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What Is Derogatory terms?
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- 1.Theo Von begins the segment by "giving a pass" to an unnamed co-host to use the slur "chin chong" against him [00:00].
- 2.The co-host declines to use "chin chong," preferring to "think of something better than that" and suggesting "chop chop" instead [00:04].
- 3.Theo Von states he doesn't "like ching chong that much" [00:27] when considering alternative derogatory terms.
- 4.Theo Von proposes "slot machine boy" [00:29] as his own suggestion for a stereotypical, yet different, descriptor for Asian individuals.
- 5.He clarifies that "slot machine boy" refers to the sensation "when you hit the bonus on a slot machine and the money goes up" [01:01], rather than just a sound effect of winning.