Man says racial slur on Missouri license plate should not have been approved

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) – A personalized Missouri license plate bearing a derogatory term toward Asians is drawing criticism after a shopper spotted it outside a Schnucks on Gravois near Hampton, just south of St. Louis Hills.

James, who saw the plate, said he is a second-generation Asian American.

“They’re allowing a racial slur to be on a plate,” James said.

Shopper reacts to plate

James said seeing the plate brought back painful memories. He grew up in St. Louis, and was often called the slur by other children, and heard it again during the COVID-19 pandemic…

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