In the course of mending relations with Asian Americans after offending Koreans and Filipinos, the erstwhile Mayor for Life and city councilman Marion Barry managed to offend yet another ethnic group by using the epithet "Polack" in reference to Polish Americans, thus placing him in league with the fictional Archie Bunker who promiscuously used the term when referring to his son-in-law. Even the most ardent Barry supporter would have to admit that the man has become a laughingstock.
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