Today, I found out it's apparently racist to point out that a person has a unique spelling for a common name. I then found out it's even more racist to yell at the person who tells you in a very condescending tone that "it's a common spelling," even though I've literally never seen it before in my life. 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 racism for mentioning that an employee can't read. That would've been racist… if she could actually read. FML
Today, I was accused of racism for mentioning that a Native American woman in my neighborhood is illiterate. She's a special needs adult waiting for an opening in a group home, I only mentioned she was illiterate because people couldn't figure it out and were upset that she couldn't read the notes they were leaving. FML
Today, I apologised to someone for my misuse of the word 'coloured' in a discussion about ethnic minority issues. They then got even more angry and said that to even quote the word in the context of an apology is evidence of my ignorance and inherent racism. FML
Today, I became the town racist for saying "black" instead of "African-American". I'm black. FML
Today, I found out that I’ve been greeting a coworker by the wrong name for six weeks. The worst part? They never corrected me because they thought it was funny, especially because it turns out to be their mom's name. FML
Today, I was accused of being a "racist whore" at work. I'd only asked a man if he needed help finding anything, as that is part of my job. FML
Today, my coworker screamed at me for once again calling her by a different coworker's name. They have the same hair, skin color, and body type, so I honestly don’t know how I’m supposed to tell them apart. FML
Today, I was called a racist slur because I said I don’t like dogs. Funny how disliking dogs is a “red flag” but racism is OK. Yeah, uh huh. FML
Today, a girl called me a racist, stereotyping asshole. All I did was ask a kid who happens to be Asian to tutor me in math. Which I didn't do just because he's Asian, but rather because he's in college and is actually a brilliant mathematician. FML
Today, I found out I've been misspelling my middle name for 25 years. FML
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SamanthaThe1st 23
I mean, you probably could've just not commented on it. Besides the other person might've heard that a million times before you came along.
cuz803 46
Honestly, do yourself a favor by not overcomplicating things and keeping your mouth shut.
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Comments (10)
whatshername?! 39
So, what is the name?
Ubehage 32
I don't see where the racism-part comes in. But why yell?
cuz803 46
Honestly, do yourself a favor by not overcomplicating things and keeping your mouth shut.
joseph_rod_05 14
lemme guess, the name in question is “Davíd”
vg 4
but written with a silent k
ass 11
You got the social skills of a closet door, don't you?
SamanthaThe1st 23
I mean, you probably could've just not commented on it. Besides the other person might've heard that a million times before you came along.
SirEnigM0nk 22
Was the name Keryn? Because we got a Karen in the house.
Nazmazh 18
When you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.
Jessica Carey 11
didn't you know? everything is racist these days...you could breathe wrong and someone would be screaming "that's racist"!
idragosani 17
This is a situation where it's best to just not say anything. Just because you've never seen the variant doesn't mean it's not commonly used.