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'''Ann Miller''' was born on [[April 12]], [[1923]] (some sources still indicate [[1919]]) and died on [[January 22]], [[2004]]. She was an American dancer, singer and actress, who was christened '''Johnnie Lucille Collier''' in [[Chireno, Texas]] (some sources cite [[Houston, Texas]]).
The following is a '''list of ethnic slurs''' that are, or have been, used to refer to members of a given [[ethnicity]] (or, in some cases, [[nationality]] or [[religion]]) in a derogatory or pejorative manner. The term is listed, followed by its primary user(s) and a definition.
She was considered a child dance prodigy. She was given a contract with [[RKO]] allegedly at the tender age of thirteen (she had told them she was eighteen). She became famous for her roles in films such as [[Kiss Me, Kate]], [[Easter Parade]] and [[On the Town]]. Miller was famed for her speed in [[tap dancing]]; she claimed to be able to tap 500 times per minute.
It should be noted that not all terms on the list are considered equally offensive. It should also be noted that many of these terms are used more widely than would be imagined based on their "definition", for example, ''Chink'' can be used to refer to any Asian person. The key here is that the person using the slur cares so little about the target, that the person's ''actual'' background is irrelevant. The motivation for using an ethnic slur is often [[racism]].
Her father (from whom she would become estranged due to his infidelities to her mother) insisted on the name Johnnie because he had wanted a boy, but she was often called Annie. She took up dancing to help exercise her legs to help her [[rickets]]. Her film career effectively ended in [[1956]], but she remained active in the theatre. In [[1979]] she astounded audiences in the [[Broadway]] show [[Sugar Babies]]. In 1983 she won the [[Sarah Siddons Award]] for her work in [[Chicago]] theatre. In 2001 she took her last role as "Coco" in auteur director [[David Lynch]]'s movie [[Mulholland Drive (film)]].
See also: [[Term of disparagement]]
*'''Ab-bo''' - Australia, Australian aborigine
For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Ann Miller has a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] at 6914 Hollywood Blvd.
*'''A-rab''' - U.S., someone of Middle-eastern descent (from ''Arab'')
*'''barbarian''' - Ancient Roman, a non-Roman European (especially the Germanic tribes)
She died at the age of 80 (or 84) from cancer that had spread to her lungs and was interred in the [[Holy Cross Cemetery]] in [[Culver City, California]].
*'''boong''' - Australia, Australian aboriginal
*'''boy''' - Southern U.S. whites, a black ''man''
*'''beaner''' / '''bean-eater''' - Western U.S., someone of Mexican descent
== Filmography ==
*'''camel jockey''' - U.S., someone of Middle-eastern descent
* ''[[Anne of Green Gables]]'' (1934)
*'''[[Canuck]]''' - U.S., a Canadian national
* ''[[The Good Fairy]]'' (1935)
*'''Charlie''' - U.S. military; Vietnam War - a Vietcong soldier
* ''[[The Devil on Horseback]]'' (1936)
*'''Chink''' - U.S./U.K., someone of Chinese descent
* ''[[New Faces of 1937]]'' (1937)
*'''Christ-killer''' - used in some Christian cultures, a Jewish person
* ''[[The Life of the Party]]'' (1937)
*'''coon''' - U.S./U.K./Australia, black person
* ''[[Stage Door]]'' (1937)
*'''cockroach''' - U.S. - mexican person
* ''[[Radio City Revels]]'' (1938)
*'''cracker''' - U.S., a white person from the Southern U.S.
* ''[[Having Wonderful Time]]'' (1938)
*'''dago''' - U.S., someone of Italian descent (originally applied to Spanish, Portuguese or Italian sailors)
* ''[[You Can't Take It with You]]'' (1938)
*'''darkie''' - various, someone with dark-colored skin (not used for Hispanics or Asians)
* ''[[Room Service]]'' (1938)
*'''double Dutch''' / '''Dutch courage''' - U.S./U.K., inferior attributes for Dutch people
* ''[[Tarnished Angel]]'' (1938)
*'''eggplant''' - North-eastern U.S., a black person
* ''[[Too Many Girls]]'' (1940)
*'''Eurotrash''' - U.S./U.K., a continental European national
* ''[[Hit Parade of 1941]]'' (1940)
*'''Eyetie''' / '''Eye-talian''' - U.S., someone of Italian descent
* ''[[Melody Ranch]]'' (1940)
*'''fob''' - U.S., a recent Asian immigrant (from ''Fresh Off the Boat'')
* ''[[Time Out for Rhythm]]'' (1941)
*'''flip''' - U.S., someone of Filipino descent
* ''[[Meet the Stars: Stars Past and Present]]'' (1941) (short subject)
*'''frog''' - U.S./U.K., a French national
* ''[[Screen Snapshots: Series 21, No. 1]]'' (1941) (short subject)
*'''Gerry''' - Allies in WWII, a German soldier
* ''[[Go West, Young Lady]]'' (1941)
*'''gook''' - U.S. since Vietnam War, a Vietnamese person
* ''[[True to the Army]]'' (1942)
*'''goy''' - Hebrew speakers, a non-Jewish person
* ''[[Priorities on Parade]]'' (1942)
