He Said, He Said: What Did You Just Call Your Wife?

The set up: A casual conversation with a late 40's guy who is a business associate. His wife is Chinese. We are having beers after work with another male business associate.

He said: Can you believe my son's foot is size 14 EE and he is 14 years old?

I said: Wow! That is amazing. Is your wife tall?

He said: Yeah, she's pretty tall for an Oriental.

I said: .......you mean......Asian......right?

He said: Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, (insert dumb chuckle) .........Asian.

We have so, so very far left to go in this country. The evidence is overwhelming and the implications are without bounds. The notion of just relaxing and being less "politically correct" represents our laziness in addressing an issue that is still relevant in our lives. I will never forget the fact that a young man was hung in my home town - during my lifetime. It is a huge mistake that somebody would still use a pejorative term like this. It is completely unthinkable to use that term about your wife.

When all else fails, I just quote movies.

Randal Graves: "You know, come to think of it, my grandmother was kind of a racist."