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Re:The Great Language Game: How many languages can you disti... by saraid216 on Tuesday September 03, 2013 @12:31PM (#6321876)
> Why would it be a put-down to share a name with them?

The put-down is that Asian Indians are "the other kind", which implies second-class.

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Re:The Great Language Game: How many languages can you disti... by prawn on Tuesday September 03, 2013 @09:21PM (#6324977)
Doesn't it just imply second to come to mind, which is fair enough depending on your location? Doubt class is a consideration at all.
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