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Chinese, Japanese, dirty knees" is a racist playground chant that has been used to mock children of Asian origin. One rendering of the chant is "Chinese/Japanese/Dirty Knees/Look at these Chinese Japanese/Dirty Knees". [ 1 ]
In March 2011, UCLA student Alexandra Wallace uploaded a YouTube video entitled "UCLA Asians in the library", ranting about the "hordes of Asians" in UCLA who don't "use American manners". [26] [27] In a rant about Asians speaking loudly on a cellphone in the campus library, she mimicked one as saying, "Ohhh! Ching chong, ling long, ting tong!
For many Asian Americans, Gillis’ return seems to feed into a stubborn, continued use of racist Asian jokes in U.S. culture. In 2014, comedian Stephen Colbert prompted backlash and the viral # ...
A racist postcard by Fred C. Lounsbury, promoting the idea of the Yellow Peril (1907). Chink is an English-language ethnic slur usually referring to a person of Chinese descent, [1] but also used to insult people with East Asian features.
Comedian Jay Leno is apologizing for years of making anti-Asian jokes. The Media Action Network for Asian Americans has campaigned for years for Leno to apologize. Leno said he does not consider ...
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."
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.
25 AMPAS members, including George Takei and Ang Lee, express 'complete surprise and disappointment' in strongly worded condemnation.