S/O Is "chop chop" offensive?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Totally depends on the context. If it's said seriously or with a certain tone, absolutely.

(Not Asian)

I have no idea what you mean. Offensive when said seriously or with a certain tone? What tone?

Welshing on a deal - offensive. Saying Chop chop to mean hurry, why would this be offensive?

I just looked up "welsh" and it's not anti-welsh. It refers to a practice common in 18th century England where englishman would run off to wales to avoid debts (especially bookies that wanted to avoid paying on bets). So it didn't suggest that the welsh were unreliable--it just suggested that wales was a good place to hide from creditors. Which was probably true then, and maybe still is true now.

It is generally considered offensive now.

http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/72806/are-the-terms-welsh-or-welch-as-in-reneging-on-a-bet-derogatory-toward-the

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anything culturally appropriated and coming from a white person - especially a white woman - is racist.

How about you get off DCUM and get back to fixing my fa qu chicken? Chop-chop!

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Its not the best expression to use.

There is a very fine restaurant in London on the Kings Road called

"Ho Lee Fook"

which does make me laugh, every time.

[Anonymous]

What's more offensive is assuming any one syllable word beginning in "ch" is Asian in origin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Really? I use this all the time. Best friend is Asian and hasn't ever mentioned that to me.

LOL. Let me guess...some of your best friends are black.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anything culturally appropriated and coming from a white person - especially a white woman - is racist.

Let's just go whole hog and say that anything white people say is racist, period, the end.

[Anonymous]

Oy vey!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What's more offensive is assuming any one syllable word beginning in "ch" is Asian in origin.

Chin chin!

[Anonymous]

How is it offensive? I'm not familiar with the roots of the phrase.

[Anonymous]

What is the origin of chop chop?

[Anonymous]

OP, you that phrase in front of me and I will karate chop your neck.

[Anonymous]

Yes, because it's just rude. If someone said "chop chop" to me I would likely respond with another two word phrase.

For some reason to me it indicates immaturity.

[Anonymous]

My parents always get offended when I say chop chop as a joke. They aren't Asian. My brother used to say it to me so now I joke around with them. I don't understand why they get so mad when I say it.

[Anonymous]

Chop chop hubba hubba