HC?

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HC white people think its ok, a compliment even, to tell black people they "speak so well?"

HC it's NOT ok to call them on it?

story: my friend (blk female) is going on med school interviews, and the most recent one she came from, the interviewer (white male) said to her, "you're a great applicant, and i'm amazed at how well you talk."
she doesn't respond, and changes the subject, and the interviewer says "do you realize that i just complimented you?"
she says: "what, that i can speak well? i would hope so, english is my first language..."
he says: "well, it makes you better than the rest of them."
she says: "the rest of who?"

the interviewer brushes it off, and quickly ends the interview. she hasn't heard from that school since, and regrets even arguing about it, saying that defending herself in the scenario was important because she has heard that comment one too many times.

so why is it rude to comment back on an issue that is rude to begin with?