Oh, by the way, as a postscript to my point (2) above: What I wrote reminded me as soon as I'd written it of a quote from "The Big Lebowski" - one of my all-time favourites. Please indulge me, since I've pathetically looked up the whole area around the quote to place it in context. Basically, Walter interrupts himself in the midst of an impassioned argument, in order to correct a specific term of racial classification that had been introduced into the conversation by The Dude:
The Dude: Walter, what is the point? Look, we all know who is at fault here, what the **** are you talking about?
Walter Sobchak: Huh? No, what the **** are
you... I'm not... We're talking about unchecked aggression here, Dude.
Donny: What the **** is he talking about?
The Dude: My rug.
Walter Sobchak: Forget it, Donny, you're out of your element!
The Dude: Walter, the Chinaman who peed on my rug, I can't go give him a bill, so what the **** are you talking about?
Walter Sobchak: What the **** are you talking about? The Chinaman is not the issue here, Dude. I'm talking about drawing a line in the sand, Dude. Across this line, you DO NOT...
Also, Dude, "Chinaman" is not the preferred nomenclature. "Asian-American", please.
The Dude: Walter, this isn't a guy who built the railroads here. This is a guy...
Walter Sobchak: What the **** are you...?
The Dude: Walter, he peed on my rug!
Donny: He peed on the Dude's rug.
Walter Sobchak: Donny you're out of your element! Dude, the Chinaman is not the issue here!
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