Talk:List of ethnic slurs/Archive 14

Semi-protected edit request on 29 November 2023
Add epithet 'Chow' for Chinese person, used in early 20th-century New Zealand.

See https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers?end_date=17-10-1950&items_per_page=10&query=Chow&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA&title=NZTR for hundreds of instances of use in the publication NZ Truth. Earliest instance 1906, latest 1928. Thank you. Tmar196 (talk) 03:09, 29 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Done Richard-of-Earth (talk) 04:18, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 December 2023
Please add the word "Merkin." Merkin is a slur for individuals of American nationality (https://www.worldwidewords.org/articles/merkin.htm). Its origin comes from arround the 1600s (https://www.oed.com/dictionary/merkin_n1?tab=factsheet#37341709). The word sounds like, 'Murican, the slang word for American. A merkin is a wig designed to cover the pubic hair and genitalia of women. It has been used by nobility women, actresses, and prostitutes (https://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/merkin-pubic-wig-hollywood-rooney-mara-patricia-arquette-evan-rachel-wood-kate-winslet-heidi-klum/). Similar to Malkin, a slur for lower class women and prostitutes (https://www.dictionary.com/browse/malkin) DumBassName (talk) 21:09, 2 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Where does it say it's a "slur for individuals of American nationality"? Also, in 1450, it was a "malkin"? Martinevans123 (talk) 21:14, 2 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Edited it DumBassName (talk) 21:21, 2 December 2023 (UTC)
 * That some people on Usenet used it as a pun does not seem sufficient to consider that it has entered the language as a slur. The article Merkin use to mention it, but it was removed as trivia. The discussion about it is at Talk:Merkin. It is mentioned that the OED has it, but people still considered it trivia. I opposed it being there and I oppose it being on this list. Richard-of-Earth (talk) 07:29, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

Semi Protected edit request 12/21/23
Please add the following terms-

Moon Cricket- Used to refer to African Americans. The exact origin of moon crickets is obscure. One theory suggests it begins with US slaves, who sang as a pastime—an act of community and resistance—at night after their labor. Crickets are known to chirp in the evening, when the moon is out.

(More information is offered on the source)

source- https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/moon-crickets/

Porch Monkey- Used to refer to African Americans. Porch monkey, as Green’s Dictionary of Slang finds, is recorded by the 1980s. The slur characterizes Black people as lazy, having nothing better to do than hang around on their porches all day. Some think porch monkey also alludes to the perceived living conditions of certain Black people—stereotyping them as residing in low-income housing that lacks air-conditioning and forces them outside to stay cool.

source- https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/porch-monkey/

Jigaboo- a contemptuous term used to refer to a Black person.

source- https://www.dictionary.com/browse/jigaboo Pipistrello147 (talk) 05:45, 22 December 2023 (UTC)


 * "Monkey" is already on the list. "Porch Monkey" is a variation of that. "Jigaboo" is also already on the list. I added "Moon Cricket". I am not particularly supporting it. Animal names for slurs are common and could insult anyone. This one seems a bit obscure and could be used affectionally. The citation mentions a restaurant was named "Moon Cricket". However, the citation says it is a slur against black people. Richard-of-Earth (talk) 07:29, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

Can someone add "Čobol" ?
https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Čobolák It's a derogatory word for Slovaks commonly used by Czechs, I think it belongs here. 217.195.174.142 (talk) 11:23, 30 December 2023 (UTC)

Robotic
Robotic is a slur used to describe asian people as automatons and As Asian immigrants started excelling in their jobs and careers, a stereotype was slapped onto them. They became the “model minority,” being known as “robots” or “worker bees.”

'''source:'UCI

University of california Reddit discussion 187.189.135.27 (talk) 07:51, 30 December 2023 (UTC)


 * I am not sure if a stereotype is the same as a slur. There is a stereotype of Blacks being lazy, but calling them lazy is not an ethnic slur. The slurs we list tend to be nouns, not adjectives. Calling anyone a robot could be insulting. Richard-of-Earth (talk) 21:13, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 January 2024
chernozhopy in russian is targeting black peolpe fron cherniy(black) and zhopa(ass) being "blackass" combined Ggauzin (talk) 17:34, 15 January 2024 (UTC)


 * Can you provide a reliable source for that? Liu1126 (talk) 00:46, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Seawolf35 T--C 04:22, 16 January 2024 (UTC)

Spelling mistake
Under the section S there is a spelling mistake in the slot of ,,Schvartse, Schwartze,, in German Black means ,,Schwarz,,

Schwartz is more equal to a last name. BrokenArrow001 (talk) 14:14, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 January 2024
Term: Rat; Location or origin: United States; Target: Asian Americans; Meaning, origin and notes: Used as a derogatory term and imagery in racist World War II propaganda art; References: https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/museums/hrnm/Education/EducationWebsiteRebuild/AntiJapanesePropaganda/AntiJapanesePropagandaInfoSheet/Anti-Japanese%20Propaganda%20info.pdf & https://cwp.missouri.edu/2012/wwii-propaganda-the-influence-of-racism/

Just wanted this term to be added with sources. StopAAPIcrimes (talk) 02:22, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

— Urro[ user ] [ talk ] [ edits ] 18:06, 24 January 2024 (UTC)
 * ❌ yet: Feel free to correct me if wrong -- I don't believe the provided sources support your claim.
 * Although offensive to represent someone as a rat, it was common to refer to any group of disliked people as animals at large, and illustrate as such.
 * "Rat", being an animal, is a generally negative term with no specific ethnic connotation on its own. There have been various claims that it is a slur, however each with different targeted groups: Those impoverished, (Colorado Politics) of Semetic background, (Business Insider) Asian (as you said), and so forth.
 * I believe the term in itself may be too vague and uncommon to be documented here. That doesn't mean it isn't a slur in context, however. Derivatives of this term are more common, too, including "sand rat" and "river rat".