Why are Chinese people called Chinks?
Why are Chinese people called Chinks?
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The derogatory term 'Chinks' has been used to refer to Chinese people since the late 1600s. It is a reference to the shape of the earliest porcelain products created in China, which had a distinctive neck or 'chink' in the middle when they were fired in the kiln. This term was later adopted as a racial slur towards Asian people in general.
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Why are Chinese people called Chinks?
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Chinks is an offensive term for Chinese people, which is derived from the word 'Chin', a transliteration of 'China'. It was originally used in reference to Chinese laborers who emigrated to the US in the mid-19th century and was later used to refer to all ethnic Chinese.
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