eat so much rice they even run their cars on it
So what exactly? It’s just a stereotype. A stereotypical Russian (that’s where I’m from) would be a gopnik babooshka in abibas riding a bear while playing a balalayka and drinking vodka… And guess what? We find it funny. Well, maybe except babooshkas: many find it weird you stress the “oo” syllable instead of the 1st ‘a’. It’d be the same with black guys and rap music or Texans and guns.
would you defend the n-word
If it originated as a stereotype, stopped being used offensively several decades ago, and was then repurposed into being a praise of sorts.
You can: technically they’re yellow herb dicks