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By ShamefulShoop - 31/05/2018 19:00

Today, I took my mother grocery shopping. From the opposite end of the snack aisle, she yelled, "They don't have my darkies! Ya know how I like my darkies!” She was talking about dark pretzels. I don’t think the appalled black couple next to me knew that. FML

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By Meryem - 19/01/2024 12:00 - United States - Tucson

Today, I was out with my niece at the store. Where we live there aren't many people of color, so it's surprising when you do see someone like that. Anyway, we were shopping and my niece just hysterically screamed, "IT'S A CHOCOLATE MAN EATING CHOCOLATE!" while pointing at a black man eating chocolate. FML

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By YOU KNOW WHAT, FUCK THE CUSTOMER - 20/07/2013 17:47 - United States - Sherwood

Today, at work, a woman came up to the snack bar and ordered a pretzel with no salt. When I served her the food, she angrily complained about it having no salt, followed by her throwing the whole thing in my face. FML

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By UFVKNP - 10/03/2017 16:00

Today, my coworker and I were swamped with coffee orders. I told him I would "take care of the blacks", and a customer who only heard that sentence screamed at me for several minutes about racism. FML

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By FarewellRalphs - 24/05/2017 20:00

Today, I went grocery shopping with my grandmother. Our bagger offered to help load our groceries, to which my grandmother replied, "Oh, what a nice young colored boy." FML

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Smooth

By godzilllla - 08/08/2015 01:59 - United States - Bothell

Today, while at the local supermarket, I spotted an attractive woman packing food into a shelf. Trying to be flirty, I asked where I could find the cream cheese. Apparently, it was on the shelf right behind me. I heard her mutter "idiot" under her breath. FML

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By magicmaster19 - 20/06/2019 14:30

Today, my mom complained that I never do anything nice for her, so while out shopping I bought her favorite chocolate bar. When I got home, she screamed at me because she’s on a diet. FML

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By h - 20/12/2018 00:00

Today, while at a restaurant, my three year old daughter pointed at an African-American girl and yelled out “She’s ugly because she’s black!” Me and my wife got dirty looks for the entire rest of our meal. We have no idea where she learned that. FML

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By BenFiggy - 21/04/2016 13:28 - United States - Brick

Today, while waiting in line with my 4-year-old son, I had to awkwardly apologize to an African-American gentleman and explain to my son that the man was not made out of chocolate. FML

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By SkinsCastSelection - 17/01/2011 22:50 - France

Today, at the supermarket, my mother stopped in the middle of a lane and imitated a gorilla as a way of asking me from far away if I wanted any bananas. FML

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By nichaneely - 10/02/2010 03:32 - United States

Today, I was working when an older lady came up to buy a coffee. Her son cried for a cup of whipped cream to snack on. She shook her head, silently telling me to say no. I said we were out. The mother took her drink and said, "I'm sorry honey, but the mean man said you couldn't have any." FML

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Rabite 28

Thursday 31 May 2018 20:41

Maybe it's just a language thing, but how can you mistake this for a racist remark? I mean it's obvious she's talking about something to eat/buy.

apossessedbagel 14

Thursday 31 May 2018 19:27

Reminds me of a story my dad told us of when he was a kid. He and his siblings all had standardized tests, and wanting to wish them good grades as they got on the bus, my grandma yelled, "Good luck with your testies!" to them. Testies. Testes. Yeah my dad got picked on a bit for that lol.

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RichardPencil 30

Thursday 31 May 2018 19:23

It’s not racist if she’s saying good things about them, right?

apossessedbagel 14

Thursday 31 May 2018 19:27

Davros 12

Thursday 31 May 2018 20:27

I would have looked back at them just as appalled and told them she was talking about pretzels.

Rabite 28

Thursday 31 May 2018 20:41

Maybe it's just a language thing, but how can you mistake this for a racist remark? I mean it's obvious she's talking about something to eat/buy.

kieralumina 30

Friday 1 June 2018 4:29

Very easily. "Darkies" is a derogatory term for black people, especially those with a darker complexion.

Rabite 28

Friday 1 June 2018 12:30

Yeah, but what is it supposed to mean in this context then if the mother really should have meant the derogatory term? I really think that it sounds relatively innocent calling some small dark chocolate stuff in the snack isle darkies while it still shouldn't be okay to use this term regarding actual people.

ARISKomuniszt 24

Friday 1 June 2018 15:44

Yeah, I mean if she was referring to people of colour, and there was a black couple nearby, she wouldn't be complaining about the absence of what she was looking for...

lucasj23 11

Thursday 31 May 2018 21:28

omg. thats so funny. thanks for the laugh. I can just imagine

8313girl 28

Friday 1 June 2018 5:03

Wow! That could have been nipped in the bud a long ago. Someone around her could have clued her in that her term would be considered as a racial slur. I've never heard chocolate pretzels called dark much less darkies a day in my life. Makes me wonder what she calls her other snacks.