I’m not really sure that it is racist really, more that it is part and parcel of the American Experience. We’re all from someplace else and that’s what makes this country so fascinating. Admittedly we’re not very good at phrasing the question, I think part of that is PCness gone mad, but I do honestly believe that for most of us, it is an honest question. I also don’t believe that it’s based in racism, rather egalitarianism. Is the author never curious about where her friends, neighbors, colleagues ancestors came from?
For what it’s worth, I’m Finnish-German-English by way of Canada. The Finns of Garrison Keillor’s “Finnish Triangle” didn’t have it that easy either, so it’s not just a matter of skin color.
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