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[+] -7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (11 children)

That sounds racist.... right?

Time to think of a new name? Like we dont call Brazilian nuts by their "other" name anymore.

Edit: oh, I cant compare those?

Well how about a different term that has fallen out of use: "sitting Indian style". Yea we dont call it that anymore, even if it was common childhood name. We grow up, we recognize that unnecessary racial assignment is a racist.

So, no, I dont think the defense of "thats just we called it as kids" is a valid reason to keep saying it today. Youre just perpetuating "thats just how people talked", "its from a different time" normalization and casual racism.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 days ago (4 children)

    I've always seen it referred as 'Chinese Whispers'.

    Before that it was called 'Russian Gossip'.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 days ago (3 children)

    ive only ever seen it called a game of telephone idk where the racial part came from

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  • [–] 5 points 3 days ago (1 child)

    That's not really a fair comparison, because "Chinese" is not a slur; it's the preferred adjective (just like "Brazilian").

    I do think it's a bit racist though, because it specifically exoticizes/others Chinese people/things.

    I once knew a Mexican girl who went by "China" ("Chinese" in Spanish) because she was born with blonde hair, which makes no sense except that "Chinese" is used as a synonym for "weird".

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