Today, a woman bitched me out at the grocery store, saying that since I'm not Indian, I shouldn't be wearing a bindi - a red dot on my forehead - because it's "cultural appropriation". I was too embarrassed to tell her it was actually a pimple I'd been trying to pop on my forehead. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was accused of digital blackface and culturally appropriating my own culture. FML
Today, I was threatened with suspension from school because of my nose piercing. I had to explain that it's actually a pimple. FML
Today, my boss berated me in front of 2 other coworkers about how unprofessional it was for me to show up to work with a clearly visible hickey. I had to explain to him that my "hickey" was actually a huge pimple that had bruised up after I popped it. FML
Today, I got pulled over for speaking on my phone. I accepted the fine because I was too ashamed to tell the cute officer that I was actually trying to pop a huge pimple on my cheek. FML
Today, a woman at the crowded mall stopped me and told me loudly that if I bought her product it would get rid of my acne. FML
Today, not an hour after my girlfriend lectured me on boundaries and "my body, my rules", she threw an epic tantrum because I wouldn't let her pop a pimple on my ear. Apparently, only she gets to have boundaries. FML
Today, I had a lady come up to me in a store just to tell me how bad my acne was and what remedies I should use. I got so embarrassed, all I could say was, "OK" and, "Thank you" until she left me alone. FML
Today, I popped a pimple while stopped at a red light. When I looked over the woman in the car next to me was laughing, and had her camera phone out. FML
Today, my girlfriend broke up with me because I brought to her attention a rather large zit on the corner of her mouth. She called me an insensitive prick. I only pointed it out because I didn't want other people to see it and make fun of her. FML
Today, I was admonished by a supermarket cashier because my mask had slipped below my nose. So had hers, actually. FML
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Top comments
haileyrows 26
Even if it was a bindi- who's she to assume you don't identify with that culture based on your looks alone? There's a thousand possible extenuating circumstances that could have given you justification to wear a bindi.
WellThatWasRude 27
Don't try to pop it, despite how embarrassing it may be. Wait until there's white on it and then try. If you don't, the pimple will just get worse. I know the struggle, OP. Good luck!
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Comments (83)
FuckingHelpMe 5
dang dude you might need some professional zit poper
depressed_child 19
...could they not tell it was a pimple?
Hildy93 21
It's not like you know her, who cares what she thinks
zuvi9 21
On behalf of all sane Indians, I apologize.
Exaspera 55
Tea tree oil works well!
CharlesEmersonW 31
You should have told her it's none of her business, and that she should not speak of things she doesn't know s$#t about.... I just love it ... how people feel they can just blurt out whatever they want...
RockRoyalty92 12
So, Steve Irwin's daughter, Bindi, is named after a red dot. Cool!
rohaanncool 15
"Bindi" means dot in hindi, not necessarily red.
pphead 5
I think people just want to find something to be offended by even if it doesn't affect them in any way.
CharlesEmersonW 31
Yeah, they do... people really have to much free time on their hands.
aj9319 16
1. She's stupid to not recognise its a pimple. 2. She's stupid to have told you to not wear it because you're not Indian. 3. Let the pimple get sorted, get a nice bindi (either buy it or get from a friend), go to the store and let her know this time it IS bindi. And she's no one to stop you from doing that. Being Indian, or being Hindu is not about stopping n bitching, but accepting and welcoming.
Ziggy122 15
Tell her to get off Tumblr and mind her own goddamn business.