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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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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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Top comments
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)
MidnaLink 35
Are you implying something with tumblr, or what?
messymessiah 11
She's the one that's racist.
chinaski7628 32
44-- thanks. My bad :)
IWishIWasObama 12
I never get why people get mad over that particular Asian stereotype (which happened to be true in this case). Is it so bad to automatically considered intelligent based on your ethnicity? It's a pretty nice compliment.
CaroAurelia 12
It's certainly better than some stereotypes, but stereotypes aren't good at all. For one thing, they set the bar too high. Asians are supposed to be math geniuses? That's a really high standard they might feel pressured to meet. I'd imagine that would sting if you're Asian and you're better at writing than math. Plus it kind of just takes away individuality. Some Asians are good at math, but some are better at writing, or history, or whatever. Saying "all (blank) people are (blank)" is just shitty because you're not considering them as individuals.
UH60 26
I agree #43 and #15. It's the offended for me part that gets me. I can take a joke just fine, but when someone else turns it into a huge deal when I'm probably laughing about the joke myself, such a buzzkill!
CaroAurelia 12
Saw your username. Tumblr in a nutshell.
orsombre_fml 11
Jugdemental people are able to jump on any conclusion without evidence. Good luck in your studies, OP!
starglow13 10
But the best part about this was your username...I can totally relate.
LycanGod 27
good luck with math!
GhostFox 34
Not really her business, so why did she butt into a conversation you were having with him anyway? What should matter is the opinion of the guy you asked, not said chick. If the guy doesn't want to tutor you, check with your student resource people, see if they have paid tutors- ones that the college pay to tutor students. Less hurt on your wallet as a bonus.