Kids: Today, some kid asked me if I was Mexican. After I explained...

By Rinelric1998 - 31/10/2013 02:59 - United States - Greensboro

Today, some kid asked me if I was Mexican. After I explained to him that I was actually Venezuelan, he simply snorted and said, "That's the same f*cking thing. If you speak Spanish then you're Mexican." FML

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By Venezuelan - 06/05/2022 08:00

Today, a classmate wished me a “Happy Cinco De Mayo” and bought me a Mexican sombrero to wear, and little paper Mexican flags to wave around. I’m Venezuelan. FML

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By Anon - 26/05/2009 17:45 - United Kingdom

Today, I was at a mall. A woman stopped by me, said slowly and loudly, in Spanish "baño?" Knowing a bit of Spanish, I nodded and pointed the restrooms out for her. She then mutters about "dang Mexicans and their inability to speak English". I'm not even Latina. I'm Irish-American. FML

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By Anonymous - 31/07/2023 06:00

Today, I was talking to a smokin' hot Cuban sorority girl. She told me her mom only speaks Spanish, so she translates for her. Without thinking I said, "Oh like Chewbacca and Han Solo?" FML

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By Anonymous - 12/03/2019 20:00

Today, my friend was complaining about how she did not like Mexican food. Confused, I asked her whether she had even had Mexican food, to which she replied, “Yeah, I mean I’ve had Taco Bell.” FML

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By Anonymous - 03/09/2021 02:01

Today, my mom hit me in the face after an argument she didn't win. According to her, Mexican and American are languages, and not dialects or nationalities. She even argued with my teachers, and threatened to remove me "from a school full of uneducated people" after they told her I was correct. FML

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By MexicanMe - 14/09/2012 14:13 - United States

Today, my boyfriend and I had breakfast with his grandmother. She told him how I'm prettier than "that Mexican" he'd brought home for dinner last week. We had dinner with her last week, and I'm that same Mexican. She then went on to how Mexicans are what's wrong with the economy. FML

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By Anonymous - 13/02/2022 11:59 - United States - Marquette

Today, my mother met a new member of my band. He's a piano player from Mexico City. She introduced herself as my mother, then asked him if he spoke Spanish or Mexican. This lead to a long talk about how they speak Spanish in Mexico too. She didn’t believe him. FML

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Some people don't belong in education

By Panagiotis - 01/10/2022 18:01 - United States

Today, we had a substitute teacher. She was taking attendance and had trouble pronouncing my last name. When I corrected her, I heard her mutter under her breath about, “Goddamn Mexican immigrants…” I’m from Greek ancestry, born in the USA. FML

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By sickdisney - 21/05/2012 18:42 - United States - Riverside

Today, I watched a movie with my little sister. I couldn't understand a word that was said during one scene, but I figured it was in some kind of made-up language. When I commented on it later, she called me a moron and said it was Spanish. FML

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Asshats are everywhere

By hardtotell - 22/01/2010 00:45 - United States

Today, a man I don't know came up to me and started screaming about how "all you damn Mexicans were stealing American's jobs" and he stormed off. I'm Native American, and I'm pretty sure we've been here longer. FML

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ktiskool 18

Thursday 31 October 2013 11:42

I feel like this kid just summed up most of today's society... unfortunately...

dramaelf 37

Thursday 31 October 2013 11:42

Tell him if he speaks English he must be British.

Comments

nickn426 14

Thursday 31 October 2013 11:49

That sucks OP. Just try not to let it get to you cause it will happen again.

CPHSG246 6

Thursday 31 October 2013 11:54

jonahwalzer 12

Thursday 31 October 2013 11:54

I hate when people do stuff like that....like how all asians are Japanese

miianah1 22

Friday 1 November 2013 1:54

*Chinese

CPHSG246 6

Thursday 31 October 2013 11:55

I feel you. A kid also said that to me, so I told him he must be British be cause he speaks English

girlbye23 15

Thursday 31 October 2013 12:06

Ignorants...ignorants everywhere

Stylux_fml 16

Thursday 31 October 2013 15:33

Shouldn't it be 'ignorance... ignorance everywhere'? The irony in this comment is too damn high.

LuckBeNimble 19

Thursday 31 October 2013 22:12

84: unless they're treating "ignorant" as a noun.

thatonewierdguy 5

Thursday 31 October 2013 12:06

What a douche. Im part mexican and the other day someone made a racist remark. So i yelled at them and they shut up.

jc10x 8

Thursday 31 October 2013 13:16

We have a badass on our hands.

Tdrizzzzzly 19

Thursday 31 October 2013 12:07

Tomato, tomato. Venezuela, Mexico. Same thing right?!

isabellybutt 7

Thursday 31 October 2013 12:08

I'm Mexican AND Venezuelan, so kids always say "You're Mexican, right?" So I have to say yes, but I'm also Venezuelan, and they'll say "so you're Mexican"

DocBastard 38

Thursday 31 October 2013 12:12

"Yeah, and if you speak moron, then you're a moron." The only possible acceptable response.

tompou6 19

Thursday 31 October 2013 12:13

What is happening to our society?

Zimmington 21

Thursday 31 October 2013 20:55

Innovative technology, integration, higher acceptance of people (Religion, sexuality, race, culture), open-mindedness, I could go on. But, please judge society as whole for what you see on a website. There always have been & always will be ignorant people.