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Originally posted by ltl/fb
Not at work, alas. Perhaps he was unaware that it is a slur? It seems unlikely he'd use it that way. Nonetheless, stupid. Was it a French Indian guy and he was trying to be hip to the culture? Yes, I know you said Indian-American but I don't know what the forum was.
As I said, though, stupid.
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From the context, it was clear that he was singling the guy out; e.g., he said "Welcome to America" to a person who is from (Northern) Virginia. Allen's initial explanation was that he was referring to the guy as "mohawk," which makes no sense, both because the words are not alike and because he has a full head of hair.
It's all stupid and strange. But the stupidity of doing this to a guy who is videotaping him at the time is what is most odd. Though Allen has never been known as the sharpest knife in the drawer.
