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‘The Mikado’ debate: Dave Ross vs. Seattle Times’ Sharon Pian Chan

Jul 15, 2014, 1:19 PM | Updated: 1:56 pm

Is it racist?

Dave Ross stars as Ko-Ko in The Seattle Gilbert & Sullivan Society’s production of “The Mikado.”

Sharon Pian Chan is an Associate Opinions Editor at the Seattle Times.

Her op-ed took Dave Ross “by surprise” and after both shared their opinions on-air Monday, the two finally had a chance to talk to each other during a live, contentious KIRO Radio interview.

Read: Dave Ross defends allegedly racist play ‘The Mikado’

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‘The Mikado’ debate: Dave Ross vs. Seattle Times’ Sharon Pian Chan