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Did no one ever have the conversation about how Alibaba is a racist stereotype or do we just give Asia a pass on this kinda thing?
by seppin 10y ago
Did no one ever have the conversation about how Alibaba is a racist stereotype or do we just give Asia a pass on this kinda thing?
- pharrlax 10y agoNo Westerner wants to be the one to call Chinese people racist
- corbee 10y agoHow is Alibaba a racist stereotype? The character is from a timeless classic... its like claiming a hypothetical company called Lancelot is a racist stereotype.
- jessaustin 10y agoWhat "stereotype" does "Ali Baba" invoke? As I recall the story, Ali Baba was a clever man who started out poor but made his fortune by outwitting dangerous thieves with the help of his brother's super-capable slave girl. Is there something bad there? Even if there is, is there something that anyone would have a stereotype about? There are other characters from literature that could be problematic, but this just isn't one of those.