How to make Chinese New Year more diversity sensitive

by Craig Takeuchi on February 7th, 2008 at 2:33 AM

Since we pride ourselves on diversity sensitivity in Vancouver with our multicultural composition and acceptance of various minority, lifestyle, and social groups, Chinese New Year should be no exception.

A good example is Gung Haggis Fat Choy, which caters to the Scottish, Chinese, and Scottish-Chinese-Canadians-who-like-to-wear-kilts-in-the-freezing-winter communities.

To make the occasion more inclusive, here are a few suggestions of appropriate celebratory expressions (adapted from the Chinese New Year expression Gung Hay Fat Choy), for people of different social groups.

vegetarians: Gung Hay Bok Choy

dieters: Gung Hay Skinny Choy

health food eaters: Gung Hay Flax Chow

overeaters: Gung Ho Fat Boy

crazy cat ladies: Gung Ho Cat Meow

rednecks: Dung Hay Farm Boy

cheeky gay men: Hung Gay Fag Boy

untalented entertainers: Gong Show Fat Chance

Guidos: Go Away Fat Chance

movie buffs: Chow Yun Fat Choy

drunken male university students: Gung Hey Frat Boy

hip-hoppers: Gang Hey Phat Homeboy

Irritable Bowel Syndrome patients: Gurgle Hay Fart Choy

people with rotting body parts: Gangrene Hay Fat Ew

Have any suggestions? Post them below!

Comments

3 Comments

John Lucas

Feb 8, 2008 at 12:24pm

On <i>The Colbert Report</i> last night, Stephen Colbert decided to combine Chinese New Year with Black History Month and make it a celebration of "Chinese African-Americans". Oddly enough, he didn't mention Tiger Woods, who (according to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_woods#Background_and_family" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>) is one-quarter Chinese, one quarter Thai, one quarter African American, one-eighth Native American, and one-eighth Dutch.