Today, was the first day my grandma has seen me since I started going to tanning beds. She is now considering taking me out of her will because I look like "a damn Indian". 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, my grandma told me that I'm starting to look like my sister. I jokingly replied, "Uh-oh I'm in trouble then." She gave me a very disapproving look and said, "You should be happy. She's beautiful, unlike you." FML
Today, I was at work when a customer came up to me and asked where and what I used to get my tan. I'm Indian. FML
Today, my grandma commented on my Facebook profile picture: "That's a great photo! It doesn't look anything like you!" FML
Today, I took my grandma to the hospital to visit her estranged husband who she hasn't seen in years. After a thoroughly disasterous visit, we're waiting in the carpark and my gran strokes my face and tells me I have a lot of facial hair. I thought she was going to thank me. And I'm a girl. FML
Today, I went to the gym with my grandma. In the span of an hour, she was hit on more than I ever have been in my life. FML
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, I saw my grandma for the first time since I got new glasses. Wanting to be different, I got crystal colored ones instead of black. She said, "Thank God. You looked so dorky with your giant nerd glasses!" Love you too, grandma. FML
Today, I used a tanning bed for the first time ever, in an attempt to get a base tan for the summer. No one bothered to warn me that you shouldn't go the full ten minutes your first time. Now my skin is as red as my hair. FML
Today, my grandpa pointed me out to one of his friends, saying, "Yeah, she's the ugly one." FML
Today, my grandmother said to me, "You look just like your mother did at your age. Except you're fatter of course." FML
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Lebeaugars95 20
your grandma sounds great
anyoldnamewilldo 23
Hmmm.....if you are looking that dark, you may want to lay off the tanning a bit. Sounds like you may be overdoing it.
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Comments (71)
Lebeaugars95 20
your grandma sounds great
Yeshua_fml 19
I wonder of she said "indian" or "injun."
1PersonIsMyWorld 22
hahahahahahaha omg! !!
tony1891 22
you should scalp her
emilyjgraham 34
Bit drastic isn't it?
woainishamu 21
Is this "Hell on Wheels" ?
tony1891 22
#5 not for a "damn indian"
v8nick97 11
Yikes... Sorry OP!
tj4234 36
Edit, posted this as a reply to the wrong person. Oops.
Crazc 15
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What did the grandma say? Something racist probably.
tj4234 36
Well, I could be wrong... But, the phrase 'a damn Indian' does seem to sound racist.
thesmeagol 22
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Its hardly offensive let alone racist.
stargirl_95 24
How does wanting to cut someone out of your will because they look indian not sound racist?
thesmeagol 22
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Because it isn't derogatory. if the grandma had used derogatory words against indian or native americans then yes its racist. She could be racist against certain nationalities but the phrase itself isnt racist. Its the grandmothers will, she can exlude whoever she wants.
Voij 16
26: Okay, let's do an experiment. Would you consider it homophobic if the grandmother would've written OP out of the will for being homosexual? After all, they didn't explicitly state that homosexuality would be something bad. All the grandmother did was punish the OP for this specific thing. The only reason one could argue that it wasn't racist, is because humans only have one race, **** sapiens. Even then, this means nothing but semantics. The grandmother considers punishing OP for looking like an Indian, which is, in fact, a derogatory statement about people of such color.
thesmeagol 22
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Indian is being used to describe the color she looks like. Maybe the grandma disapproved of her tanning and op went against her wishes. We don't know the full story and its ridiculous to judge the grandmother without the full story. Being a staff on fml you should know this by now.
IStoleTheCookies 16
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I didn't read it and think racism, i read it and thought ops grandma is considering taking her out the will because shes an idiot who cant tan properly therefore an embarrassment she doesn't want to be linked to. And would probably spend the inheritance on more tan.
thesmeagol 22
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Exactly. Right now this is all heresay and without a more indepth response im not going to judge either party. If op responds and the grandmother did do it purley on dislike for native americans then yes I can admit that is racist. Until then I remain neutral.
IStoleTheCookies 16
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Yeah, its like me saying "wow you las pale as a ghost". Is that racist to ghosts? No. Its just a colour. Not always a personal attack on people and their race.
thesmeagol 22
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More of a 'don't judge a book by its cover' sort of thing for me.
IStoleTheCookies 16
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Yeah. Lol at everyone thumbs'ing us down :') you can just tell they're the kind of people who take offensive to everything.
thesmeagol 22
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I could care less about the thumbs be it up or down. My job is not to appease the sheeple.
littlekellilee 45
For the record, "homosapien" isn't a race, it's a species. Human beings belong to the mammalian species "homosapien" in the family Hominidae.
IStoleTheCookies 16
I know, it's just funny. Crazy shitty world we live in :( cant even sing bah bah black sheep anymore!
skittyskatbrat 19
#38, for current generations in their teens, 20s, 30s, that's probably the correct interpretation. Most of us, thankfully, don't automatically assume something is racist or say racist things spitefully. For someone who grew up in codified racism, like the grandma, it's probably racism.
thesmeagol 22
If I didn't care at all I wouldn't upvote good videos on YouTube. I just happen to not care regarding fml votes or some other sites. But yes Master of Rhetorician I could have worded that different.
OysterPearls 33
You know, there's a messaging service that would work wonders for you two, 43 & 46.
R3TROxLOV3 32
55, but then they wouldn't get to show us all how little they care by announcing it repeatedly, and we can't have that!
underthesea12 24
Maybe she thinks you have all that casino money
mallu86 9
What if she meant the other Indians? The ones from India.
anyoldnamewilldo 23
Hmmm.....if you are looking that dark, you may want to lay off the tanning a bit. Sounds like you may be overdoing it.
Girlie7 11
Racist.
AllStache 11
How is that racist.
Dave_Davington 34
Feather Indian or red dot Indian?
people_annoy_me 23
How lovely.
r_bruce69 19
YDI for using tanning beds. sorry about your grandma though
1PersonIsMyWorld 22
says the naturally tan kid.. you dont know what its like being white!!!
cjwayy 22
Tanning beds give you cancer.
1PersonIsMyWorld 22
so does tomatoes, talking on the phone, using certain shampoos, eating nuts... oh and breathing toxins!!
igive 29
but not as fast as tanning beds