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[quote=Anonymous]It’s no secret that some foods and the way the language is used with them are used as slurs or stereotypes against non- white people. Why not just be sensitive to that, does it harm you in some way to do so? Just like seemingly to you harmless statements with regard to black people and watermelon can be a cause for feelings to be hurt or offended, same with Indians and saying ‘smells like curry’. Like the smell of Indian food is inherently bad. Food that has been part of their culture for millennia. It creates a stigma. It’s fine to say you’ve got strong food odors you’re trying to get out or just hey, it smells like butter chicken. Or it smells like turmeric. But what people are trying to convey is that ‘smells like curry’ has been used as a common slur and used to discriminate against too, so maybe choose less offensive language. [/quote]
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