*'''guinea''' - U.S., someone of Italian descent
* ''[[Reveille with Beverly]]'' (1943)
*'''haole''' - native Hawaiians, a non-native white person
* ''[[What's Buzzin', Cousin?]]'' (1943)
*'''heeb''' - U.S., Jewish Person ( Short for Hebrew )
* ''[[Hey, Rookie]]'' (1944)
*'''honger''' - North America, a person from Hong Kong
* ''[[Jam Session]]'' (1944)
*'''honky''' - U.S. blacks, a white person
* ''[[Carolina Blues]]'' (1944)
*'''Hymie''' - U.S. blacks, a Jew, especially from New York City ("Hymietown")
* ''[[Eadie Was a Lady]]'' (1945)
*'''hun''' - Allies in WWI, a German soldier; '''also''' Irish nationalists, a British nationalist
* ''[[Eve Knew Her Apples]]'' (1945)
*'''ice mutant''' - black supremacists, a white person
* ''[[The Thrill of Brazil]]'' (1946)
*'''Jap''' - U.S./U.K., someone of Japanese descent
* ''[[Easter Parade]]'' (1948)
*'''JAP''' - U.S., Jewish women (Jewish American Princess)
* ''[[The Kissing Bandit]]'' (1948)
*'''jungle bunny''' - U.S. whites, a black person
* ''[[Mighty Manhattan, New York's Wonder City]]'' (1949) (short subject)
*'''kaffir''' - South African whites, a black person
* ''[[On the Town]]'' (1949)
*'''kaffir''' - Islamic world, a non-Muslim
* ''[[Watch the Birdie]]'' (1950)
*'''kike''' - U.S., a Jewish person
* ''[[Texas Carnival]]'' (1951)
*'''[[Kraut]]''' - U.S./U.K., a German national
* ''[[Two Tickets to Broadway]]'' (1951)
*'''limey''' - U.S., a British national - British sailors ate limes to prevent scurvy
* ''[[Lovely to Look At]]'' (1952)
*'''long nose''' - China, a person of European descent
* ''[[Small Town Girl]]'' (1953)
*'''mick''' - U.S., a person of Irish descent (from the common surname form McXxxx)
* ''[[Calamity Jane]]'' (1953) (bit part)
*'''moon cricket''' - U.S., a black person
* ''[[Kiss Me, Kate]]'' (1953)
*'''mud person''' - U.S. white supremacists, a non-white person (usually seen in the plural form as ''mud people'')
* ''[[Deep in My Heart]]'' (1954)
*'''Newfy''' - Canada, a person from Newfoundland
* ''[[Hit the Deck]]'' (1955)
*'''nigger''' - U.S./U.K., a black person ( also "niggra", southern U.S. variation)
* ''[[The Opposite Sex]]'' (1956)
*'''Nip''' - U.S., someone of Japanese descent (from ''Nippon'', the Anglicization of the Japanese name for Japan)
* ''[[The Great American Pastime]]'' (1956)
*'''Papist''' - Protestants, a Roman Catholic person
* ''[[Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood]]'' (1976)
*'''Pinko''' - U.S., communist /communist sympathiser or a liberal
* ''[[A Century of Cinema]]'' (1994) (documentary)
*'''Polack''' - U.S., a person of Polish descent
* ''[[That's Entertainment! III]]'' (1994)
*'''pom''' - Australia/New Zealand/South Africa, a British national
* ''[[Mulholland Dr.]]'' (2001)
*'''porch monkey''' - U.S., a black person
*'''prairie nigger''' - U.S., a Native American
== External links ==
*'''raghead''' - U.S., someone of Middle-eastern descent
* {{imdb name|id=0587900|name=Ann Miller}}
*'''red neck''' - U.S., southern white person
* [http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3422589.stm BBC obituary]
*'''rock spider''' - English-speaking South Africans, an Afrikaner (although in Australia, ''rock spider'' means ''child molester'')
*'''Round hair''' - U.S., a black person
[[Category:1923 births|Miller, Ann]]
*'''Russki''' - U.S., a Russian national
[[Category:2004 deaths|Miller, Ann]]
*'''sand Nazi''' - U.S., someone of Middle-eastern descent
[[Category:American actors|Miller, Ann]]
*'''sand nigger''' - U.S., someone of Middle-eastern descent
[[Category:U.S. stage actors|Miller, Ann]]
*'''Skunk''' - U.S., someone of Middle-eastern descent
[[Category:American film actors|Miller, Ann]]
*'''slant-eye''' - U.S., a person of Asian descent
[[Category:Hollywood Walk of Fame|Miller, Ann]]
*'''slope''' - a person of Asian descent
[[Category:Female singers|Miller, Ann]]
*'''spic''' - U.S., a person of Hispanic descent
[[Category:Tap dancers|Miller, Ann]]
*'''spook''' - U.S. whites, a black person
[[Category:People from Texas|Miller, Ann]]
*'''spear-chucker''' - U.S. whites, a black person
*'''towelhead''' - U.S., someone of Middle-eastern descent
*'''wetback''' - U.S., a mexican immigrant
[[de:Ann Miller]]
*'''whitey''' - U.S., a white person
[[fr:Ann Miller]]
*'''wog''' - U.K., a dark-skinned national of a Colonial British colony; '''also''' Australia, a Southern-European person (or any foreigner)
[[nl:Ann Miller]]
*'''wop''' - U.S., an Italian immigrant ([http://www.etymonline.com/w3etym.htm click here for etymology], although [[folk etymology]] gives the origin as: ''WithOut Passport'')
[[sv:Ann Miller]]
*'''Yank''' - Southern U.S., a person from the North-Eastern U.S.
*'''[[Yankee]]''' - Europe, an American national (also, same as ''Yank'')
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