This Is A Man’s World

As I was in the taxi coming home tonight I had a thought?  Why is it acceptable to call someone from England an Englishman, or someone from Ireland an Irishman, but it’s racist to call someone from China a Chinaman?

Who the hell comes up with these stupid societal conventions anyway?

Posted by Lee on 11/05 at 08:08 PM

massmedia...?

call the Chincomm’s that will get up the dander…

Posted by Harley W Daugherty  on  11/05  at  08:12 PM

<adjective>-man construction vs. <countryname>-man construction.

Posted by  on  11/05  at  10:42 PM

They aren’t white males, and thus using any adjectives to describe them is inherently racist?

Posted by  on  11/05  at  11:21 PM

Because there is a word for someone from China (Chinese) so the only time you call someone a chinaman is if you are trying to be rude.

Posted by  on  11/08  at  10:13 PM
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