Miscellaneous: Today, I apologised to someone for my misuse of the word 'coloured'...

By whiteycan'tgetitrightey - 24/02/2015 23:13 - United Kingdom - Norwich

Today, I apologised to someone for my misuse of the word 'coloured' in a discussion about ethnic minority issues. They then got even more angry and said that to even quote the word in the context of an apology is evidence of my ignorance and inherent racism. FML

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By Anonymous - 18/09/2021 11:00

Today, I was accused of digital blackface and culturally appropriating my own culture. FML

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By guest - 19/06/2014 01:14 - United States - Agoura Hills

Today, I became the town racist for saying "black" instead of "African-American". I'm black. FML

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By A massive racist, apparently - 09/06/2023 05:00 - United States

Today, I found out it's apparently racist to point out that a person has a unique spelling for a common name. I then found out it's even more racist to yell at the person who tells you in a very condescending tone that "it's a common spelling," even though I've literally never seen it before in my life. FML

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By Anonymous - 20/06/2022 06:00

Today, I had to explain racism to my son after some of his school friends were talking about it. Another parent then stormed up to us, pissed off because even though I was explaining how bad racism is, just talking about it is itself racist, and he was offended by me. He made my son cry. FML

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Overcompensating

By daddy's girl - 22/01/2013 04:08 - United States - Springfield

Today, I had to drag my grandmother out of a store because she went up to a black family and started apologizing for slavery. FML

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By Walmart Associate - 27/08/2018 03:30

Today, I was accused of being a "racist whore" at work. I'd only asked a man if he needed help finding anything, as that is part of my job. FML

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By Anonymous - 15/02/2013 04:30 - United States

Today, I had to explain to my white girlfriend that dating me doesn't give her the right to call my mother the N-word. FML

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By UFVKNP - 10/03/2017 16:00

Today, my coworker and I were swamped with coffee orders. I told him I would "take care of the blacks", and a customer who only heard that sentence screamed at me for several minutes about racism. FML

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Casual racism

By seeking new employment - 07/01/2016 01:55 - United States - San Francisco

Today, I found out why my coworkers never invite me anywhere. Apparently, I "made a face" when one of them used the N-word, and it makes them uncomfortable to be around me. FML

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Charming

By lordoftheweird - 31/05/2022 05:00 - Canada - Ladysmith

Today, I realized my coworker can't comprehend English, or any other language. When I mentioned this to a coworker, they accused me of being an ableist. This is the same person who insults him to his face, knowing he can't understand her. FML

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matdun101 19

Wednesday 25 February 2015 9:59

People who get offended by the use of the word coloured, are just being ridiculous. I live in SA and that's what anyone who is mixed race calls themselves. To us that is a race.

eyebrowzzz 21

Wednesday 25 February 2015 9:59

**** everybody these days

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PMAN6x7 22

Wednesday 25 February 2015 9:56

******* white people these days

tossaway2321 5

Wednesday 25 February 2015 9:58

******* black people these days

matdun101 19

Wednesday 25 February 2015 9:59

People who get offended by the use of the word coloured, are just being ridiculous. I live in SA and that's what anyone who is mixed race calls themselves. To us that is a race.

PNiggZ 19

Wednesday 25 February 2015 9:59

I hate how high the perception of racism is in white people I feel u all the way OP

eyebrowzzz 21

Wednesday 25 February 2015 9:59

**** everybody these days

beararm 11

Wednesday 25 February 2015 10:03

as a 'colored' person, a nigga, black dude, I like ur comment. Ppl r always looking for a reason to fight, race, religion, wealth, ...what ever hap to equal "**** everybodys"