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[-] ivan@piefed.social 53 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Wikipedia says it’s a word for people of mixed white and Asian descent.

[-] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 35 points 4 days ago

There is also blasian, same idea...

I feel its mostly used by people that are either racist or fetishize certain ethnicities.

[-] carrotfox@piefed.social 33 points 3 days ago

Wasians themselves often use this term as well. It's just a shorthand.

[-] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 3 days ago

Not that i would equate the two, but we should all be aware of how meaningless "they use it themselves" is from the n-word. Every time i hear a white guy say "blasian" anywhere on social media its when they talk about how hot a woman is and how its "the best mix". I know its also used completely innocently, but thats just what my experience with hearing it is.

[-] tottle@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago

I think youre just looking at too much porn online. Go to a city like Vancouver where like 30% of the population is wasain and you’ll see people use the term descriptively all the time and it’s not a slur.

[-] searabbit@piefed.social 1 points 3 days ago

I'll lyk if anyone ever punches me in the face for using the word wasian or blasian around them.

[-] TachyonTele_Esq@piefed.social 10 points 3 days ago
[-] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 days ago
[-] TachyonTele_Esq@piefed.social 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Whoa buddy yer mom was a muggle!
(And a very nice lady)

[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

Or Blite? Sounds too close to "blight" though.

[-] thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 days ago

I feel its mostly used by people that are either racist or fetishize certain ethnicities.

so, people who are racist, you mean?

[-] scallisto@retrofed.com 15 points 3 days ago

Note that the term is most common for people of East Asian backgrounds! And, at least from my experience in HK, the term is also used for Asian people (mixed or otherwise) who grew up in Western culture.

[-] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 3 days ago

I would add that it's very much an American English and Canadian English term.

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