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Jeremy Lin is not Chinese.
by tanilama 7y ago
Jeremy Lin is not Chinese.
- tw04 7y ago>Lin is the first American of Chinese or Taiwanese descent to play in the NBA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Lin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Lin Jeremy Lin is of Chinese descent. I didn't say he was born there.
- tanilama 7y agoHe is not 'exported' from China, that is the point. People in China recognizes him as a foreigner.
- sushid 7y agoYour statement is still absurd. Would you consider an Irish American player to be “exported from” Ireland?
- Dylan16807 7y agoProbably? Why would that be different?
- stone-monkey 7y agoBecause we already have a preexisting standard we conform to. Saying Jeremy Lin is a Chinese export is like saying the NBA mostly consists of African exports - we generally consider the black players with some African heritage as just Americans. Jeremy Lin is an American with Chinese heritage - This also helps to differentiate from players who actually have emigrated from other countries like Hakeem Olajuwon.
- Dylan16807 7y agoThe term "African American" is complicated. But I think when someone self-identifies as a [country]-American, it's generally fair to call them an export of that country. You would want to be clear in certain circumstances that they weren't born there, but it's not a terrible way to phrase things. Note that this is different from just having heritage in a country. There's immigration only a couple generations back in my family, but it's already mixed to the point that I wouldn't call myself any specific country-American.
- sushid 7y agoBecause most people don't view/phrase it like that and it sounds absurd either way. At best your phrasing is absurd and at worst (which you deny is the case), racist.