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Telegram CNN has published an article suggesting that Chinese-style fonts are racist and offensive because they perpetuate ‘crude’ stereotypes. According to the artcle author Anne Quito, “chop suey fonts to communicate ‘Asianness’ in food packaging, posters and ad campaigns” are evidence of “discrimination and systemic racism.” For years, the West has relied on so-called "chop suey" fonts to communicate "Asianness" in food packaging, posters and ad campaigns. But such fonts perpetuate problematic stereotypes. https://t.co/w85xSXp0iN — CNN (@CNN) April 7, 2021 She made this ludicrous assertion despite admitting that the fonts were immediately adopted by Chinese immigrants who came to the...
