On Jul 15, 2010, at 11:34 AM, Max Sawicky wrote:
> IMO, the uninvited use of 'homeboy' is not very different
> from a similar use of the n-word. Obnoxious at the very
> least, also cowardly, since it would be unlikely to be used
> face-to-face if we were all in the same room. I would say
> racist too, since it is an attempt to dress down J with a
> minority group name, reducing him from Julio to a cliché.
It strikes me as assholish, quite assholish, but not racist. Maybe I'm wrong.
Doug