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		fiatmoney on July 19, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Squatter doesn't sit well with Airbnb host It's called an allusion, and it has nothing to do with "avoiding appearing racist".

eli on July 19, 2014 [–]

Good, because it didn't work -- you sounded kinda racist.

mikeash on July 19, 2014 | [–]

Would you have been less offended if he had just said "friends named Guido"?

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