There's this "I want to be NEENJA" song by I think Jennifer Murphy, which a lot of Asian Americans find racist because it imitates Chinese accent, uses grammatically wrong English and misspelled words on purpose, etc.
Here in Hong Kong, lots of people imitate Cantonese accents for fun, regardless of race.
I don't live in the USA. (Actually I have never been to the USA)
Even people like me who speak English with a slight Cantonese accent, sometimes use a heavy Cantonese accent on purpose just for fun or for drama purposes.
People imitate heavy Cantonese accents during school dramas to differentiate the locals from the foreigners, and lots of people actually find it funny.
But I guess, in the USA, they have a different history?
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PS; I don't find Jennifer Murphy funny, I just find her weird.
Here in Hong Kong, lots of people imitate Cantonese accents for fun, regardless of race.
I don't live in the USA. (Actually I have never been to the USA)
Even people like me who speak English with a slight Cantonese accent, sometimes use a heavy Cantonese accent on purpose just for fun or for drama purposes.
People imitate heavy Cantonese accents during school dramas to differentiate the locals from the foreigners, and lots of people actually find it funny.
But I guess, in the USA, they have a different history?
:
PS; I don't find Jennifer Murphy funny, I just find her weird.