In a sense, your motivation is beside the point--we only have your written word, and the comment can be read as some sort of qualifier (since your boss is a fem

In a sense, your motivation is beside the point--we only have your written word, and the comment can be read as some sort of qualifier (since your boss is a female and an Asian). I'm not insulted, or even upset--I just thought it was odd comment. And, FWIW, I agree with your parent comment.