Embarrassing, Racism and Grandparents: Overcompensating - FML

Overcompensating

By daddy's girl - 22/01/2013 04:08 - United States - Springfield

Today, I had to drag my grandmother out of a store because she went up to a black family and started apologizing for slavery. 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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By lady_jeni - 09/07/2009 07:29 - United States

Today, I went to see my grandmother. She has alzheimers and doesn't remember me sometimes, and today she thought I was her sister and that I was trying to steal my grandfather from her. She hit me with a cane and called me a slut. FML

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By Anonymous - 14/01/2015 07:18 - United States - Las Vegas

Today, I had to explain to my grandmother why, "What a nice singing voice! He doesn't sound black at all!" is not a compliment. FML

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**** that dude

By Anonymous - 13/07/2022 10:00

Today, none of us had any idea that our grandfather was a huge racist until I brought my new girlfriend over to a family gathering, and he started yelling because she's Indian, some of the most disgusting racial slurs I’ve ever heard. We left when it looked like he might actually hit her. FML

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By no tea parties here, gran - 11/04/2013 17:16 - United States

Today, my racist, homophobic, generally degenerate grandmother visited. Within 20 minutes, she uttered multiple racial slurs, said Robert Downey Jr. will burn in hell for playing a black man in one of his movies, and yelled that she'd "whip the piss" out of me, after I asked her to leave. FML

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By Anonymous - 17/02/2012 08:01 - United States

Today, I was in a grocery store with my great-grandmother. It would've been nice to know she hadn't taken her medication before she started beating the cashier with her umbrella. FML

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Dat ass

By Anonymous - 15/09/2021 11:01

Today, I got a slap because my 8 year-old stepson has such a big mouth, he couldn’t resist pointing out a nearby white woman had a "phat butt" and should "give it back to the black lady she stole it from." I blame his racist old grandad for this. FML

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By secretsmakefriends - 15/10/2013 21:43 - United States - Vashon

Today, my grandmother called me in a fit of panic because her new neighbors are black. So is my fiancé, whom she is supposed to meet tomorrow. FML

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By Anonymous - 15/02/2013 04:30 - United States

Today, I had to explain to my white girlfriend that dating me doesn't give her the right to call my mother the N-word. FML

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By booste - 18/10/2009 04:06 - Canada

Today, I was written up because my manager heard me insulting a customer. How did I insult her? I called her grandma. Who did I say this to? My grandma. FML

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CueTheMusic 22

Tuesday 22 January 2013 11:21

That's kinda cute in a grandparent and it could be worse, a lot of old people are racist!

alexhaz64 4

Tuesday 22 January 2013 11:21

Apologizing is better than the opposite...

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FreakoHolm 6

Tuesday 22 January 2013 11:19

At least she apologised. Could be worse, she could have asked them to apologise for... well, anything.

adamo_erebus 26

Tuesday 22 January 2013 11:42

OP's grandma sounds a lot better than all the other evil ones we hear about on this sites, tbh.

Puffytruffles 18

Tuesday 22 January 2013 11:44

She was the one apologising.. She didn't ask for anything.

greenishyellow 5

Tuesday 22 January 2013 11:20

Was she personally involved?

hopelessteej 8

Tuesday 22 January 2013 11:20

did she offer fried chicken along with her condolences?

CueTheMusic 22

Tuesday 22 January 2013 11:21

That's kinda cute in a grandparent and it could be worse, a lot of old people are racist!

alexhaz64 4

Tuesday 22 January 2013 11:21

Apologizing is better than the opposite...

MrSarary 26

Tuesday 22 January 2013 11:23

Sounds innocent enough .. She was just making small talk

qirde_15 5

Tuesday 22 January 2013 11:26

abraham lincoln could have given her a medal for that deed

krash357_fml 7

Tuesday 22 January 2013 11:27

She's right to apologise OP even if it's not directly her fault. People love taking credit for their ancestors' good deeds but take no responsibility for their bad deeds.

shaagy2760 13

Tuesday 22 January 2013 11:30

Could have been worse she could of tried to treat them like a slave

LovesSushi 25

Tuesday 22 January 2013 11:32

At least she didn't call the cops and say they were trying to give her a bath.

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