Fins and highfigh, you are politically correct.
However, we've seen enough of what you write here, that reveals attitudes that are hardly in line with the sweetness and ignoring of reality that is the basis of political correctness.
Political correctness in speech is speech that attempts to keep from insulting anyone, even if the resulting speech is a lie. It puts a random person's feelings (feelings, nothing more than feelings) in a higher category than truth.
From
[Link: geo-mexico.com], a survey by Mexico’s National Chamber for the Clothing Industry finds the following, when attempting to ACCURATELY portray the average size of Mexican people:
The survey, limited to people over 18 years of age, found that the median height was 165 cm (5’4″) for Mexican males and 158 cm (5’2″) for females. The median weight was 74.8 kg (165 lb) for males and 68.7 kg (151 lb) for females.
There's no reason for us to know if a person from Oaxaca is, on average, larger or smaller than this, but I only used that name because, in English conversation, it sounds funny.
So actually you are being overly sensitive about things (and who would have believed that about you two?). I'd love it if you'd become equally sensitive about yourself and the things you say and do, especially Fins while/after drinking. Kick yourself every time you say something politically incorrect for at least the next week. Kick yourself every time you THINK something politically incorrect, too!
Excuse me now, but I have to call my installer friend and tell him about this little conversation. I expect a few laughs. He's an American Citizen, a Republican, who came to the US legally from Mexico and followed the legal steps to citizenship, and who hates illegal immigration. And is five foot two.
By the way, thanks for your comments. If you had not responded that way, I'd NEVER have looked up "how tall is a Mexican?"
