Yes I thought it was a cute humor page, Tame.<br><br><br><br>
I am quite certain that I have made rude remarks -- some that I realized later; perhaps there are more that I never noticed later. And I have noticed similar remarks made by others, relating to my own ethnicty.<br><br><br><br>
Having been raised by people who were openly racist, and having been "protected" all during my childhood from having to interact with any black people at all, I would have been surprised if, as i tried to interact in the world as a young adult, rude remarks didn't escape my mouth, even though I intended to try and reject my racist upbringing and instead treat each person as an individual. Because I have largely stayed at home alone, and had no life, and had little opportunity to interact with people first hand, despite my advanced age, I would not be surpised if such things still come out of my mouth.<br><br><br><br>
However i think that errors of etiquette, are not the same thing as intentionally racist remarks. While it is fun for humorists and entertainers to point out how silly some of these remarks are, in real social situations, when people make such remarks related to my ethnicity, I think it is better not to make a big production out of them, and rather, just let them slide. It only makes things worse if you point out someone's etiquette error. You have to let them figure things out by themselves. Perhaps there are ways to help them do this without pointing them out directly. But I think that correcting the etiquette of others, who you only know casually, is itself, a breech of etiquette. In an entertainment medium, fine, or a discussion among close friends -- one can focus on the humor in inconsiderate remarks, and the underlying "meaning" behind them. But in real social situation -- correcting someone's etiquette is itself a breech of etiquette. Art imitates life; life should not always imitate art.<br><br><br><br>
I think we have to pick our fights. It seems to me that there is more than enough mean-spririted intentional deprivation of people's rights based on racial and ethnic discrimination, that needs to be fought against; I would think perhaps that I don't have much time to fight against poor manners.