Asians not spared by Chris Rock at Oscars

Children participate in a skit at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Children participate in a skit at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Photo: Chris Pizzello, Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP Photo: Chris Pizzello, Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP Image 1 of / 298 Caption Close Asians not spared by Chris Rock at Oscars 1 / 298 Back to Gallery

We get it. The 88th Academy Awards lack diversity. But after all the fun black jokes – including the Jack Black moment – it looks like Oscar fans at home watching are over it, especially those in the Asian American community.

For one, the first time the minority community was really mentioned during the award show was during a man-on-the-street segment by host Chris Rock, as noticed by popular blogger Phil Yu, also known as Angry Asian Man.

WHAAAAAAAT was that joke with the Asian kids. #Oscars — Angry Asian Man (@angryasianman) February 29, 2016

But the joke that really sparked anger was when Rock brought out Asian American children to the stage to be the butt of his joke about Asians being good about math.

Of course, Rock knew he would get flak.

"If anybody's upset about that joke, just tweet about it on your phone, which was also made by these kids," Rock quipped.

Mariecar Mendoza is the arts content editor for The San Francisco Chronicle. E-mail:mmendoza@sfchronicle.comTwitter: @SFMarMendoza