When did “fob” become a racial epithet?! Or has it always been, and I just never got the memo?

Although I’m not nearly deluded enough to regard “fob” as harmless, I do only categorize it as a Level 2 insult. Here’s the breakdown:

Level 1: easily blocked attack; ie. stupid, dumb, idiot

Level 2: visible vulnerability blow; ie. fat, ugly, *insert bad stereotype here*

Level 3: potty mouth melee punch; ie. asshole, fucker, bitch

Level 4: combo chain for double damage;ie. motherfucking piece of shit, stupid worthless dumbfuck , skanky hooker bitch

Level 5: armor piercing racial slur; see here: http://www.rsdb.org/, (please use responsibly).

The level of maturity I’ve managed to achieve all these years will never cease to amaze me.  The other day, I called someone a “fob” (hey, it wasn’t my fault I couldn’t understand a damn word he was saying!), and he proceeded to respond by calling me “gook”. As if “fob” and “gook” were equal in consequence, how do more people NOT know about my chart?!

Well first off, I’m a chink not a gook. It’s fairly obvious, I’m the most Chinese looking person I know, there’s practically a panda growing out of my shoulder. Get that shit straight.

Second, I do international sourcing so FOB really is just a shipping term that (loosely) means Free On Board from export origin.  Use it to refer to people (also loosely, we’re not talking about human trafficking here), and you’ve got a slang term apropos for immigrants. Now, is it really SO TERRIBLE to be called an immigrant?

Third, “fob” isn’t exclusive to Asians at all, the application of the word knows no bounds.  I’ve met plenty of Persian, Russian and Serbian fobs in this lifetime. “Fob” is actually a concept that is color blind and progressive, and we could sure use more of those traits in this modern society.

Also (in my defense) “fob” is not listed in the Wikipedia entry on “Racial Slurs”. Therefore I am right. Wikipedia is TRUTH. Or maybe I really am that deluded. Sad face.