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To: the OlLine Rebel

I once called an Indian an Indian.

The young white guy I was working for said “It’s Native American.

I looked at the Indian and said “Okay - what do you call yourself? (Knowing the answer would almost certainly be Indian, and it was.) I didn’t say anything to my young client.


19 posted on 06/10/2020 3:03:42 PM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful!)
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To: 21twelve

My other is “oriental”.

Friend’s friend (RIP) once corrected me in a restaurant - and we were just talking, not to waiters or anything - that it’s “Asian”. I said, I’ll call them what I want.

Frankly I really should say “yellow” to be consistent, but just can’t quite get the gumption to do so.


38 posted on 06/10/2020 3:47:28 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs)
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