[jrs99]

Regardless of the intention, they ARE both chinese. So is it really a stretch to see a racist element to this nick name? It is racist by default. I'm not saying that it is a greatly offensive nickname or even unfunny, but for someone to call it racist is not at all a stretch.

[oldmanjay]

Is it racist to acknowledge that Ellen Pao is of Chinese ancestry? I don't get how but I don't get a lot of the modern sensitivities.

[jrs99]

Certainly if you want to denigrate someone and you bring up their gender or ethnicity, it can be sexist or racist.

[pvnick]

Give it a rest