Chowmein (slur)

This article is about the racial slur. For the dish, see Chow mein.

Chowmein is a racial slur originating from India that is used against Chinese people, or other Asian people perceived to be Chinese. The phrase originates from Chow mein, which is a Chinese-American dish.

"Chowmein" is often used against Northeast Indians, where harmful stereotypes cause people to abuse Northeast Indians and call them "chowmein".[1] This may be due to them looking similar to stereotypical East Asian people.[2]

World Chess Championship incident

A newspaper reporting on the World Chess Championship in 2024 used the headline "Sambhar outwits chowmein" was heavily criticized for using the term chowmein to describe Ding Liren, with the headline being called racist.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Let's talk about racism | Don't call us 'chinky, momo, chowmein,' says a Northeastern woman". Hindustan Times. May 16, 2017.
  2. ^ "Spat on and abused: Coronavirus fuels racism in India". news.trust.org.
  3. ^ https://storypick.com/gukesh-dommaraju-victory-racist-headline/
  4. ^ https://www.indiatimes.com/trending/social-relevance/newspaper-slammed-for-racist-sambhar-outwits-chow-mein-headline-on-d-gukeshs-win-this-is-sick-wrong-on-ever-level-648308.html
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