Today, I was accused of racism for mentioning that an employee can't read. That would've been racist… if she could actually read. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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
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
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
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
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
Today, I was accused of digital blackface and culturally appropriating my own culture. FML
Today, my extremely racist coworker was doing his usual thing. Since it was 9/11 he went absolutely hardcore on his "jokes" so I reported it to my supervisor. She asked what did he say specifically and I recited it to her. She decided to write me up for "making inappropriate comments at work". FML
Today, at work, my coworker's belongings went missing. Infuriated, she accused me of stealing, because I'm black and "stereotypes don't just make themselves." FML
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
Today, I became the town racist for saying "black" instead of "African-American". I'm black. FML
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Sloppy_Sunshine 6
Illiteracy translating to racism how?
GoogieWithers 25
If someone can't read, it doesn't have anything to do with ethnicity.
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Brightside86 31
Interesting, in the US minority are basically sacred. Curious that the same values are sinking into Canada.
Sloppy_Sunshine 6
Illiteracy translating to racism how?
tiptoppc 21
These days, everything turns into that if people think it’s the root of everything wrong in their life. Whether it is, or isn’t, it’s become the cry of a lot of people. Racism exists as proof of this. “It’s (insert race) fault i’m stuck at a shit job!” No, it’s you not brushing up skills and refusing to learn new or better your skills. Not Jose working in a sweatshop keeping you from a system admin job. It’s almost always something blamed. “It’s McDonald’s fault I’m fat!” Pretty sure it’s eating 4 ½ pounders with cheese 3 out of 4 meals a day.
GoogieWithers 25
If someone can't read, it doesn't have anything to do with ethnicity.
Brightside86 31
I'm sure this is more of a cultural/poverty issue. Though there's actually a very strong relationship between ethnicity and literacy. Hispanic/Latino: 41% of adults have "below basic" literacy levels. Black/African American: 24% of adults have "below basic" literacy levels. Native American/Alaska Native: ~20-25% of adults have "below basic" literacy levels (data is limited, but this is an estimate). White/Caucasian: 9% of adults have "below basic" literacy levels. Asian American: 7% of adults have "below basic" literacy levels.