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Ching chong and ching chang chong are ethnic slurs used to mock or imitate the Chinese language, people of Chinese ancestry, or other people of East Asian descent perceived to be Chinese. The term is a derogatory imitation of Mandarin and Cantonese phonology. [1]
Actor and musician Jimmy Wong responded with this parody song: " 'Ching Chong,' it means 'I love you.' ")
Jul 14, 2014 · But "ching chong" hurled as an insult at Asian folks in the U.S. stretches back all the way to the 19th Century, where it shows up in children's playground taunts. (Because of some mysterious force, it just has to be this way: Kids' rhymes tend to have bleak roots that make us want to hit that "restart-world -from-the-beginning-of-time" button.)
- Kat Chow
Chink or ching chong ( Chinese: 清冲 or 清衝 ( qīng chōng ), is a racial slur for a Chinese person. It is primarily used in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada, India, South Africa, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Malaysia. Sometimes, it can be used to refer to anyone of Asian heritage or appearance.
Jul 14, 2014 · ("Ching chong," after all, is just a crude imitation of what folks think Mandarin or Cantonese sounds like. Urban Dictionary 's first treatment of the phrase sums up how...
Mar 11, 2024 · Noun. ching chong (plural ching chongs) ( offensive, ethnic slur) A Chinese or other Asian person. Further reading. ching chong, ching-chong at Google Ngram Viewer. Categories: English onomatopoeias.
Abstract. This chapter draws on linguistic anthropological tools to examine ideologies of racist language in the United States. In particular, it focuses on the expression ching-chong, an onomatopoeic mimicry that represents Asian otherness, as well as responses to this expression’s use in a YouTube video posted by a white college student ...
