Chinese Jinks

Continuing our intermittent series of "yesteryear's racial stereotypes."

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Posted By: Paul - Tue Mar 06, 2012
Category: Anthropomorphism | Stereotypes and Cliches | Cartoons | 1930s | Asia

Comments

Oh yeah, that does a pretty good job of being racially offensive by today's standards.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 03/07/12 at 04:44 AM

When it started I thought it was going to be a remake of The Sand Pebbles.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 03/07/12 at 10:14 AM

I couldn't make out a copyright date but the look places it among the earliest sound cartoons of the early '30's. Times were different then.

Posted by KDP on 03/07/12 at 11:51 AM

I'd put it a bit later; like the end of the decade. There wasn't any singing and/or chorus lines but the limbs were still rubbery and the voices weren't evolved from squeeky falsetto.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 03/07/12 at 12:37 PM

I stand corrected! The Van Beuren Studio closed down in '36 and Chinese Jinks is from '32.

I found this site that has all the old cartoons listed. Big Cartoon Data Base Amazing collection of goodies.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 03/07/12 at 12:45 PM

Oh, yeah. I put a bookmark on it. Thanks, Expat.

Posted by KDP on 03/07/12 at 02:38 PM

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