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 Originally Posted by Poopadoop
If a politician here referred to an Indian gentleman as "Mr. Petrol Station"...
This example shows why referring to that woman as Ms. Housekeeping is more racist than sexist. Petrol station attendants in the UK (or at least the part where I live) are predominantly male Indian. If a white female politician made this comment the overwhelming feeling would be it's a racist comment; hardly anyone would say it's a sexist one.
You can counter with some argument that its not actually racist but relates to ethnicity independent of race, because Indian and hispanic aren't technically races, but whatever. It's obnoxious and offensive either way.
My experience is that people who are willing to make these kinds of comments in public aren't paragons of tolerance in private either.
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