Today, I was told by co-workers with whom I have worked for 2 years that I tan too much and dye my hair black too often. I'm from the Middle East and have never tanned nor dyed my hair. My co-workers think I'm a wannabe. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, after applying for a job at a tanning salon, I was told they don't hire "naturally tan" people. I'm black. FML
Today, I was at work when a customer came up to me and asked where and what I used to get my tan. I'm Indian. FML
Today, I got a spray tan. The lady asked what shade I wanted to be, and joking, I said the darkest. She took it seriously. Now no one can recognize me, and I have work tomorrow. FML
Today, I came in to work looking very tan. I took Friday off to go to a friend's funeral, which was outdoors, and I tan very easily. Now my boss and everyone else thinks I lied about my friend's death to get off work on a Friday. FML
Today, I'm so pale, my boss asked me whether I light up in the dark. FML
Today, I walked into school confident about the new hair color I'd had done over the weekend. My drama teacher apparently dyed her hair the same color; everyone noticed and thought I'd copied her. FML
Today, my boss told me that, while he respects the fact that I have my own style, I have to stop wearing "that hideous wig" because apparently, it "makes the clientele uncomfortable". I don't have a wig. It's my natural hair. FML
Today, I was badly sunburnt even after making it a point to apply a lot of sunscreen. My coworkers thought it amusing to slap me every chance they get. FML
Today, I found out that ever since I got my blonde highlights, I've been mocked behind my back at work, and nicknamed "The Skunk". FML
Today, my coworkers won't believe I'm from Alabama. Apparently, "You're too smart and not racist enough… plus you have all your teeth, and you're not dating your cousin." Fuck these people. FML
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crazytwinsmom 25
North Carolina is not very culturally diverse I guess.
pandawudel 9
Maybe they're jealous of you?
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Comments (49)
gracehi 33
I guess the dumb assess didn't recognize your race without the burka. "You're from the middle east? But... But... We can see your face!"
gracehi 33
BTW, OP, why did you say, "with whom I have worked with?" Seems redundant, no?
hama806 19
28-he is using proper grammar.
gracehi 33
I don't think so. Proper grammar would be "with whom I have worked for 2 years..." Or perhaps even "coworkers whom I have worked with..." Or would it be "'who' I have worked with?" I'm not sure about that, but I am sure there's no need to use the word "with" twice in that sentence.
CharresBarkrey 16
47 - It's whom. But there is no second "with," in the FML so I don't know where you got that from.
gracehi 33
It used to say, "my coworkers with whom I have worked with for 2 years." The mods must have corrected the error and left my thread hanging to look like nonsensical grammar Nazi bull shit.
CharresBarkrey 16
So... The FML team fixed the grammar error in the post and then deleted our comments? Cool.
luvmaboo 7
Not everyone from the middle east wears a burka! And not everyone from the middle east is muslim.
gracehi 33
Exactly... My... Point -.-
xmaximusx 12
Jealousy
Dracoboxer357 36
Don't even give it a second's thought, Op. This is their issue they are dealing with, not yours. Let them wallow in ignorance, as long as You are comfortable with your appearance, what they think is irrelevent. :)
RaulGarcia30 10
They're just jealous cause they don't have a natural year round tan like you do. I'm Mexican so I feel you.
cmbar831 14
Take it as a complement
kzai 16
Persian people problems.. It's okay that's been happening to me too. -.-
angelofmusic113 9
Some people are just plain stupid...
Sputnikspak 13
I always have people telling me I need to spend more time in the sun. I have Lupus, ergo photophobia. The sun makes me crazy sick, but no, I need to be tan in order to be healthy, apparently. Wish people would mind their own stupid business.
lunarstarfox 6
I get people telling me the same, I get 2nd degree burns from being in the sun for over an hour...
Sputnikspak 13
Pretty much what happens to me. Twenty minutes in the sun equals crazy purple face rash and fever. And they act like I'm crazy for wearing long sleeves and a hat in the summer. (I specifically bought sun-resistant long-sleeved summer clothes). Or then they tell me I'll die because I don't get enough vitamin D. Because my doctors didn't think of that one, MORONS. Ugh.
jammy101 3
Racist *******
gracehi 33
People overuse that word so much these days, and it's a shame, because when people throw around accusations of racism arbitrarily it trivializes the issue. People also confuse racism with racial prejudice a lot, which is not the same thing. Racism is hatred towards a certain race, whereas racial prejudice is just a preconceived notion about a certain race. For example, if I had a preconceived notion that all Asians are smart, that would make me prejudiced when it comes to Asians, but it doesn't necessarily mean I hate them, so I therefore wouldn't necessarily be racist. In this case, it seems to me that these people are just bad at recognizing people from the middle east. That doesn't necessarily mean they hate people from the middle east. Now, if they made threats on her life or cruelly harassed her because of her race in some other way, then yes, they world be racist.
Fsvb 32
this is not racism, just stupidity.
Fsvb 32
.. How dumb can people be...
SaturnV 25
That's a dangerous question...some of the dumbest ones might perceive it as a challenge.
Fsvb 32
D: What have I done?