Deflection

By Quicky5_ - This FML is from back in 2015 but it's good stuff - United States - Jasper

Today, at work, my coworker's belongings went missing. Infuriated, she accused me of stealing, because I'm black and "stereotypes don't just make themselves." FML
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DocBastard 38

"Correct, stereotypes don't just make themselves. Racist assholes like you do." Then walk away.

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liv1222 29

So stupid. Smh at this woman. Report her to HR immediately.

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Lalala579121 27

Not sure if you're taking about the idiots who act into the stereotypes or the idiots who enforce them. I guess both.

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anythingrandom 23

is she blonde? you could have asked her that^

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OSMC 10

stereotypes do make themselves in the case of blondes

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CharismaGeek 19

Why would he have to ask her? Hell, HE'S LOOKING AT THE GIRL EVERY DAY.

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tigerisabelle 31

Racists are the absolute worst kind of people. Rise above, OP - she's not worth even a second of your precious time.

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ImmortalSyn 17

Actually the best thing to do is go to HR. That's racism and no decent company should put up with employees like that.

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steveo493 5

well i wouldn't say worse, people like Hitler who kill people who aren't what they picture as the master race. now those are horrible people.

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SnowxSakura 17

Hitler was a racist too. What part of master race did you not understand?

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IExcelAtFood 17

Alabama, not surprising smh

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BigxXxDeal 14

and yet another stereotype. you think the KKK isn't anywhere else except in the south?

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mattzawesome 28

Doesn't sound like a kkk incident. Sounds like a racist southern state incident which is quite common....

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jonomc 12

And u have definitive proof of this fact? You have the statistics? There was a test of this done and it was proven that this area is more racist than the average of the other parts of America? Or, are you being racist to people from the South of USA? Racism has many forms. All of them bred from ignorance.

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Arwen_Evenstar 37

Good to see the South of the USA is living up to its' stereotypes.

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boating_guy 33

You're not much better than the racist in OP's post if you're generalizing an entire region due to the actions of smaller areas

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R3TROxLOV3 32

49, the south IS known for racism more than any other region. It's not something that's made up. The south has a race issue. The south is also more known for homophobia. Stating this doesn't make it mean, nor does it make the person pointing it out a bad person. It just means that they're more vocal about their intolerance in the south, and people have noticed it.

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Lalala579121 27

49, It'd only have been as bad as the coworker if 9 said that everyone in the south was like that. But they didn't.

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HylianWarrior 21

49 it's not at all the same thing. 9 is simply stating that there is a stereotype that the coworker in the FML is enforcing. In the coworkers case she judged an individual based off of stereotypes and his appearance. Stating that someone fits a terrible stereotype is far from judging people based off of a stereotype.

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Sp4wn 17

You should have a talk with her OP. Hopefully you can solve the problem. Racist co-workers are the worst.

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countryb_cth 38

Talking to the coworker probably wouldn't do much since most racists believe they're right. The best thing OP could do is go talk to HR and let them handle it

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anythingrandom 23

don't pay attention to it firstly, I agree that she is wrong. secondly, people say stuff they don't want to when they are angry/tensed.

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dabaerju 23

So I guess when I'm angry and I say "I'll stab you in the throat so that you'll bleed to death and can no longer breathe you bitch!" is no big of a deal. I see.

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