Today, we had to discuss our heritage at school. When I told the class that I'm German, Japanese, and of the Jewish faith, my teacher laughed at the "irony." Something like this always happens whenever I tell people my background. FML
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Today, I was discussing my family heritage with my girlfriend's parents. The moment I told them that I came from a German background, her seven-year-old brother pointed at me and yelled, "HITLER!" FML
Today, there was a new girl in one of my classes. We both corrected a classmate on his grammar, so, trying to make a new friend, I leaned back to her and said, "Haha, fellow Grammar Nazi?" She gave me a disgusted look and told me she was Jewish. FML
Today, a parent of one of the students I teach called me to complain that I was teaching her child "lies" and "fairytales". I was teaching them about the Holocaust. FML
Today, our class was focusing on discrimination, and our teacher asked us if anyone had ever felt discriminated against. I put my hand up to share a story, and my teacher immediately said, "It's because you're ginger, isn't it?" That's not what I was going to say. FML
Today, I had to explain to half of my class that yes, my birthday is on the same day as Hitler's, but no, it does not make me a Nazi. FML
Today, I excitedly told my family that, after years of studying and dedication, I've been awarded a full scholarship to Germany. My mom's reaction was to start sobbing about me becoming a "heathen" and my dad and brother started telling Nazi jokes. FML
Today, we were discussing evolution at the super-religious school I'm forced to attend. I mentioned homo sapiens, and my teacher mockingly replied, "You actually believe in homo sapiens? Hahahah!" The whole class started laughing. No, not at the teacher; at me. FML
Today, my boyfriend came over to my parents' house for dinner. My dad made Holocaust jokes the entire time. My boyfriend is Jewish. FML
Today, I was sitting in class when I overheard a group talking about how much they don't like me. When they saw me there, they burst out laughing. FML
Today, I gathered the courage to participate in a class discussion. My professor laughed at me. FML
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MrConned 0
Damn son, sounds like an orgy gone wrong.
DocBastard 40
Just tell him you're going to go Samurai Nazi all over his tuchus.
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Comments (244)
Leetswaglordmaybe2 9
awesome
Pooh72 0
Uummm dude, being jewish is a religion Not a heritage. Maybe they were making fun or your intelligence ....
dirtyblond 4
ummmm dude, thats what he said. Of jewish fate (religion).
kittykail13 2
Umm Dude, Jewish is also and ethnicity and we are NOT white. Do people every make fun of your intelligence?
cass85 8
It really isn't that uncommon to find people of German Jewish heritage. Here in the UK, many Jews fled here from Germany when WWII started becoming imminent and a majority changed their surnames so they wouldn't stand out on paper as being from Germany. This now means that the German-Jewish population is fairly large here. Of course, I suppose if you are from the US, you didn't have that particular influx of immigration so I guess it would still raise eyebrows.
ScuseMePrincess 2
That's not really ironic. Any Jews living in Germany during WWII were German citizens as well. However, their citizenship was stripped from them by the Nazis. The idea of a Jewish "race" is part of false racial science dating before WWI. Also, Japan did not really coordinate with the other Axis Powers as far as military strategy goes, being on the other side of the world and all. They had their own racial-superiority thing apart from the Nazis too. Anyway, my point is to not worry about it, OP. If you were born in the United States, you're a US citizen, and that's all that really matters. However, if you had Italian ancestry as well, I'd have more of a reason to suspect you of being a fascist.
Talian_fml 4
People of all colors, nationalities, and religions fall in love ( usually ), get married, and have babies, it's a fact of life.My ancestors on my mom's side were Wasps and on my dad's side Sicilian and arab. People like to call me a mutt but frankly I'm proud of having the mixture I have, and they're usually not 100% anything either. But really your teacher is an asshole, people associate little things like being jewish or german or japanese with the huge event that WWII was. Personally I think society needs to move on and progress instead of wallowing in the tragedies of the past. We've learned our lesson: Killing other people for being different is BAD!
bluefairy_fml 24
OP, your background IS a bit ironic. But why would that bother you? You should be the first one to laugh about it. You're the living proof of the uselessness of WW2.
hockey25 0
hey im german japanese and british i just find it funny
ALBATROSS9080 0
so what? all my Jewish friends are also german
KessyKandi 0
Aw she should've been more sensitive....
krazy_ai 0
hahaha, you sound just like my cousin:]