One of the most common slurs against Chinese people is literally just a portmanteau of the words “China” and “man”. The slur wholly depends on people already thinking Chinabad for it to be insulting.
I’m vaguely remembering a study that showed that the US had one of the lowest literacy rates of high wealth nations, which strongly reinforces your point
America: Trump may be evil but at least he’s not chinese
This assumes the average American can form such a sentence without slurs
The way I’ve heard many Americans say it, they seem to think “Chinese” IS a slur.
One of the most common slurs against Chinese people is literally just a portmanteau of the words “China” and “man”. The slur wholly depends on people already thinking Chinabad for it to be insulting.
I don’t assume the average American can form a sentence.
I’m vaguely remembering a study that showed that the US had one of the lowest literacy rates of high wealth nations, which strongly reinforces your point
You have successfully persuaded the Europeans