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WASHINGTON - When apologizing to the Asian community for comments he made last month, D.C. councilmember Marion Barry may have offended another minority group on Thursday: Polish people.
"America has had racial tensions from the time it was founded," Barry said. "Italians coming here, the Irish came here, the Jews came here, the Polacks came here, the Chinese came here."
lol that was pretty funny...he sounded like Archie Bunker for a minute
anyone have any idea why that's considered a slur for Poles?
pollock218 up, 133 downA slang term for Polish people. Usually meant as an insult. Often heard in western Pennsylvania. Pollocks often have an uncontrollable love of Polka music.
He kept DC in the gutter during his mayorship and has kept his ward in dire straits ever since. At least Biden didn't do that to Delaware.
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