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0 pointskevin_morrill14y ago0 comments

Also a pretty sleazy Indian casino.

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pedalpete14y ago· 3 in thread

can we just call it a sleazy casino, and not let prejudice creep in because it's on native land.

Flying total OT here but how is it prejudice to describe the place that way? "sleazy Indian casino" is obviously a personal opinion of an Indian casino; why does he have to give less information simply because he dislikes the casino?

If I say "sleazy American diner" is that prejudice too?

goatforce514y ago

It's "a sleazy Indian (operated) casino" vs. "sleazy American (cuisine) diner".

The first is referencing the ethnicity of the casino's operators, the second is referencing the style of the diner and doesn't infer anything about the ethnicity of the owners.

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allwein14y ago

I think he's playing off the fact that some people consider the term "Indian" pejorative for Native Americans.

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