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Originally Posted by Flacker
You are also confused, while not a nice comment, it certainly isn't racism, because the French are not a race.
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Originally Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard
You know the French aren't a race right?
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You are both wrong.
There are multiple definitions and uses of the word 'race'. Today, it more commonly refers to groups with differing physical characteristics, but it has also always been used to define cultural groups.
Dictionary result for race /rās/
noun: race; plural noun: races
a group of people sharing the same culture, history, language, etc.; an ethnic group.
"we Scots were a bloodthirsty race then"
The original comment was in fact blatantly racist.