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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here - she is using it as the Hindi word. She has Indian friends. My concern was it could make her appear racist. [/quote]

It's weird that teen Indian kids use this word - it's typically something a parent calls their child.[/quote]

Yeah. This is weird. My mother in law calls my husband “beta”.  She also calls my son (her grandson) “beta” and my daughter “Beti”.  It’s basically a form of “honey” when talking to someone a generation below you. Teens may be called beta by adults but I have never heard them refer to each other this way.  Maybe there is a new subculture but I know Indian kids ranging from my own (late teens) to my niece and nephews (youngest is 5).  None of them use “beta”. [/quote]

My DD went through a period where she would call her Indian friends and me ‘beta’. As in, ‘Hello beta’. It came and went quickly. We’re Indian but do not speak Hindi at home.

[b]As for OP, I don’t think it’s racist for her kid to use that word. It’s a term of endearment.[/b] [/quote]

Ok thanks. The other thing she does is say it with an accent. [/quote]

Which is more problematic. She can use the word, but say it as someone with her background would say it.[/quote]

Found the liberal Karen![/quote]

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