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
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Today, a professor approached me in the hall to ask if, since I'm a math major, I could tutor one of her communications majors in a required Calculus course. Apparently the volunteer tutor the school provides "is a complete dumbass." I'm the school's volunteer tutor. 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, at a tutoring center, one of the tutors looked at my worksheet and laughed. She then showed all the other tutors my mistakes and they laughed along with her. The best part? They all speak Chinese and they think I can't understand them. I'm Chinese. FML
Today, my teacher called me "stupid and ignorant" for referring to myself as Asian. I'm from Pakistan. Pakistan is in Asia. FML
Today, I called the Vietnamese teacher at my son's kindergarten by my Chinese colleague's name. Luckily, she didn't catch it. I'm not a racist, I was just tired after a long day. FML
Today, in calculus, our substitute teacher told me I was smart. Everybody in the class, including my friends, burst out laughing. FML
Today, as I went into my calculus class, the teacher announced that someone had received a negative grade on the test we were getting back. I laughed and said, "Which f*cker managed to get a negative?" Turns out I'm the dumbass. FML
Today, I was playing a math game with a 4th grade boy (I'm a college graduate). I cheated during the entire game, and still lost 7 of the 9 rounds we played. FML
Today, I asked my teacher if he could tutor me for my upcoming exam. He said he'd look into it and let me know later. I later got called to the principal's office because my teacher claimed I'd propositioned him for sex. FML
Today, the parent of a student called to ask me about a homework assignment. At the end of the call, she told me that I seem to be losing my "Asian accent" from when she first talked to me in the summer. I was born in the US, grew up in NJ and speak perfect English. FML
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AdamPractical 18
Sounds like she is actually the racist one! Sorry OP.
cutycat136 28
Just walk away, not worth the argument or explanation. Let her think whatever she wants. You know the truth.
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Comments (86)
Kristen320 21
Because he's Asian. Duh. Why else would he be in college and good at math?! Silly you. Haha
UH60 26
I think it can go both ways. Some people 'white knight' way too hard to the point they start getting the side eye from folks, but it's not a bad thing to be empathetic. I may not be wording this very well, but if someone does say something to me in bad form, I do appreciate it when a friend calls them out on it.
chinaski7628 32
Um, people should always stand up against racism, discrimination, and bigotry whether they are of the race/gender/sexual orientation/religion/social class being persecuted or not. Allowing it to happen to anyone is the same as condoning it. If white people hadn't stood with African Americans during the Civil Rights Movement, it would've never had happened. The problem is people like OP's girlfriend who don't understand what racism is.
UH60 26
Wasn't OP's girlfriend.
AdamTB 26
43 - I suppose it depends on how far they go. I agree with what you're saying, but admittedly I tend to think of stuff like this when people get offended over a harmless joke towards a specific group as I see that a lot, both on the internet and in real life. You are correct, however, I'm probably just generalizing the people that do that.
worldclassrager 41
So you need help in math...it shouldn't matter who you ask but you can't please them all...hope the tutoring goes well and you excel OP
tonedef456 8
What's racist is turning stuff that wasn't even about race into something to do with race.
logicnazi 18
I hate when people send outreach packages or invest in month long mission trips to volunteer in third world countries. Like, it's not their country or their culture, why do they care about them. It's not any of their business. They should just let the people starve, kill each other, and allow the spread of treatable deadly infections. Jeez...
thereheis 7
your user name made me laugh really hard
booty_sniper 10
She brought up the classic Asian stereotype and accused you for being racist? Hmm