The Japanese
I used to think it was offensive when people did that "Ah so!" Japanese voice, and mixed up their Ls and Rs as a joke.

Had a few Japanese lessons and it turns out the Japanese actually do say Ah so (desu ka), and they do mix up their Ls and Rs as a matter of course.

Is it still racist to do that Japanese impression? I have literally no idea.
(ManekiNeko loves horses, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 16:08, 8 replies)

no it's not racist.
as long as you don't pull your eyes into slits while you do it.
( Sallyrsm, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 16:13, closed)

Not racist
lacist
(Beelzebub's Ball Bag is pleasuring your wife on, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 16:15, closed)

Well
I guess I walked into that one.
(ManekiNeko loves horses, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 16:34, closed)

See also
everything2.com/title/Fake+gaijin+accent
( Ungersven would support SpankyHanky's patreon, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 16:40, closed)

Well, Japanese isn't a race. It's a nationality.

( Digeridude Lord Wellington's Beef Trapeze, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 17:13, closed)

Habit.
I've accidentally gotten into the habit of adding desu to anyone who says "ahh sooo" in attempts at lacism. I don't know when it happened. But I've taken to correcting their grammar rather than waggling a finger at the rather 1980's behaviour.

Oddly I find most people respond surprisingly well to learning they do actually, almost, speak a bit of genuine Japanese already :D
( Troo Troo Barney McGrew, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 17:16, closed)

Major Bladbelly!

( flake has nothing against your right leg, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 19:00, closed)

Not sure..
..but doing an impression of a little Britain' Ting-Tong then when its pointed out the character is Thai, replying with "yeah its all the same though"... that's a bit racialist.
(DaftenDirekt, Sat 3 Apr 2010, 19:59, closed)