Slumdog star says Hollywood is racist

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Well yeah there's quite a bit of ethnic difference between people from the Indian subcontinent vs filipinos, orientals etc.

[^_^ 5,021]

Right.

African is another one that makes little sense.

[BishopM 114]

Right.

African is another one that makes little sense.

Same for Westerner...

This thread is still boring

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Same for Westerner...

This thread is still boring

But European kinda makes sense as long as you don't extend the definition too far east all the way into Siberia (i have heard people do that. i believe in school i was taught europe ended at the urals.)

Edited August 11, 2010 by Legacy member

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Right.

African is another one that makes little sense.

In the UK - the ethnic description for a black person is Afro-Caribbean, which I suppose is more accurate.

[BobandXiaomei 14]

Ok, he's not known as an actor but he does act in his own films: M. Night Shyamalan is American born.

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In the UK - the ethnic description for a black person is Afro-Caribbean, which I suppose is more accurate.

No Nigerians in the UK?

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

No Nigerians in the UK?

Or Somalis. Well there it gets a bit tricky. I think ethnic group labels are a bit outdated anyway, but presumably more convenient than nationality of ancestry.

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Or Somalis. Well there it gets a bit tricky. I think ethnic group labels are a bit outdated anyway, but presumably more convenient than nationality of ancestry.

Yeah, that's what they are. Convenient.

[mawilson 2,133]

I hate the term Asian. I know I am alone in this.

Do you prefer "Oriental"?

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Do you prefer "Oriental"?

Actually, I like to call everybody east of the Urals and as south as colombo, "chinamen".

[mawilson 2,133]

Actually, I like to call everybody east of the Urals and as south as colombo, "chinamen".

Me too!

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Do you prefer "Oriental"?

I honestly don't know what the accepted ethnic label for a person of chinese or japanese ancestry would be. Asian seems to be the common term that is used in the US to cover anyone from India to Japan.

"Oriental" was used a lot in the colonial days.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Actually, I like to call everybody east of the Urals and as south as colombo, "chinamen".

Chinamen immediately conjures up the image of chinese laundry or railroad workers from the late 19th century.

Almost as bad as "Chink", which you hear quite a lot in the South East of England. A common phrase I often overhear is "going for a chinky" to describe going for chinese food. Oddly enough you don't hear to equivalent for "Indian" food, which is always referred to as Indian - but probably because there is more sensitivity to racism against indians and pakistanis than there is to chinese people.

Interestingly enough I was on a bus yesterday and a very classy woman got on and was trying to get the driver to let her on for free with the very persuasive and well-thought out argument of: "Are we English or are we Pakis?".

Needless to say, the guy told her to eff off.

Edited August 11, 2010 by Its a MADHOUSE

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Oddly enough you don't hear to equivalent for "Indian" food, which is always referred to as Indian - but probably because there is more sensitivity to racism against indians and pakistanis than there is to chinese people.

Plus, there aren't very many good slurs for Indian/Pakistani people. "Paki" never caught on outside the UK and "dothead" sounds like a goddamn cartoon character.

Interestingly enough I was on a bus yesterday and a very classy woman got on and was trying to get the driver to let her on for free with the very persuasive and well-thought out argument of: "Are we English or are we Pakis?".

Needless to say, the guy told her to eff off.