At what point do you engage/remove an obnoxious fan?

[jdw3018]

Originally Posted by stiffler3492

I take it along the same lines as calling a Mexican guy a beaner or an Italian guy a greaseball.

Racially derogatory terms. The way I've heard "Patel" used, it's almost never in a nice way.

I've never heard Patel used this way - but admittedly I've never lived in an area with much, if any, Indian population. However, I can see the point you're making - if you are saying it would be like someone using something like "Paco" to refer to a Hispanic player.

In any of these cases I'd have to be certain it was being done in a racial way.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by jdw3018

I've never heard Patel used this way - but admittedly I've never lived in an area with much, if any, Indian population. However, I can see the point you're making - if you are saying it would be like someone using something like "Paco" to refer to a Hispanic player.

In any of these cases I'd have to be certain it was being done in a racial way.

I'm starting to get the reference (no, I've never heard it; must be a regional thing), but I've never heard common names used as racial slurs like this. Well, I have heard folks use "Hajji" used to reference middle eastern muslims; but that's not a name so much as a title from what I understand.

If, as you say, it's a common slur in your area, I would still need to be sure it wasn't her name before I'd even think about it. Not the other way around as you suggested. Benefit of the doubt goes to the person making the statement here, IMO.