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Apparently I'm racist.

A couple of people at work were talking in the break room and a lady was saying how sad that a neighbor of hers won't let his family eat during the day. I said it's Ramadan and she gives me this look. I just say that I think Islam is an interesting religion. She tells me that, because I'm white (Like her, I might add) that that's condescending and a little racist.
NickiHijab · F
Damn. The KKK ain’t got nothing on you.

But on a serious note this isn’t even surprising. People are quick to jump at someones throat when they acknowledge what most people find uncomfortable for example mentioning black people? I don’t know if it’s more prevalent in America so correct me if i’m wrong but from what i’ve observed, it seems as though mentioning black when referring to someones race sparks an uncomfortable reaction, almost like it’s controversial or a no-go area for those that are white, which seems to be what she did in this situation.
Although, her reaction and reasoning was pretty dumb to say the least considering there are white muslims too...
NickiHijab · F
@UndeadPrivateer I mean.. you’re not wrong. You see muslims suffering on a daily basis. Aside from the casual islamophobia, the suffering in war torn countries all tend to be muslim. The irony in the argument of terrorism is that the biggest victims of terrorism are muslims themselves. Yet the same people are demonised for it. Blindly following the same old narrative is just so tiring and dumb.
UndeadPrivateer · 31-35, M
@NickiHijab Indeed. We were specifically drawing comparison with the current climate on islamophobia and the Back-to-Africa movement of the 1800s and early 1900s. That "they should all just go to/stay in their own country and fix the problems if they're so bad."
Straylight · 31-35, F
@NickiHijab Hard to say. I live in New Orleans and we're all pretty laid back, so black is still ok here.

I think the cornerstone of her comment was just that I knew something she didn't and had to be silenced.
DownTheStreet · 51-55, M
Listen, if you're white, it's hopeless: no matter what you say, you ARE A RACIST. Ignore another culture? Racist. Celebrate it? Cultural appropriation. Ask a question: Ignorant. Shoot them? White Supremacist. Don't even bother to try.
Fangirlsarah1996 · 26-30, F
@DownTheStreet You'd make a VERY good hammer.
DownTheStreet · 51-55, M
@Fangirlsarah1996 Funny you say that...
Fangirlsarah1996 · 26-30, F
@DownTheStreet I'm just saying, you hit those nails right on the head.
UndeadPrivateer · 31-35, M
Yeah, well, it's kinda condescending and a little racist that Christians portray Jesus as white. Get your own religion, whitey.

(That is entirely tongue-in-cheek in case that's unclear. 👀 )
NickiHijab · F
UndeadPrivateer · 31-35, M
@NickiHijab I'd genuinely love to see what kind of rebuke such a person would have at that. Lol.
Straylight · 31-35, F
@UndeadPrivateer I'll have to remember that.
Straylight · 31-35, F
I like how I'm the one who's condescending and a little racist, but she said "I'll call CPS if he doesn't feed his kids, I don't care if it's ramalama ding ding, or whatever."
NickiHijab · F
@Straylight Does she not realise that kids aren’t expected to fast?lol
Straylight · 31-35, F
@NickiHijab 🤷‍♀️ I don't know the guy in question, so maybe the kids are older teens. But then why get CPS involved? 🤔 I don't know, maybe she's jumping to conclusions.
TryMe · 22-25, M
Well for one thing, Islam definitely isn't a race. Your co-worker sounds a bit confused, lol
Straylight · 31-35, F
@TryMe Shit, I didn't even think of that!
Fangirlsarah1996 · 26-30, F
Isn't SHE "kinda" racist for being ignorant of their religion?

I mean...if we stretch it to the degree that they do.
Racist little shit, go sit in the racist corner with the man that culturally appropriates via using chopsticks.
*sarcasm*
Tell her to fuck off or you’ll piss in her coffee mug... again 😁
whateverhappens · 26-30, F
Gotta learn to troll ppl irl, one reason im looking foward to working in a bigger company
SW-User
I don’t understand how that makes you racist at all. She sounds like an idiot.
HoraceGreenley · 56-60, M
You might be a racist, but that lady is definitely an idiot
SW-User
Straylight · 31-35, F
@SW-User I love your avi.
SW-User
@Straylight Hell yeah!
SW-User
smh
when will the nonsense ever end
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That's not anything bad.
CheshireCatalyst · 36-40, M
🙄 set her on fire.
Harmonium1923 · 51-55, M
There was a racist in that conversation, all right, but I’m pretty sure it wasn’t you.
*takes offence at everything
@Straylight *takes offence that you can't spell sentences
Straylight · 31-35, F
@InOtterWords *takes offence that you point out how bad my phone is at autocorrect*
SW-User
That makes no sense...

 
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