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Asalnya I got it from the other forum I hang out in: https://www.metafilter.com/200233/a-tacitly-racist-game-of-telephone

And this comment was so interesting and hilarious: https://www.metafilter.com/200233/a-tacitly-racist-game-of-telephone#8437061

Adoi pakcik nak flex that Southern Chinese cuisine better but because it's 1960s USA, habis kena misunderstood gila babi by people who can't tell Asian ppl apart. Sekali we all also kena.

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[โ€“] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 3 points 1 year ago

Ohh, i've heard of this story from Adam Ragusea. It's truly an infuriating period where racist with no common sense is controlling the narrative.

[โ€“] marche_ck@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Now, we are not that innocent either. The urban legend that msg caused baldness etc is still around.