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[quote=Anonymous]Hey, im Pakistani and my social circle is a lot of first gen south Asians - a mix of Pakistani, Indian, Bengali, and Sri Lankans (only one of those - they are hard to come by!) and I don't find any of them to be prejudiced. Perhaps it was just the particular group of people you met. That said, in Urdu, "kala" is the word for black color or skin. "kaloo" is the word meaning "black person." it is not a derogatory word any more than "black person" is, so PP whose family uses that word- I wonder if it's the context or the other adjectives used, but I don't believe kulloo is considered a bad word. Then again, I'm first generation and raised here, so I might be missing the subtleties of that term as used by immigrants. Anywho, long story short, you should have said something! Even a "wait? You really think Lemons are all ugly? And Limes are violent by nature? Really? Ive never heard anyone say that." I find a little playing-dumb can go a long way...[/quote]
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