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I like how we stopped using Chinaman (like Frenchman and Englishman) to dehumanize them. The Geary Act of 1892 refers to “Chinese person or person of Chinese de
by junofan 3y ago
I like how we stopped using Chinaman (like Frenchman and Englishman) to dehumanize them. The Geary Act of 1892 refers to “Chinese person or person of Chinese descent.” Now it’s in fashion again.
- sshine 3y ago"Chinaman" strikes me as a term that's only offensive to non-Chinese. Although 中国人 Zhōng guó rén = China person, Chinaman is close to literal. The whole "person" instead of "man" is also a Western fad, since 他/她 tā = he/she is naturally ambiguous spoken, and 人 rén = person/people occurs naturally when gender is less relevant.