Dollars to doughnuts if someone were to follow up with this guy and ask, “Are you a racist?,”

I had another uncomfortable experience while reporting on the protests when a white man asked me if I spoke English. I was totally taken aback. As someone who grew up in Los Angeles, a city with a large Asian American population, I’ve rarely experienced these types of comments. Because there aren’t many Asians in Idaho, I decided to give him the benefit of the doubt. I told him yes, much to his surprise, and then he proceeded to ask if I could say a few sentences in Chinese to him.
I Was Racially Profiled While Covering a BLM Protest in Idaho
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Erika Lee
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Aug 1, 2020
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Dollars to doughnuts if someone were to follow up with this guy and ask, “Are you a racist?,” he would deny it. If reminded of this incident and pressed further, he would become defensive. That’s how it usually works — unconsciously.
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