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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I didn't read all the posts (after the one where OP explained the slur and context), but I would be careful about jumping to conclusions. I say this as a mom of a middle eastern child (I am not middle eastern myself) who is four years old. I cannot FATHOM an adult saying something like
you described to a child's face. If your daughter had overheard dad saying it to mom I would be much more likely to believe it. I just know that my own daughter, who is admittedly a little younger, comes home all the time with warped versions of stories. I don't think she's even intentionally lying or anything, they just have a hard time separating fantasy from reality and also with hearing things correctly. There are some awful, totally racist people out there (trust me I know) but to say that statement to a child? Unless this guy is like a KKK member living in a trailer park, I would be skeptical. It would be terrible if your daughters friendship was ruined because she heard wrong. [/quote]

Of course you don't believe someone would be so overtly racist. You're slamming poor people in your post saying how the kid couldn't possibly recount a story as it happened. Check your privilege. The kid didn't even know what the word meant. How could she possibly have made up the conversation not knowing what the word meant? When someone calls you a name, it tends to stick in your mind better than random unknown words you overhear. Even if you're a child. [/quote]

That high horse is gonna give you saddle sores.  Tip:  it's unlikely that you have a universal monopoly on virtue (though you're certainly doing your best to corner the market on righteousness).  In light of that, you might want to dismount and engage in the dialogue.

Younger than 30?  More than a whiff of millennial here.[/quote]

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