News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Why Fruits and Veggies Are So Cheap in Chinatown. Parent comment

Re:Why Fruits and Veggies Are So Cheap in Chinatown by nommm-nommm on Sunday June 26, 2016 @08:03PM (#11983471)
It's a very impolite but common way that Americans differentiate the two groups of people that are called Indians when the context isn't clear. Native Americans (feathers) and people from India (dots). Feathers refers to Native headdress and dot refers to a bindi, the decoration commonly worn by Hindu women.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Why Fruits and Veggies Are So Cheap in Chinatown by sampo on Sunday June 26, 2016 @11:06PM (#11983981)
Is Indian (IT) and Indian (casino) equally impolite?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Why Fruits and Veggies Are So Cheap in Chinatown by nommm-nommm on Monday June 27, 2016 @08:50AM (#11985811)
Yes.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Why Fruits and Veggies Are So Cheap in Chinatown by wutbrodo on Sunday June 26, 2016 @10:50PM (#11983939)
Oh, hadn't ever heard that. Thanks for the background.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Why Fruits and Veggies Are So Cheap in Chinatown by panglott on Monday June 27, 2016 @09:20AM (#11985965)
Common? I've never heard this.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Why Fruits and Veggies Are So Cheap in Chinatown by nommm-nommm on Monday June 27, 2016 @09:32AM (#11986034)
Pretty common, I've heard it from several casually racist people several different times throughout my life. Perhaps it is regional.

Casual racism (especially outside of talking to friends/family) isn't super common anymore but still a "thing."

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Why Fruits and Veggies Are So Cheap in Chinatown by wutbrodo on Monday June 27, 2016 @07:12PM (#11990245)
Do you mind if I ask what region? I only ask because I had never heard it spending my entire life in a couple different parts of California
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Why Fruits and Veggies Are So Cheap in Chinatown by nommm-nommm on Tuesday June 28, 2016 @02:43PM (#11996348)
Northeast.
[ Parent | on HN ]