It's only normal to feel bothered by what that person said even if you don't have a racial identity. I have a dear friend who is an Ukrainian immigrant and she absolutely hates Russia because of what happened in Ukraine - Not Russians as people, but the political system and the Russian government - One day she met this guy in college who looked slavic, and so she asked if he was Russian or something like that - He said he was Russian - She asked if he could speak Ukrainian and he replied "I'll never speak such a filthy mudblood language" - Wouldn't any person with a brain react negatively?
Full disclosure - There's a lot of jokes in Portugal about how Brazilians used to be our slaves, but no one dreams of telling that to a Brazilian because of how disrespectful it is, unless you're friends with the person or something.
If this happened to me IRS, I'd probably insult the person harshly and lose my mind. It's not something people take lightly where I live. You can insult people's football teams, and even religion or political opinions, but two things you can't insult are countries of origin and people's relatives/family.
Full disclosure - There's a lot of jokes in Portugal about how Brazilians used to be our slaves, but no one dreams of telling that to a Brazilian because of how disrespectful it is, unless you're friends with the person or something.
If this happened to me IRS, I'd probably insult the person harshly and lose my mind. It's not something people take lightly where I live. You can insult people's football teams, and even religion or political opinions, but two things you can't insult are countries of origin and people's relatives/family.
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you
