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Originally Posted by Antithesis
Tolerance and Acceptance: Understanding that not everyone who grew up in Regina is a racist just because you are.
"I grew up in Regina, you'll have to excuse my hatred for natives."
Sounds awful similar to:
"I grew up in Africa, you'll have to excuse my hatred for Africans." You wouldn't get away with the latter - I don't see how you feel it's OK to say the former.
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I know several people from Winnipeg who use the same line, unfortunately (my own Mom included, I'm sad to admit).