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Replies: 18Last Post Oct. 6, 2008 6:06pm by Editor in Chief
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Is it considered racist to say that an East Asian's eye looks chinky?

7:34 pm on Oct. 5, 2008
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Considering chink is a racial slur...yes

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Yes.

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no

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Nah...We love that word.

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Yes.

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I've never heard of "chink" or "chinky" for that matter.

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i guess...idk, i cant really talk cuz im not asian...

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Yes

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Say kinky instead.

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no you should look them in the eyes and go dununununununununununa CHINKY!

7:40 pm on Oct. 5, 2008
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is it an insult to say someone looks like a beaner?

to say someone look niggery?
yes. it is.

don't say crap liek that man.

whta part of that even begins to sound right in your head?


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Quote: from physicsmajor at 7:48 pm on Oct. 5, 2008

is it an insult to say someone looks like a beaner?

to say someone look niggery?
yes. it is.

don't say crap liek that man.

whta part of that even begins to sound right in your head?


No it isn't.

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Oh, yes it is. All of those terms have a derogatory connotation. If you say someone looks Mexican or Asian, that's acceptable. But using a racial slur? Not so much.

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Quote: from jschwa1986 at 3:17 pm on Oct. 6, 2008

Oh, yes it is. All of those terms have a derogatory connotation. If you say someone looks Mexican or Asian, that's acceptable. But using a racial slur? Not so much.
How does using a 'slur' make you racist?

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