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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yeesh, that's definitely troubling.

Is the parent an educated professional who knowingly used the term and is just an a hole? Or is it possible the parent uses slang indiscriminately and was just making a big ignorant faux pas in the way that another poster hinted at with "Gee, isn't it cool that Larla has a friend who is a spic!"

If the former, ABORT friendship.

If the later, I'd just wait until I see the friendly mom and say "Hey, I think maybe my daughter heard the word "spic" at your house, which we hear sometimes, but it isn't really nice and we never want her called that, so we'd prefer if people don't say it around her. Cool?"[/quote]

^^ PP here. Also, highly likely the parent said "hispanic" and your kid heard it wrong. Especially if "hispanic" isn't a super familiar word, the slur is simpler and easier to remember?[/quote]Highly likely?  Man, some people will contort themselves into a pretzel to avoid seeing racism.[/quote]

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