To state "Yes, Asians have epicanthic folds" is not racist.
Imitating epicanthic folds for amusement is. How many times have you seen people do it without including the words "chink" or "gook?"
Intentionally mocking the physical characteristics of a certain race is wrong. Period. Add to the fact that that gesture has been historically used in less than friendly ways and... *shrug*
Edited because I ALWAYS mangle the spelling of that word...
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Date: 2008-08-15 07:27 pm (UTC)Imitating epicanthic folds for amusement is. How many times have you seen people do it without including the words "chink" or "gook?"
Intentionally mocking the physical characteristics of a certain race is wrong. Period. Add to the fact that that gesture has been historically used in less than friendly ways and... *shrug*
Edited because I ALWAYS mangle the spelling of that word...