what the...??? like d_arte i am confused at the parents' reaction. when i googled mango baby and racist i got something about African-American hairstyles, racism, and using mango-flavoured mousse on an African-American baby's hair, or something. but the way the parents reacted? I don't know, maybe *they* didn't know where it was coming from and don't know the term and just thought you'd make a racial connection so they were embarrassed? then seeing their reaction of course you thought it must mean something offensive? cos even if the parents WERE privately racist and the kid picked up on it, wouldn't they use some more common racial slur?

very odd.