Skin colors and names

[wolf_reinhold]

just above the tuft of black hair and the smooth bit of tanned yellow forehead that begins to protrude into the room.

“Tanned yellow forhead”? Ah, I see. One of the Yellow Horde.
Good thing he doesn’t post shit like that or he’d be banned here.

[Joesox]

@wolf_reinhold

[quote]just above the tuft of black hair and the smooth bit of tanned yellow forehead that begins to protrude into the room.

“Tanned yellow forhead”? Ah, I see. One of the Yellow Horde.
Good thing he doesn’t post shit like that or he’d be banned here.[/quote]
I noticed that inappropriate and inaccurate usage but still thought the overall passage rather funny.

[Juba]

@wolf_reinhold

[quote]just above the tuft of black hair and the smooth bit of tanned yellow forehead that begins to protrude into the room.

“Tanned yellow forhead”? Ah, I see. One of the Yellow Horde.
Good thing he doesn’t post shit like that or he’d be banned here.[/quote]
Calm down. Chinese people frequently refer to themselves as “yellow people” (huangzhongren). White folks are baizhongren and blacks are heiren - for some reason they don’t get a “zhong.”

[mod_lang]

I’ve overheard myself referred to as simply “bairen” before. No zhong necessary.