In article
>,
Ranée at Arabian Knits > wrote:
> In article >,
> George > wrote:
>
> > On 11/3/2010 5:50 PM, Ranée at Arabian Knits wrote:
> > > In article
> > > >,
> > > Cindy > wrote:
> > >
> > >> As George pointed out, desserts are not an Asian concept. Stupid
> > >> round-eyes.
> > >
> > > Liking dessert makes westerners stupid? And deserving of a racial
> > > epithet?
> > >
> > > What about my husband who has almond eyes, but is western European in
> > > descent? What about me with round eyes, but of Saudi descent? Does the
> > > answer change if I admit that we both like dessert?
> >
> > I believe she was just giving omniscient Shelden who verified from his
> > comments that he has never been in a real Asian restaurant a well
> > deserved dig...
>
> Okay. I was confused. I still like dessert, though. Even after
> Korean food.
I'm not so sure. Just because someone deserves a nasty comment doesn't
mean it's OK to make one. And just because someone is a racist doesn't
mean it's OK to make racist comments about them.
But I guess when I'm perfect, I'll be allowed to do it?
--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA