>>perryair is absolutely correct. names can only hurt if you asign too much meaning to them. the best way to disarm a racist is to laugh at their stupidity. whining about how much their words hurt you only gives more tools for them to manipulate you.

You don't "assign" meaning stupid. Asking someone of a racial group not to be offended by a slur toward his groups is about as stupid as me asking you not to think of a white bear by telling to "not think of a white bear."

crackers are at it again. is it any wonder that the african slave trade, genocide of the native americans, nazi germany, imperialism, aparteid, jim crow, etc etc all happened to be perpetrated by these subhumans?

Liu should just chill out. sometimes mandarin/cantonese SOUNDS like that to me and i speak mandarin also. is he that insecure of how others may still perceive the asian language ?

perryair is clearly chinese-american and not chinese. Probably born here, probably wore Abercrombie in high school, probably thinks she's white.

Some of the posters on this thread should form a band and call it the Polyphonic Faggots.

garbage man,

"perryair is absolutely correct. names can only hurt if you asign too much meaning to them. the best way to disarm a racist is to laugh at their stupidity."

I can't help assigning a meaning to ching chong, just as black people can't help assigning a meaning to nigger. Would you really tell your black friend to disarm a rascist by laughing? or "stop whining about how much their words hurt you, it only gives more tools for them to manipulate you"

I think your friend would politely say to you "are you a moron?"

Years ago, I remember the Italian community being offended by an ad that showed Italian women to be either very beautiful or very haggardly old and ugly. No inbetweens. As a non-Italian I can see how that ad was offensible. So come-on people, ching chong song IS offensible.

When minorities of color voice discontent over these subtle yet provocative slurs, jokes, mishaps, etc, there's a leaning towards belittling or downright ridiculing their concerns (as is the case here). This is not right, and certainly not something you respond with "a laugh".

Wrong, laughing means acceptance. No other race would accept it, why Asians?

sorry ole boy, laughing won't get you into the club.

I believe otomboy was making fun of giggle boy and giggle boy was accepting the slurs given to him like a pig to slop.

perryair is absolutely correct. names can only hurt if you asign too much meaning to them. the best way to disarm a racist is to laugh at their stupidity. whining about how much their words hurt you only gives more tools for them to manipulate you.

anyway otomboy, did you really want to give your money to a racist deli? at least you know now.

coincidentally, david langlieb used to be the editor of the bi-co newspaper when he attended haverford.

I can't believe perryair mentioned sarah silverman.

Now I know the Chinese are doomed if they like her.

you're unoriginal and you're not white, mr. perryair. and, for spite, God or whomever will make your offsprings have the tinyest eyes ever.

Ever notice how the one's who shun their heritage get's the tinyest eyes, where the mainlanders have larger eyes. That's kharma. and, if you really do giggle when people call you that, that's pretty sad.

konichiwa perryair.

perryair at the deli

perryair: hi can i get a ham samwich?

deliman: ching chong chong?

perryair: giggle that sounds funny... can i get my ham samwich?

deliman: ching ching... chong chong?

perryair: dude i'm speaking english

deliman: ching, getthefuckoutofmystore chong?

perryair: Is that the best thing that you could come up with? really?

deliman: sayanora!

perryair: ...

Walks down the street and sees a flyer: "TONIGHT ONLY, CHING CHONG SONG!!"

You're right perryair that was "Harmless. Language, like knowledge, can only be used to hurt when it is bottled up and made 'taboo'".

I think everyone needs to watch some Sarah Silverman stand-up and calm down. I'm chinese and my first repsonse was to giggle at the fact that a band named themselves ching chong song.

I mean, just think of the usage of 'ching chong' as an actual racial slur:

1) just plain sounds funny

2) oooh, why don't you prove to me how sheltered you are that you don't understand the language pattern of a full 20% of the world population?

3) Is that the best thing that you could come up with? really?

See? Harmless. Language, like knowledge, can only be used to hurt when it is bottled up and made 'taboo'.

"there seems to be an increasing number of people who come to New York and sequester themselves in little circles re-creating their pasty-white communities from PA or WI or whatever. It's a shame because NY has so much more to offer."

Yes, it's called Upper East Side.

I hate it how LaMendola is TELLING others how to react to her insensitive, ignorant slander. Hey - listen - people are offended. Stop being defensive and listen for a minute to what people are saying.

If we tell you that we were taunted and ostracized as children, and this language is still deeply painful today, why in the world would you not heed that?

We expected that as adults, we wouldn't have to face this type of language anymore. We don't want to be constantly reminded that people view us as outsiders. Can it be true that things haven't changed since the playground 20 years ago?

Unfortunately, there seems to be an increasing number of people who come to New York and sequester themselves in little circles re-creating their pasty-white communities from PA or WI or whatever. It's a shame because NY has so much more to offer.

I wonder how many of the responders here are hypocrites - I'll bet most of you have some misogynistic anti-white gangsta rap music on your ipod right now.

And isn't this comment ethnically insensitive:

"And if any people are known for their sensitivity towards minorities, it's the Germans!"

What if I replaced it with:

"And if any people are known for their tolerance, it's Muslim fundamentalists!"

or

"If any people are known for their appreciation of baby girls, it's the Chinese!"

I bet you'd be angry - and these are quite tame.

==> The whole concept of predjudice is in applying stereotypical ehtnic or racial attributes to individuals soley because of their belonging to said group, instead of judging them on their individual merits or deficiencies.

Call a white woman a fat pig and she will get the picture. Call a white man bald and he will also get the picture.

Forgot to mention this band too, theyre pretty good.

"Racist Imperialist Pasty White people who all died (some burned, some jumped, some choked) when planes hit the twin towers and they still cant get over it"

Ching Chong Song? Never heard of em. You should check out"

"Smelly Ass Monkey Nigger from Africa about to be hanged by Whites Like Me" best band ever.

Geez, it must be great to be white! You can make fun of other people and when they get offended, just say that it was a joke AND complain that they need to chill out, and how there's no respect for freedom anymore.

Let's make this clear for the non-minorities.

"Ching Chong Song".... "Nigger Song"

Same effect, one is more obvious.

People will get upset and rightfully so.

and re post #30

"But still. Things like this have to be considered in context. Is Ching Chong Song the band in any way making light of or encouraging racial discrimination or violence?

The answer is clearly no."

You don't need any kind of context, replace "Ching Chong Song" with "Nigger song" and the answer is clearly yes.