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by wholinator2 1872 days ago
How exactly is mentioning that someone is Indian the same as disparaging Indian people and equating them to 'bad'. Why exactly does it matter if it matters if he's Indian. Why is race suddenly not okay as a descriptor in any scenario. Or would it have been totally fine if it had been an amazing experience and a "nice Indian man". Would that be equating Indian = good and thus also disingenuous and harmful because bad people exist?

If he was directly insinuating that Indians are bad then I'd agree with you. Being Indian is simply a supplementary detail to the story. It didn't have to be Indian, didn't have to be a sushi restaurant, didn't have to be Google for reviews. Does mentioning a sushi restaurant make it insinuating that sushi restaurant = bad and thus not okay. What details are okay and what are not. If it's just the race then what makes his race in a totally different category to all other descriptors used in the description. Please be specific