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Everyday racism

By Anonymous - 12/09/2014 20:47 - United States - San Francisco

Today, my college did a fire drill, and instructions were given by intercom in English and Spanish. The guy beside me mused, "If they say it in English and Mexican, why not say it in Black too?" That guy is my idiot brother, and he was dead serious. Sometimes I think our parents are related. FML

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By Anon - 26/05/2009 17:45 - United Kingdom

Today, I was at a mall. A woman stopped by me, said slowly and loudly, in Spanish "baño?" Knowing a bit of Spanish, I nodded and pointed the restrooms out for her. She then mutters about "dang Mexicans and their inability to speak English". I'm not even Latina. I'm Irish-American. FML

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RageWolf16 31

Saturday 13 September 2014 5:41

Sometimes I wonder how people get into college. I'm so sorry OP, your brother sounds like a moron.

collegekid2015 6

Saturday 13 September 2014 5:46

He's a special kind of stupid, isn't he?

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jacob2332 9

Saturday 13 September 2014 15:38

Hahaha, your brother sounds ******* hilarious!

shinikageWolf 15

Saturday 13 September 2014 16:31

Dere be a fire up in this bitch, get the **** out of dis buildin' lil' homies!

sleepyolivia 14

Sunday 31 July 2016 21:05

There are so many comments in this FML using slang and you all sound like Hillary Clinton trying to get that sweet, sweet youth vote.

worldclassrager 39

Saturday 13 September 2014 17:16

Why stop at those three languages Korean French

sjbartholome 14

Saturday 13 September 2014 17:33

don't blame your parents for that

Epikouros 31

Saturday 13 September 2014 17:51

Your brother was wrong, but if they announced it in American and Mexican, why not in Canadian, too?

mattrd_fml 31

Saturday 13 September 2014 19:29

I didn't realize Mexican was a language.

Kramer1998 20

Saturday 13 September 2014 19:30

I really do think your parents are related mate

Tawnkat 13

Saturday 13 September 2014 20:40

I think your brother is funny. I understand where he is coming from.

ThongWarrior 17

Saturday 13 September 2014 23:51

My parents are related, they're actually cousins. And I'm perfectly fine?

geekbait 5

Sunday 14 September 2014 4:25

Good god I hope you murder him for the sake of humanity. If you don't natural selection better do its ******* job.

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