The fictional sleuth, Charlie Chan,
Solved crimes on the page and the screen.
Best known West-friendly Chinaman,
Seen both positive and obscene.
Viewed as a Chinese character,
Brilliant, amusing and polite,
Or as a foul caracature
In racial stereotype slight.
The fact of fictional Charlie,
He was a human doing good,
And that's the way that it should be
Around the world and neighborhood.
For Charlie Chan, this is no time,
We must be p.c. with all crime.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Inspector Clouseau A flic de la rue Always knew what to do; When disarming bombs Or shouting alarms, He was a Frenchman though and through.