Look, the country just wasn't "ready" yet for a democratically elected, centrist, fiscally conservative, brown, America-first, pro troop, business friendly, candidate. There's just something about him that was too radical for many people. 🤷
A smart racist would have to be stupid in such a specific kind of way that it would be like a zyzygy of all the stars in the sky aligning at the same time.
I mean sure new slurs are invented all the time, but it's really not that deep. Pops is just one of the more common ones. You see it in movies and stuff.
E: I'm not even saying it's wrong to say, just calling it what it is
Contextual and regional, but pop is more common (where I'm from) for your own father, whereas pops is what you might call an older man if you wanted to call them old.
Damn, I'm sorry friend. :( I know that sting