Today, my grandmother called me in a fit of panic because her new neighbors are black. So is my fiancé, whom she is supposed to meet tomorrow. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my racist grandmother was complaining that the new nurse at her nursing home is a black woman. I casually asked, "Is she cute?" I'm now out of the will. FML
Today, my mother burst into tears when I told her I was engaged. They were not tears of joy, however. She was crying because although she insists she’s "not" racist, she was crying because none of her grandchildren would be "pure." My fiancé is black. FML
Today, my grandma moved in with us. Along with her 36-year-old boyfriend that none of us knew about. FML
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
Today, my grandmother tried to start a fist-fight with my wife during my wedding ceremony. FML
Today, my grandma got a new boyfriend. She dumped the old one because "His wife was taking too long to die." FML
Today, my fiancé's grandmother kept trying to introduce him to this "simply absolutely amazing girl," who she thought "would be just the perfect date" for him. At our engagement party. FML
Today, my girlfriend of two years finally agreed to marry me. As I went on with the proposal, her Grandma tried rejecting me by saying, "These guys have gangster friends." FML
Today, my new neighbours came over to introduce themselves. I opened the door to see my ex-husband, with a horrified look on his face, and his girlfriend. FML
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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Top comments
miss_madison 10
That sucks. It's similar to the feeling "oh shit my boyfriends parents are hardcore Catholic and I'm Wiccan." But in the end if you love him then I wish you two a good life if your grandma approves or not.
WCARlover 35
Sad that racism is still so prevalent in the US today
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Comments (89)
KChubs 12
Racism will die out with the older generation. Until then things will be kinda complicated.
RedPillSucks 33
A nice sentiment, but unfortunately, the older generation teaches that stuff to their young, and isolation re-enforces it.
EvilLittleMan 23
Best of luck OP and have fun with all that.
Butwhymeagain 12
slap her or if it
sunnyray812 42
Tell her she's going to have to get over it and give up racism.
swedeNix 13
Gosh, hold a camera in front of u, Cuz i sure as hell wanna c her face when u introduce him:):)
ice723 5
why hasn't your mom met your fiance before now, how long have you been hiding him from her???? obviously you knew him being black would upset her otherwise you would of already had that talk with her
jrock9093 18
Some people just can't change no matter how hard you try sorry about the trouble but your going to have to ease her in it, it's not the color grandma it's the person inside did you know most serial killers are white like 90 something percent
tannara 12
Damn granny.. Low
blackrose3033 4
I'm not saying your grandma is racist but it sounds like she is. My stepfather, I'm pretty sure, has a mother and grandmother who are racist. If you two (you and grandma) get along then I hope everything works out for the best OP so hopefully she'll come around. But if she goes all pissy and rude against your fiance then tell her that she doesn't deserve to be invited to the wedding if she's going to act that way.
SkyBlueCloud 21
Well that's gunna be awkward