f****e
发帖数: 24964 | 1 正确的说法应该是Chineseman，就像Englishman Frenchman一样？
说起来Chinaman字面上倒看不出来什么歧视，莫非是当年华工不懂英语，自称Chinaman
？看起来像是“中国人”直接翻过来的chinglish（没有变形）。 | l*****n
发帖数: 328 | 2 Well it's true, most Chinese people, despite living in the US for decades,
couldn't string up a coherent English sentence. | f********8
发帖数: 1417 | 3 The California Gold Rush, ~ the 1850s, had given rise the the first wave of
Chinese migration to the Golden Mountains.
Many of of these Chinese took menial jobs with Railways in California and
western states. They faced much hostility / hatred from the Irish American
workers who were wary of the influx of Chinese competing for their jobs.
The Irish hurled many insults at the Chinese. One such insulting terms was "
Chinaman" used to demean them as being dishonest (look and dress differently
) and stupid (can't speak English). The hatred / distrust of the Chinese led
to the eventual passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act in America, which was
not repealed until ~ 1950s.
Today, "Chinaman" conjures up those terrible times of discrimination against
Chinese in America (discrimination that was even legalized!). Yes, it is
not PC to use Chinaman today, although you still hear it used in general
talk more than the dreaded word nigger.
Chinaman
【在 f****e 的大作中提到】
: 正确的说法应该是Chineseman，就像Englishman Frenchman一样？
: 说起来Chinaman字面上倒看不出来什么歧视，莫非是当年华工不懂英语，自称Chinaman
: ？看起来像是“中国人”直接翻过来的chinglish（没有变形）。
| f****e
发帖数: 24964 | 4 字面上应该相当于中国人叫别人美国佬，法国佬
只不过历史上中国人的屈辱回忆都被附着在这个词上了，以后中国人进一步扬眉吐气，
可能就只剩下字面上的调侃成分了，和yankee一样
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【在 f********8 的大作中提到】
: The California Gold Rush, ~ the 1850s, had given rise the the first wave of
: Chinese migration to the Golden Mountains.
: Many of of these Chinese took menial jobs with Railways in California and
: western states. They faced much hostility / hatred from the Irish American
: workers who were wary of the influx of Chinese competing for their jobs.
: The Irish hurled many insults at the Chinese. One such insulting terms was "
: Chinaman" used to demean them as being dishonest (look and dress differently
: ) and stupid (can't speak English). The hatred / distrust of the Chinese led
: to the eventual passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act in America, which was
: not repealed until ~ 1950s.
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