Chinaman is an old slur. I think it dates back to the coolies, late 1800s. Just as Oriental is considered a slur when applied to an Asian person, rather than the region.
Chinaman does not equal Frenchman, Irishman, Dutchman, etc. To make it equal it would be Chineseman.
This is all trivial stuff, but those are the correct answers. Personally, I find it humorous that anyone would worry about it. If Mr. Clampett gets any kind of reprimand, it would be complete injustice.
As to the fawning over Tiger Woods. It’s deserved. It has nothing to do with his ethnicity, he is simply the best, and quite possibly the best to ever pick up a golf club. Tiger has charisma, physical ability, and mental toughness. When I watch, I want to know what Tiger is up to.
You mean even “Oriental” is now considered a slur? I need to check the PC dictionary more often. How should someone refer to a Chinese golfer, who is actually from China? Maybe it is best not to refer to someone’s nationality at all, lest anyone be offended.
It can be. But it grows seriously tiresome at times. I get that golf ratings go up significantly when Tiger is in the hunt and the announcers are told to push Tiger all they can, regardless of where he is, but it gets ridiculous when, like yesterday, he makes a putt on 11 to get within six strokes of the lead and the announcers--even the normally excellent Nick Faldo--are saying stuff like "Here comes Tiger!" Really? He's going to make up six strokes in seven holes?
Stewart Cink shot the same score as Tiger yesterday: 72. Cink was in the same group as Woods. How many of Cink's shots made the air yesterday? I'm sure that I'm forgetting some, but I can remember three. Meanwhile, every stroke that Tiger took was aired. That's ridiculous, especially considering that, for much of the day, he was six or seven strokes back.
It's not Tiger's fault, but it gets seriously old.