Maybe Im failing to see the alternative definition here but you might want to consider changing the title of this article... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chink
David Hamilton
· 2 years ago
Wikipedia, unfortunately, is a much better encyclopedia than it is a dictionary. I certainly didn't intend the word "chink" in any offensive sense, just in its common usage as a crack or a narrow opening. See here: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/chink
Alaska Miller
· 2 years ago
chink means crack: ie. chink in the armor.
If you think a word is racist, maybe you're the racist?
Got my attention.. I thought maybe he meant Kink.. Hah.
commonsense
· 2 years ago
When I read the title of this piece, the first thoughts in my mind: (1). How come such offensive slurs shows up in this website? (2). The word "chink" must have some other less commonly used meanings, -- it is confirmed that when I check wikipedia.
So what does it tell us? For me, the author of the article knows both (1) and (2) of my thoughts, and he still wants to use such term to stir up attentions, if not emotions.
Given the diversified environment in Silicon Valley, my comments are: (1). It's in bad taste, and probably with a little bit cowardice. (2). It won't do any good to the readers, and will likely to paint this web site a piece of racisms. (3). Let’s hope that Matt Mashall can help us to do some sanity check in the future to avoid this kind of unpleasant reading experience.
RickM70
· 2 years ago
"Chink" in this sense is not referring to those people of Chinese descent. Instead, the author is referring to a small crack, fissure, hole, or unprotected spot. I believe a better word could have been found, however, the use of the word "chink" in this instance, is not wrong.
From Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream": "And such a wall, as I would have you think, That had in it a crannied hole or chink, Through which the lovers, Pyramus and Thisby, Did whisper often very secretly.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chink
If you think a word is racist, maybe you're the racist?
Etymology: probably alteration of Middle English chine crack, fissure
1 : a small cleft, slit, or fissure
2 : a weak spot that may leave one vulnerable
So what does it tell us? For me, the author of the article knows both (1) and (2) of my thoughts, and he still wants to use such term to stir up attentions, if not emotions.
Given the diversified environment in Silicon Valley, my comments are:
(1). It's in bad taste, and probably with a little bit cowardice.
(2). It won't do any good to the readers, and will likely to paint this web site a piece of racisms.
(3). Let’s hope that Matt Mashall can help us to do some sanity check in the future to avoid this kind of unpleasant reading experience.
From Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream":
"And such a wall, as I would have you think,
That had in it a crannied hole or chink,
Through which the lovers, Pyramus and Thisby,
Did whisper often very secretly.