He probably got the "regular" thing from Archie Bunker. In the '70s sitcom "All In the Family" Archie would often refer to 2 co-workers as "Black Elmo" and "Regular Elmo." Any chance the guy was just kidding, maybe aided by a few drinks? Back in those days I'd tell many ethnic jokes, but made sure to mock my own ethnicity as well.
Nope. Not a chance he was joking. My husband’s mother once said she hated Michele Obama. I asked her what possible reason she could have for hating her, and my husband shushed me. 🙄 These people are bigots…and sadly, so were my parents.
He probably got the "regular" thing from Archie Bunker. In the '70s sitcom "All In the Family" Archie would often refer to 2 co-workers as "Black Elmo" and "Regular Elmo." Any chance the guy was just kidding, maybe aided by a few drinks? Back in those days I'd tell many ethnic jokes, but made sure to mock my own ethnicity as well.
Nope. Not a chance he was joking. My husband’s mother once said she hated Michele Obama. I asked her what possible reason she could have for hating her, and my husband shushed me. 🙄 These people are bigots…and sadly, so were my parents.