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> "Yellow" is often used disparagingly against people of Asian descent. Has anyone ever (let alone "often") heard the word "yellow" used in this manner?
by shockeychap 4y ago
> "Yellow" is often used disparagingly against people of Asian descent.
Has anyone ever (let alone "often") heard the word "yellow" used in this manner?
- maw 4y agoYes, in a line in "Born in the USA." Of course there's an implicit eyeroll there; it's not used to denigrate Asian people.
- ThrowawayR2 4y agoNot in recent decades. Historically, it was a thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Peril https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Peril