Juniorette's best buddy Betty looks a lot like Juniorette and is almost like a second daughter to me. Her mom is Korean and her dad is Turkmen, great people both. The other day Betty got into a fight at school with another girl who started calling her names. (Betty, by the way, is a very well put together child and not overweight at all.)
Other Girl: You fat Chinese!
Betty: You can be a fat Chinese!
Other Girl: But I'm not Chinese!?
Betty: Me neither!
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