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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Social bumbling

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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Accidental racist

By lordoftheweird - 18/09/2024 21:00 - Canada

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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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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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

Comments

dickgamestrong 9

Monday 13 March 2017 18:31

If there is one thing you need to know to survive in this ****** up world, it's that anyone that isn't white is a 'victim'. Everything you say for the rest of your life will be considered 'racist'. If I made a false assumption and you are NOT white, then idk what the **** is happening.

Razell 13

Tuesday 23 May 2017 0:36

Yeah, never apologise for that kind of thing. People who get offended in that context will never accept any apology you'll offer, and will continue to be outraged at you even if you were to debase yourself to the point of groveling on the floor. Apologising to SocJus types is like throwing baitfish into a school of sharks.