fighting]]" plays in the background, and the interviews are interspersed with references to [[martial arts]] and clips of Watters getting a foot massage and playing with [[nunchucks]].<ref name=beast/><ref name=mag/> New York City mayor [[Bill de Blasio]] denounced Watters' segment as "vile, racist behavior" that "has no place in our city".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/10/06/nyc-mayor-bill-de-blasio-keep-jesse-watters-off-tv-after-racist-segment/|title=NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio: Keep Jesse Watters off TV after ‘racist’ segment|publisher=TheBlaze.com|first=Kate|last=Scanlon|date=October 6, 2016|accessdate=October 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thewrap.com/jesse-watters-racist-chinatown-fox-news-segment-nyc-mayor-bill-de-blasio-vile-oreilly-factor/|title=NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Wants ‘Vile,’ ‘Racist’ Jesse Watters Off TV After Disastrous Chinatown Segment|website=TheWrap|first=Brian|last=Flood|date=October 6, 2016|accessdate=October 6, 2016}}</ref> Numerous other lawmakers and journalists, including Asian Americans [[Mazie Hirono]] and [[Judy Chu]], also condemned Watters.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mediamatters.org/blog/2016/10/06/lawmakers-condemn-vile-and-xenophobic-o-reilly-factor-chinatown-segment/213589|title=Lawmakers Condemn “Vile” And “Xenophobic” O’Reilly Factor Chinatown Segment|publisher=Media Matters for America|first=Brennan|last=Suen|date=October 6, 2016|accessdate=October 6, 2016}}</ref><eod>