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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm foreign and don't mind the phrase at all. Fresh off the boat, fresh off the airplane, I've BTDT, not understanding what's offensive here. [/quote]

Same. I am a European immigrant and I use this phrase in reference to myself or my family. It is part of our culture ( our descendants arrived here by the boat), and I am not comfortable when people are telling me I should not use part of my history. My descendants did not arrive by crossing Rio Grande by foot, they crossed the Atlantic. I crossed the Atlantic too ( by the plane), but for respect of my descendants I will continue using this phrase.

Comparing it to the N word is so stupid. [/quote]

It IS comparable to the N-word.

However, it’s probably ok for white people to use the phrase.  But it would not be ok for BIPOC people to use it.

If a BIPOC person says the phrase, it’s at least a micro aggression, and likely a form of oppression.[/quote]

So many rules, rules, rules!

:roll: [/quote]

Yes, it is hard to be civilized.
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What civilization are you talking about? asian? European? African? Because you cannot follow one without offending the others. [/quote]

Civilized means polite. Only a nut like you would think otherwise. Carry on ranting about how life is so hard.
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