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[quote=Anonymous]I am an immigrant but have been here for over a decade. I was finally able to bring my dad over and I took him to dmv to get his state ID. I was talking to the lady who was handing out the tickets and she asked if he ever had an ID from any state before, to which I said no, he is fresh off the boat. For context we are both white. I thought it was ok to say it since 1) it’s directed at a white man and as a joke and 2) there’s a show by that name. I would never use it towards any Asian person or any non white person for that matter, or even anyone who isn’t my close friend honestly. The lady casually told me it wasn’t a good phrase (we were being a bit chatty with her). She wasn’t Asian but wasn’t white either (not sure if it matters). So my question is: should I stop using the phrase completely? Even if it’s about my dad who is white? [/quote]
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