-- Posted by Anonymous at 7:34 pm on Oct. 5, 2008 Is it considered racist to say that an East Asian's eye looks chinky? -- Posted by The Last Magister at 7:34 pm on Oct. 5, 2008 Considering chink is a racial slur...yes -- Posted by Riot at 7:35 pm on Oct. 5, 2008 Yes. -- Posted by r o c 2 at 7:35 pm on Oct. 5, 2008 no -- Posted by Baron Samedi at 7:35 pm on Oct. 5, 2008 Nah...We love that word. -- Posted by Enigma of Eternity at 7:35 pm on Oct. 5, 2008 Yes. -- Posted by CommonInquirer at 7:35 pm on Oct. 5, 2008 I've never heard of "chink" or "chinky" for that matter. -- Posted by chickaflicka at 7:36 pm on Oct. 5, 2008 i guess...idk, i cant really talk cuz im not asian... -- Posted by carracer at 7:37 pm on Oct. 5, 2008 Yes -- Posted by RIMHfire at 7:38 pm on Oct. 5, 2008 Say kinky instead. -- Posted by Anonymous at 7:40 pm on Oct. 5, 2008 no you should look them in the eyes and go dununununununununununa CHINKY! -- Posted by 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? -- Posted by kidd rune at 3:08 pm on Oct. 6, 2008 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. -- Posted by Editor in Chief 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. -- Posted by kidd rune at 3:33 pm on Oct. 6, 2008 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? -- Posted by Editor in Chief at 4:26 pm on Oct. 6, 2008 Definitions of a racial slur include: *A racist term used against another person (Google Definitions, allwords.com) *A derogatory nick-name generally used when talking shit about people from a specific race (urban dictionary) The word slur alone, as defined by thefreedictionary.com: *A disparaging remark; an aspersion. *To talk about disparagingly or insultingly. Also known as a racial epithet. Obviously, these are not looked at in a positive manner. -- Posted by runthespread at 4:56 pm on Oct. 6, 2008 Yes, "chink" is derogatory for Chinese. -- Posted by kidd rune at 5:30 pm on Oct. 6, 2008 Quote: from jschwa1986 at 4:26 pm on Oct. 6, 2008 Definitions of a racial slur include: *A racist term used against another person (Google Definitions, allwords.com) *A derogatory nick-name generally used when talking shit about people from a specific race (urban dictionary) The word slur alone, as defined by thefreedictionary.com: *A disparaging remark; an aspersion. *To talk about disparagingly or insultingly. Also known as a racial epithet. Obviously, these are not looked at in a positive manner. To be racist is not because you call someone a "name". Now, if you said "I hate you fucking chinks" that would be different than "your eyes look chinky". -- Posted by Editor in Chief at 6:06 pm on Oct. 6, 2008 I see your point. But implied in the use of a derogatory name is hatred. That's what makes it derogatory - "expressing a low opinion." Even if the user of such a name does not feel that hatred, those terms have come to represent hate and racism. So is every person who calls someone a "chink" or a "nigger" necessarily racist? No, not every person. But a racially sensitive and rational person probably wouldn't use such language.