Do You Remember?

Do You Remember

When most of Canada’s racial discrimination was against those peoples of indigenous “tribal” heritage—“The only Good Indian is a dead Indian"?

Chinese-- Baby-Muncher-The Chinese ate their babies because of their poverty stricken homes and to keep down the population. Bamboo Coon-Bamboo grows in China. BBC-British Born Chinese. A British Chinese person who may or may not understand Chinese culture. BBC is also a major television network in Great Britain. CBC-Canadian Born Chinese. A Canadian Chinese person who does not understand Chinese culture. CBC is also a major television network in Canada. Celestial-Mainly used in the past by whites to describe the Chinese whom they saw as strange and from somewhere far away. The Chinese used to refer to their nation as the "Celestial Empire". Chale-Informal/derogatory term used by Hispanics, primarily in Mexico, to refer to Chinese people. As in "Cafe de Chales" = Chinese-run or owned cafe. Chiegro-Refers to Chinese people that try to act like Black people; or are half Black. Chinee-An archaic singular for the plural Chinese, now considered offensive. Also said to be an emphasis of many Asian's inability to pronounce English. Chink-a-billy-Half Chinese, half hillbilly. Chonky-Concatenation of Chinese or Chink and Honky. Choo-Choo-Chinese immigrants helped build Canada’s railroads. Chop Stick-Refers to the utensils commonly used to eat Chinese food. Chunk-A variant of "chink." Used in the place of chink when speaking to a fat Chinese person, or a "chunk."

Then came discrimination against the Irish--Bog-Jumper - Many bogs in Ireland. Bog-trotter - Abundance of bogs in Ireland. Carrot Top - Hair colour. Cat-licker - Catholic. Clover - Clovers are prevalent in Irish society. Clown - Not used so much as a racial slur, however, the classic clown is based on a stereotyped image of Irish people: bushy red hair, a large red nose (from excessive drinking), and colourful clothes often with plaids, and often with a great many patches to represent that the Irish were poor and could not buy themselves new clothes. With excessive plaid is a Scottish variation. Coal-Cracker - Many Irish immigrants mined coal. Donkey - It was cheaper to hire an Irishman than a donkey in the coal mining days of the 1800s. Drunk - Irish are stereotypically drunks. F.B.I. - Foreign Born Irish. Fenian - Refers to Irish Roman Catholic immigrants living in such large UK cities as Glasgow, Liverpool and Manchester. Also used by Protestants to demean Catholics in Northern Ireland. Irish republicans use it to identify themselves as a member of Sinn Fein. Derived from Gaelic stories of the Fianna, a mythical group of warriors. Not inherently derogatory.

Next, Ukrainian immigrants—BOHUNK-Bohemian + Hunk person of central European descent, by shortening & alteration from Hungarian-First Known Use: circa 1903. Dub-Dumb Ukrainian Bastard. Khokhol-Comes from a traditional Ukranian Cossak haircut, where all head was shaved, except the cock in front of the head. Porgy/Garlic Snapper-From the popular Ukrainian dishes. Ukey-Name which they call one another, when others call them this it is derogatory similar if a non-Black calls a Black a nigger.

Now, the main discrimination is against anyone and everyone of East-Asian Descent.

When, will discrimination ever end? Nature-Creator of All-made us LOOK differently for GOOD reason—so that we do not have to keep looking at the same very STUPID, FACES.~~Al (Alex-Alexander) D. Girvan