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John Chinaman : ウィキペディア英語版 | John Chinaman was a stock caricature of a Chinese laborer seen in cartoons of the 19th century.(An example from ''Punch'', May 9, 1857 at www.thecore.nus.edu ) Also referenced by Mark Twain and popular American songs of the period,(An example from ''The California Songster'', 1855, at www.columbia.edu ) John Chinaman represented, in western society, a typical persona of China. He was typically depicted with a long queue and wearing a coolie hat.American political cartoonist Thomas Nast, who often depicted John Chinaman, created a variant, John Confucius, to represent Chinese political figures. In Nast's cartoon "A Matter of Taste", published March 15, 1879 (''seen at right''), John Confucius expresses disapproval of Senator James G. Blaine for his support of the Chinese Exclusion Act. Blaine is shown dining in "Kearney's Senatorial Restaurant"—a reference to Denis Kearney, the leader of a violent anti-Chinese movement in California. John Confucius asks, "How can Christians stomach such diet?"According to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', the term first emerged with British sailors who, uninterested in learning how to pronounce the names of the Chinese stewards, firemen, and sailors who worked as part of their crews, came up with the generic nickname of "John"."John, n.". (OED Online ). September 2013. Oxford University Press. Retrieved October 16, 2013. == Notes==
John Chinaman was a stock caricature of a Chinese laborer seen in cartoons of the 19th century.〔(An example from ''Punch'', May 9, 1857 at www.thecore.nus.edu )〕 Also referenced by Mark Twain and popular American songs of the period,〔(An example from ''The California Songster'', 1855, at www.columbia.edu )〕 John Chinaman represented, in western society, a typical persona of China. He was typically depicted with a long queue and wearing a coolie hat. American political cartoonist Thomas Nast, who often depicted John Chinaman, created a variant, John Confucius, to represent Chinese political figures. In Nast's cartoon "A Matter of Taste", published March 15, 1879 (''seen at right''), John Confucius expresses disapproval of Senator James G. Blaine for his support of the Chinese Exclusion Act. Blaine is shown dining in "Kearney's Senatorial Restaurant"—a reference to Denis Kearney, the leader of a violent anti-Chinese movement in California. John Confucius asks, "How can Christians stomach such diet?" According to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', the term first emerged with British sailors who, uninterested in learning how to pronounce the names of the Chinese stewards, firemen, and sailors who worked as part of their crews, came up with the generic nickname of "John".〔"John, n.". (OED Online ). September 2013. Oxford University Press. Retrieved October 16, 2013.〕 == Notes==
抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Chinaman was a stock caricature of a Chinese laborer seen in cartoons of the 19th century.(An example from ''Punch'', May 9, 1857 at www.thecore.nus.edu ) Also referenced by Mark Twain and popular American songs of the period,(An example from ''The California Songster'', 1855, at www.columbia.edu ) John Chinaman represented, in western society, a typical persona of China. He was typically depicted with a long queue and wearing a coolie hat.American political cartoonist Thomas Nast, who often depicted John Chinaman, created a variant, John Confucius, to represent Chinese political figures. In Nast's cartoon "A Matter of Taste", published March 15, 1879 (''seen at right''), John Confucius expresses disapproval of Senator James G. Blaine for his support of the Chinese Exclusion Act. Blaine is shown dining in "Kearney's Senatorial Restaurant"—a reference to Denis Kearney, the leader of a violent anti-Chinese movement in California. John Confucius asks, "How can Christians stomach such diet?"According to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', the term first emerged with British sailors who, uninterested in learning how to pronounce the names of the Chinese stewards, firemen, and sailors who worked as part of their crews, came up with the generic nickname of "John"."John, n.". (OED Online ). September 2013. Oxford University Press. Retrieved October 16, 2013. == Notes==」の詳細全文を読む
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