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By mustabeendrugs - 14/10/2013 01:14 - United States - Tucson

Today, a customer called me "chink eyes", "dog eater", "bloody Chinese communist" and "ching chong." I'm black. 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 Anonymous - 20/07/2017 23:00 - United States - Dover

Today, an Asian man approached me and called me pretty. I thanked him and he asked if I'm Chinese. When I said, "No, I'm Taiwanese" he promptly spat in my face and called me a "traitor to the motherland." FML

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By AndrewC - 14/02/2024 03:00 - United States

Today, while I was working at a call center, a customer was pranking me using an obviously fake Asian accent. He kept saying his name was “Phuck Mi”, his phone number was 666-3629 (as in "Sex sex sex free sex tonight") and making moaning noises and sexual phrases. I don’t get paid enough for this. FML

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By Asian - 07/02/2016 19:03 - United States - Clover

Today, I was asked to prove that I was Chinese by translating the phrase, "Ching chong ming chang ho". I'm not even Chinese. FML

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By kaichennnxx - 17/03/2009 02:09 - United States

Today, I was with my grandma waiting in a line. She only speaks Chinese and there was a black man in front of us talking his phone. My grandma tells me that the black man's really loud and annoying. The man finishes and turns and said fluently in Chinese, "What's wrong with loud black men?" FML

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By PaneraSucks - 19/02/2014 06:24 - United States - Londonderry

Today, a customer at work pronounced the word "Asian" as "Ah-See-Awn" when ordering a salad. I wasn't allowed to say anything. FML

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By WTF - 03/12/2014 21:21 - United States - Conroe

Today, my boss at my new call center job said he'd gotten complaints about me. Apparently I sound "too black" and it's "upsetting" some of our customers. I don't know what that even means, but my boss said I need to "tone it down or we're gonna have some problems". FML

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By Anonymous - 24/07/2014 21:23 - United States - Annandale

Today, a customer threatened to smash my face in because I wouldn't give him a veteran's discount on a donut. He looked like he'd eaten his way out of fat camp, and it seemed the only action he'd seen was fighting his way into a lard factory. Still, he swung fast, and I now have a black eye. FML

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By guest - 19/06/2014 01:14 - United States - Agoura Hills

Today, I became the town racist for saying "black" instead of "African-American". I'm black. FML

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By Razz - 15/07/2015 22:02 - Australia - Lilydale

Today, I got fired, apparently for being racist to black people. When I told my boyfriend, he couldn't stop laughing. He's black. FML

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Mynameislinh 24

Monday 14 October 2013 9:26

It doesn't matter what race you are. That's completely unacceptable, and you should never be treated that way.

mastervuk 9

Monday 14 October 2013 9:25

That's some twisted kind of racist.

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JasonUMN 15

Monday 14 October 2013 9:32

Misguided racism is the worst. Sorry you had to endure that OP.

CrissyyyS2 22

Monday 14 October 2013 9:37

I certainly hope you didn't just stand there. Just because they're a customer, it doesn't give them any right to insult a employee.

Wakachulak 22

Monday 14 October 2013 10:44

Probably did, that was pretty confusing.

jrock9093 18

Monday 14 October 2013 9:48

Wow more racism that's all are country needs know sarcasm racism stupid sorry op

TwistedCherub1 15

Monday 14 October 2013 9:50

My husband is part Japanese and would still hit anyone who said those things. Getting the race he's insulting correct doesn't make him less wrong. Plus, Japanese people hate being called Chinese, and visa verse. Bad blood between the two, historically.

j_cat187 19

Monday 14 October 2013 9:51

Was the customer blind?

simplysarcastics 26

Monday 14 October 2013 9:51

I am guessing you are racially ambigious? Meaning you can look another race you aren't.I know how that is one day they say im this next they ask me racist questions about mixed famillies being mine is mixed all up.l Either way, no one should speak racist slurs or cruel words bo matter what race you are or look like -_- What a bigot!

froggyjade 16

Monday 14 October 2013 9:53

racist and dumb, they usually go together

alimination602 10

Monday 14 October 2013 9:55

Was Prince Philip on another visit?

kumarina 35

Monday 14 October 2013 10:04

The wprst type of racist, the one that doesn't even know what he hates..... This just show ypu how ignorant they can be

sunnyray812 42

Monday 14 October 2013 10:06

This is a problem known as confused racism.

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