cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/2688493
i live in a predominantly white area so i get some racially-motivated and provocative comments from time to time
i just ignore them with a clear look of disapproval (+ sometimes a side-eye) because i don't have the time to educate every single random stranger and it's just not something i want to bother myself with (though i know i should to an extent).
i feel like replying with an insult that they won't understand would make it very clear that i take offence with that they said/did without them reacting to what i actually said and would make me feel better that i retaliated rather than keeping quiet.
(plus responding to an ignorant comment with something they'll be ignorant of feels pretty retaliatory to me)
so what are some non-English (or obscure English) retaliatory insults? ideally they should be a common insult (though it's optional ig), short and should sound like an insult to an English speaker
EDIT: to clarify, i'm not concerned about further escalations as virtually all of these exchanges happen in passing where no one is able to continue the conversation (which is why i'm okay with responding in a potentially rude way).
but maybe ignore the last point about the insult sounding like an insult. saying an unknown phrase in a different language should be enough to suggest my disapproval
gori gaijin gweilo gringo ghost
however if you're going to escalate, especially in the yew.ess.ayy, you have to be prepared for a 2A standoff, which means you also have to be prepared to go to jail for the rest of your life, which also means you have to be prepared to do a lite lil mayo$ide right after what happens to squeeze maximum utility out of your life
basically just don't respond or be prepared to go full dorner
the best course of action is to ignore anything mayos say, find other nonwytes and play paintball in the forest on a regular basis with them. And make good worldbuilding plans! Make sure you own a toyota hilux
see my reply to @mayo_cider (and my post edit)
also thanks for the insults