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. He was talking about how some customers try to jew him down on prices, and other aggravations of running his business.
What What What?!
Did you guys know that the word "gyp" (as in "the fraudster gypped me") is a racial slur against gypsies?
Sadly I learned this watching an episode of House.
I kind of agree with Tashah on this. Unless you've never routinely or even repeatedly on occasion used a stereotype....from a stereotyped idiom like gypped or indian giver to more generalized things like irish drunks or italian mafiosos...I think its kind of hypocritical to be screaming at others for being closet racists and such. In general, intent matters, and often I'd probably say racially insensitive than purely racism