It is used as a dogwhisle amongst a certain crowd. Plenty of examples in this old thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/bsl5ix/what_is_up_with

It is used as a dogwhisle amongst a certain crowd. Plenty of examples in this old thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/bsl5ix/what_is_up_with_the_phrases_frenposting/ https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/bsl5ix/what_i... Part of the point of dogwhistles like this is that they sound insane to people that aren't initiated. I believe the comment you're replying to overstated the frequency with which the word is used as a shibboleth for racists, but it is legitimately used as a shibboleth for racists. The most notable example is probably the defunct "frenworld" subreddit.