S/O Is "chop chop" offensive?
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Anonymous
| When telling someone to hurry up, is the expression "chop chop" offensive? Especially interested in hearing from Asians and Asian-Americans. |
Anonymous
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Totally depends on the context. If it's said seriously or with a certain tone, absolutely.
(Not Asian) |
Anonymous
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Offensive in a racist way? Or just a rude way?
Agree if it is said seriously it is rude. But it never dawned on me this would be racist. |
Anonymous
| Really? I use this all the time. Best friend is Asian and hasn't ever mentioned that to me. |
Anonymous
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? |
Anonymous
| Why? |
Anonymous
| OMG. How incredibly tiresome. |
Anonymous
| I'm sorry, what now? |
Anonymous
| Is it offensive to use Yiddish? French? Can I say Au Revoir? |
Anonymous
| Honestly, I think it's so far removed from its origins that no racist intent can be construed. No one remembers where the hell it came from. |
Anonymous
| I say this all the time....I have never wondered if it was offensive?? |
Anonymous
| Ciao OP. |
Anonymous
| It's offensive if you're using it on somebody other than your children. It sounds like you're bossing your servants around |
Anonymous
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. |
Anonymous
| Anything culturally appropriated and coming from a white person - especially a white woman - is racist. |