Today, it's my fourth day of my trip to the USA. I've actually started keeping count of the number of times people get confused because I was born in South Africa and yet am not black. Current count: 9. 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 live abroad, but I was born in the USA so I'm sick of people asking me who I voted for in the last election, all while looking at me weirdly and suspiciously. FML
Today, I became the town racist for saying "black" instead of "African-American". I'm black. FML
Today, marks yet again another day that I've been asked if I'm autistic. No, that's just my Korean accent. Apparently I look "too white" to have one. FML
Today, I got back from a 3 and a half week trip to South Africa to do volunteer work with children in townships. My parents forgot to pick me up, and I had to sit there by myself and wait for them, while 80 people of the same organization got loving hugs from their proud parents. FML
Today, I checked in a group of men from Mexico. I speak just enough Spanish to realize they're discussing my breasts. I have to stand there smiling while checking in three more people. FML
Today, while meeting my boyfriend's family for the first time, the first comment I received was, "Well, at least this one is white." FML
Today, I was stuck on a campus tour with my subtly racist mother who, in an attempt to seem open-minded, deemed it appropriate to refer to our black tour guide as "Sistah". FML
Today, I, a person who will be 21 in a few months, was mistaken for my mom's older brother. My mom is in her fifties. Apparently this is becoming increasingly common, because the world sucks. I didn't realize it was affecting me this badly. FML
Today, I was mistaken for an 8th grader because of my height. I'm 32 years-old. FML
Today, I was in India. At the airport, the men and women were being searched separately. The guy welcoming us pointed me towards the women's area. I had to explain to him that I was a guy. It took 15 minutes. FML
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Nederlander95 14
I'm actually kind of surprised it's ONLY nine.
mz135 12
This reminds me of Karen from Mean Girls
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ihatedouchbags 17
" if you're from Africa, why are you whit?"
LunaCrimson 10
People did this to my aunt as well. Mind you, I live in a very racist town so when I mentioned my aunt from Africa was coming, everyone was ready to start shining white pride. When she showed up to pick me up from school, one of the guys I know said: "Wait, that's your aunt? I thought you said she was from Africa."
duma191 21
I'm from South Africa and I live in the US. I've long since lost count.
slym12312425 9
Sucks when that happens
C0bblepot 11
Americans are stoopid.
Rammer3500 23
Cultural ignorance
necklacethief 23
Are you Troye Sivan?
Brosnan 5
The joys of being from S.a