ching chong

 

“Ching chong” (by 1864) is a racist slur used in the English-speaking world to put down people from East Asia by mocking Chinese. Often it comes with other racist acts, like pushing someone off a playground slide – or burying them in a mine shaft.
It is not just ignorant, insensitive schoolchildren who say it. So do grown people in the US in the 2000s and 2010s. For example:”

 
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Asians in the Library

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“Asians in the Library” (2011) is a YouTube video, a three-minute racist rant against Asians made by Alexandra Wallace (pictured), a White American student at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). It came right after a tsunami had killed 10,000 people in Japan. Three years later it is still the top suggested completion for “Asians” on Google.

 
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Your “Preference” is Not Preferable: The History and Harm of Asian Fetishism

**Disclaimer:  In this article I focus on the fetishization of Asian females. I acknowledge that there are prevalent fetishes of other races and they are just as problematic. I acknowledge that I c…

 

Community Village‘s insight:

 

I love this article and I love it’s title.

 

Plus it’s an important topic for supporters of racial justice.

 

It covers:

 

  • What fetishism is
  • What about preferences? What if someone just happens to be attracted to a certain race?
  • Why are racial fetishes, especially Asian fetishes, such a widespread thing?
  • “I’m not sure if I have a racial fetish. How can I tell?”
  • The problems and consequences of racial fetishization
  • What can we do about racial fetishization?

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Miss America 2014, Miss New York Answers Question About Julie Chen’s Eyes

Miss New York Crowned Miss America 2014 Miss New York Nina Davuluri was asked by Carla Hall about Julie Chen’s decision to have plastic surgery about making …

 

Community Village‘s insight:

 

She didn’t answer the question – and she still won.

 

 

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Julie Chen’s Anti-Asian Surgery Admission

“…plastic surgeons profit from racist standards of beauty…”

 

Community Village‘s insight:

 

In the U.S. it seems to be standard for everyone to get braces – unless they already have perfect teeth.

 

@getgln

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Blue Scholars – Yuri Kochiyama

Blue Scholars perform “Yuri Kochiyama” live in the KEXP studio. Recorded 6/15/11. Host: Kevin Cole Engineer: Kevin Suggs Cameras: Scott Holpainen, Christophe…

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