Talk:That Little Chef Guy

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anybody else think this guy looks like a stereotype or am I just paranoid?

Maybe a little. All right, yes, a lot. But he's old news now and TBC were younger then. The little chef guy has pretty much faded into obscurity. — It's dot com 23:32, 16 Sep 2005 (UTC)

yea i guess your right

Having lines for eyes and yellow skin makes you a stereotype? Best call the racism police, for that means there are millions of violations clearly in existence... — 64.122.208.51 (Talk | contribs) 20:54, 1 November 2006 (left unsigned)

I don't see how millions of other uses of the stereotype make it better... Loafing 21:15, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

I removed this recent addition from the article:

Sporting a thick, vaguely stereotypical Sinological accent, yellow skin, slitted eyes, and a demeanor shady enough to earn Strong Bad's distrust, he is a caricature of ethnic "Oriental" stereotypes from Western cinema of past and present--ranging from the chef (as implied by his attire) to Fu Manchu.

While I do agree in principle, I'm not sure that we can be absolutely sure that there is more to the little chef guy than just the stereotypical appearance. Personally, I believe there is, but I'd rather give TBC the benefit of the doubt than post such speculations in the article. And I believe that this is all there is to say about this. Yes, there are parallels, but they aren't strong enough to be treated as more than speculation. Loafing 09:32, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

I don't know how to feel. I'm very against stereotyping, but I had to give up several other cartoons due to corrupt networks. I don't want to lose this. --Jnelson09 19:39, 27 February 2007 (UTC)