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Aaaaand continuing to refer to the girls coming o er from china as ‘Orientals’. This book was published in 2003 so it’s not like it came out in an era where these terms were still considered mildly acceptable.

Referring to Ah Toy as an ‘Oriental’ 🙄

OK, so I was prepared to overlook all the exclamation points that are used throughout the book but referring to Mary Ellen Pleasant’s mother as a “Haitian quadroon“ is not okay. The term quadroon is so offensive and inappropriate.