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Christie Davies gives examples that, while many find them racist and offensive, for some people jokes poking fun at one's own ethnicity may be considered acceptable. He points out that ethnic jokes are often found funny exactly for the same reason they sound racist for others; it happens when they play on negative ethnic stereotypes.
Drunk. The View. Ching-chong.'" [15] The Asian American Journalists Association said her comments were "a mockery of the Chinese language and, in effect, a perpetuation of stereotypes of Asian Americans as foreigners or second-class citizens... and gives the impression that they are a group that is substandard to English-speaking people". [16]
(Russia) an Asian (East Asian and Southeast Asian) person. See also "uzkoglazy". Chuk' (THAILAND) a Sikh person, usually a tailor ("Chuks" refers to the turbans worn by Sikh men on their heads) Chukcha (чу́кча) (Russia) originally inhabitant of Chukotka, later generally a native of Siberia or Russian Far East. Today used for any east Asians.
(US) Chinese person, used in old American west when discrimination against Chinese was common. [50] Chink (US) a person of East Asian descent. [51] [52] Coolie (North America) unskilled Asian laborer, usually Chinese (originally used in the 19th century for Chinese railroad laborers). Possibly from Mandarin ku li (苦力) or Hindi kuli, 'day ...
Since the stereotype of Japanese soldiers is commonly portrayed in war-related TV series in China as short men, with a toothbrush moustache (and sometimes round glasses, in the case of higher ranks), 黃軍 is also often used to pull jokes on Chinese people with these characteristics, and thus "appear like" Japanese soldiers.
Ethnic stereotypes are commonly portrayed in ethnic jokes, some of which some consider to be offensive to varying degrees. Richard M. Steers and Luciara Nardon, in their book about the global economy, use a variant of the "You have two cows" joke to illustrate the concept of cultural differences: Russian company: You have two cows.
Sen. JD Vance said that while he hadn't heard the racist jokes made by a comedian at his running mate's New York City rally the previous night, he thinks Americans need to "stop getting so offended."
Racism in China (simplified Chinese: 种族主义; traditional Chinese: 種族主義; pinyin: zhòngzú zhǔyì) arises from Chinese history, nationalism, sinicization, and other factors. Racism in the People's Republic of China has been documented in numerous situations.