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Originally Posted by Zaps
Before finally retiring (again!), I had an Australian research assistant working for me who was just the nicest darn guy. He had a great sense of humor and would do just about anything for anybody, and was always concerned for the wellbeing of others.
Yet he referred to all non-white people by every racial epithet known, seemingly without even being aware that he was doing so. It wasn't ill-intentioned. He didn't seem to be trying to offend or insult any of them. It was apparently the way he was brought up to speak about such people.
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Workplaces are changing very rapidly - In my work place, Im probably only one of two people that have parents born in Australia, so Its going to be pretty hard to maintain that sort of view and remain employed
(and with good reason)