>>6484122Not that guy, but they sorta just speak to uninformed and generalizing attitudes toward Asians. Bok Choy Boys are made by a Canadian company. "Bok choy" is a Cantonese word, and the subtitle of the line is "from the Forbidden City." The Forbidden City is located in Beijing, where Mandarin is spoken for the most part, and in fact, the Beijing dialect is the very root on standarized Mandarin as we know it today. In addition, the Boys are stylized (and even mentioned in marketing materials) to look like ninjas, which are from Japan. The theme of each wave usually deals with the zodiac or the elements or tranquility or some other such Asian "mysticism." And I'm still not sure what the relevance of bok choy, a leafy green vegetable, is to these things other than it was a Chinese word that rhymed with "boy."
I get that it's just a stupid vending machine toy, and this is 4chan so I'm likely to get dismissive or angry replies, but yeah, that's my thoughts on the potential racist qualities of the line. It sucks when people mash up Asian cultures and/or think they're all the same.
