Probably one of the words where is depends on who said it or how it is said.
I agree. But my question was why he brought the question up. Was it because I revealed that my wife was Native American, and a subtle way to denigrate her? He has a habit of trying to denigrate or insult those that are or have minority relatives. Tries to then play it off, when called out on it, by offering some inane reason for the post.