vanity plates

In NY I had RACEST, 1RACEST and RACEST2 for my 2 vehicles and when I went to pick them up the woman got bent out of shape and didn't want to give them to me and innocently I asked why, she said self explanatory. Anyways after an explanation of the correct spelling of what it meant compared to RACIST, I got them, then the motor vehicle bureau contacted me a month later and wanted them back and when I returned there, I had them give me my money back for each one