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Re:What Do You Call the Corner Store? by gumby on Monday July 29, 2019 @04:41PM (#20559195)
...as well as those who are inured to it and can’t be bothered raising the issue so just go along.
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Re:What Do You Call the Corner Store? by rconti on Monday July 29, 2019 @04:53PM (#20559322)
I think it's actually quite common for the first generation to go along with the joke or casual racism or whatever, because an important part of fitting in is to not rock the boat, so to speak.

You can't start making a fuss until your foothold in society is firm enough that you can afford to do so.

And, of course, plenty of people also simply don't care or find it offensive.

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