“美国式禁忌”成为中国知名主持人周涛的代表性流行语,其来源端自知名美国电视剧《绝望主妇》(Desperate Housewives)中一个对华人女孩的歧视台词:“You know, I have always wanted to have a little Asian child, but I could never figure out how to get my hands on one. They are just so darned elusive. You know, my husband hired a Chinaman to do our flowers, and, well, that's the closest I've come in years.”(你知道吗,我一直想生个小亚洲婴儿,但我总是不知道怎么弄到的。他们就是那么难抓。你知道的,我老公雇了个洋务来给我们家做花,这就是我这些年来最接近他们的时候了。)