Rep. Eli Crane used the derogatory phrase in describing his proposed amendment to a military bill. Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty asked that his words be stricken from the record.

  • Reliant1087@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Honestly the problem is actually getting a chance. I’m not American and English is not my first language either.

    I had people get very angry with media from my home country for characters in a movie wearing black coloured makeup and was called racist for trying to tell them that blackface is not a thing in our culture and you can’t judge foreign media based on your own cultural norms.

    I’m dyslexic and make a word salad almost all the time, without even being aware of it most of the time. Would people honestly give me a chance if I accidentally mix up the order of people and colored? It seems like they wouldn’t, given my interactions.