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Thread #48703   Message #3488482
Posted By: Steve Gardham
09-Mar-13 - 06:39 PM
Thread Name: Origins: In Chinaland there lived a great man
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: In Chinaland there lived a great man
It would be interesting to observe which bits people thought were racist, which simply observational, and which bits simply nonsense. The original song was obviously racist in parts. The actual title was 'The China man with Monkey Nose' which of course is offensive. Does the fact that the word 'Chinaman' is the central focus mean that the song is racist? Try substituting 'Englishman'. Does it work, and is it offensive?