ok then
Today, my sister called my Native American friend a bigot for saying he had no problem with the name "Cleveland Indians". FML
Collection
Thanksgiving
Questions about your love life, a burnt turkey and the cousin who knows everything: Thanksgiving, a contact sport.
Same thing different taste
please don’t
The Big Book of Baby Names
Today, I had to explain to my sister in law why it’s a terrible idea to name her baby Aryan just because she likes the way it sounds. We’re all African Americans, but she still doesn’t see the issue with it. FML
dollarstorepwnr
Canada
Today, my dad cussed out an individual on the phone because he thought it was a telemarketer. He was my Indian girlfriend's father. FML
lordoftheweird
Stop pointing out my shortcomings
Today, I was accused of racism for mentioning that a Native American woman in my neighborhood is illiterate. She's a special needs adult waiting for an opening in a group home, I only mentioned she was illiterate because people couldn't figure it out and were upset that she couldn't read the notes they were leaving. FML
crazygirl12
United States
Today, while working at Kohl's this woman came up to me and asked if I was Native American, I said yes, she then says "Oh! I thought you guys went extinct." This is the country I live in. FML
Anonymous
**** that dude
Today, none of us had any idea that our grandfather was a huge racist until I brought my new girlfriend over to a family gathering, and he started yelling because she's Indian, some of the most disgusting racial slurs I’ve ever heard. We left when it looked like he might actually hit her. FML
Anonymous
Ironic
Today, I overheard my caucasian mother on the phone lamenting to a friend that her future grandchildren won’t “look American”. Any future grandchildren of hers would be half Lakota native. FML
Anonymous
I wanna be oppressed so bad
Today, I found my 30 year-old sister-in-law's TikTok. All she posts on it is indigenous issues and goes on rants about how hard life is for her and her ancestors. She's white, but claims to be Blackfoot and "white passing." FML
Welp
Let's not keep in touch
Today, I tried to reach out to an old friend. He answered the phone sounding half-asleep, then suddenly switched to an outrageously fake and racist Indian accent, and started yelling nonsense down the phone once I said my name. Guess that bridge is burned, then. FML
okaythen
Arcata, United States
Insensitive
Today, I got written up by HR after my new coworker told them I had an ignorant, offensive caricature of Native American people decorating my desk. It was a framed photograph of an actual Native American tribe that belonged to my history buff grandfather. FML
hardtotell
United States
Asshats are everywhere
Today, a man I don't know came up to me and started screaming about how "all you damn Mexicans were stealing American's jobs" and he stormed off. I'm Native American, and I'm pretty sure we've been here longer. FML
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oj101 33
Political correctness seems to be the domain of the white person telling others what is and isn't offensive on behalf of the minority groups. Without their actual input.
kfchicken 31
people who gets offended on other people's behalf without knowing why are far more common then I'd like to admit
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daidax_238 26
This is so stupid. Naming a team after an indigenous people is not racist. If anything it's a compliment and a sign of respect.
jvanevery 19
the Seminoles here in Florida are perfectly happy with being the name of the team one of those
LH_FIRE_22 12
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Ahh, liberals. They are truly one of a kind. There's nothing wrong with the name. Indians, Redskins, Cowboys, people just want something else to whine about and find offensive.