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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  I did not give the actual word because it doesn't matter, and I was hoping you would just trust me that it was offensive and not "oh, he was just being folksy and cute."  According to my child, she met the dad, who said "I didn't know you were a spic."  I'm not asking for a debate about whether or not people who use that word are racists, I'm asking for advice about whether or not to approach a parent used a known offensive term to my child.[/quote]

I would end all playdates.  The mother will know why, even if she doesn't know exactly why.  She knows her husband is a racist asshat, and she'll assume you also found out in some way.

I wouldn't confront them unless called out.  There's no point trying to educate someone who is so hateful.  I can imagine him half drunk, slurring, wiping his sweaty brow with the rolled up sleeves of his white button down shirt with ring around the collar.  I can think of no circumstance that I'd ever want my kiddo in his presence again.  So, not worth confronting![/quote]

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