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Old 12-09-2007, 02:20 AM   #40 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by furkensturker View Post
Well this one has caught me off guard, Can someone explain why the word about "a man from China" is deemed to be offensive?
Legacy of Chinese labourors brought over to build the transcontinental railways in both the US and Canada. By design, they had less rights than black slaves in the confederate states, even after the American Civil War.
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