Vigo, with respect, that’s not the impression I got. Jenn was not expressing anger after being called out. Jenn was justifying the statement by saying “it came from a lab in China, what should I call it?” (Which there is no evidence of that being so anyway). Then later she doubled down again by saying “that’s what they call it on the news”.
Yeah, maybe Fox News.
Look, I’m going to be more blunt here. If you haven’t experienced racism directed towards your heritage/ethnicity you don’t really know what you’re talking about. I’ve had the brunt of two fronts, my white side of the family making fun of me for being the little Chinese mutt, slant eyed kid. And my Chinese side that has called me White Boy or Ghost Child. Not being accepted by either side. No wonder I’m estranged from them all.
Perhaps you might think these terms are benign, but to reciprocate even the slightest most subtle prejudicious remark against your heritage or ethnicity, even if you are a child or adult...it feels fairly awful. We should be better than this by now. It’s 20-fricken-21.