After the Malaga-Manchester mob-lynch debacle, we have another instance of not-especially-covert racism, in the form of

A 32-year-old man speaking Tamil and some English about a sporting rivalry was questioned at Sea-Tac Airport and missed his flight Saturday because at least one person thought he was suspicious.

and then

The man was speaking Tamil, a language largely used in India, Sri Lanka and Singapore, on his cell phone at the departure gate and on the aircraft. An off-duty airline employee heard the conversation and informed the flight crew.

The man also apparently said something in English about a sporting rivalry at his alma mater.

but don’t worry because

“It’s a big misunderstanding,” said Parker [airport spokesman]. “He had a perfectly innocent explanation that all added up.”

Excuse me? An explanation for speaking Tamil? Is such a thing needed? What I’m really looking for is your excuse for being such an overt buttmonkey.

[The victim] told officials that he would not speak in a foreign language on his cell phone at an airport in the future.

I hope he was smirking when he said this, sporting a nonchalant and world-weary gaze, and didn’t have the actual fear put up him.