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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: duckman2000 on July 16, 2008, 08:18:00 PM

Title: The accidental racist
Post by: duckman2000 on July 16, 2008, 08:18:00 PM: Today, the community pool was littered with kids. Mostly Asian, because the area has quite the Asian community. So when the wife asked if I wasn't going to join her and my kid in the pool, I loudly stated, thinking that I was making a reasonably clever crack on kids urinating in the water, that there was too much yellow in the water. I heard several *gasps*, figuring then that it must have indeed been a clever joke. Only later did I realize how incredibly racist it must have sounded to the shit ton of mothers sitting by the poolside. It doesn't help that I basically look like a skinhead.

So, does anyone else have any accidental racist stories of their own, to make me feel less singled out?
Title: Re: The accidental racist
Post by: muckhole on July 16, 2008, 08:27:23 PM: :rofl

The only way this gets better was if you were trying to loudly stammer out an explaination to the folks there after the fact.

You poor bastard.
Title: Re: The accidental racist
Post by: Van Cruncheon on July 16, 2008, 08:28:30 PM: :lol that's awesome. if i'd been there with you, i woulda given you serious daps.
Title: Re: The accidental racist
Post by: Human Snorenado on July 16, 2008, 08:29:43 PM: This thread was made, MADE, for FoC.
Title: Re: The accidental racist
Post by: Eric P on July 16, 2008, 08:30:03 PM: [youtube=425,350]K7KCdfHV44M[/youtube]

hmm
Title: Re: The accidental racist
Post by: Van Cruncheon on July 16, 2008, 08:30:54 PM: foc's hardly an accidental racist, though. he seriously hates minorities. and women. and not in that affable tvc kinda way. i bet the rope has chafed all the chrome off his truck's trailer hitch.
Title: Re: The accidental racist
Post by: duckman2000 on July 16, 2008, 08:41:38 PM: Quote from: muckhole on July 16, 2008, 08:27:23 PM
:rofl

The only way this gets better was if you were trying to loudly stammer out an explaination to the folks there after the fact.

You poor bastard.

The thought occurred, but then I rather quickly realized that the only reasonable explanation would involve me calling their kids dirty and incontinent. Assuming that they would fail to buy into the explanation in the first place, I'd then not only be considered a racist, but a racist who insults other people's basic hygiene and manners.
Title: Re: The accidental racist
Post by: laesperanzapaz on July 16, 2008, 08:50:54 PM: :rofl

so basically

you made yourself look like you believe asians are dirty too

i wish i was there
Title: Re: The accidental racist
Post by: Bildi on July 16, 2008, 08:51:24 PM: :rofl That's hilarious.

I made a rather sexist comment the other week in front of a woman who I later found out is a bit of a feminist. I'm not a receptionist but I was answering the phone a lot on a particular day and I joked to my boss that he should get me a skirt.

The woman was in the same room and didn't seem to see the funny side of it. I kind of forgot she was there.

Oops.
Title: Re: The accidental racist
Post by: Vizzys on July 16, 2008, 08:52:51 PM: hilarious
Title: Re: The accidental racist
Post by: Crushed on July 16, 2008, 08:54:08 PM: "Accidental."

Riiiiiiiiiiiight.
Title: Re: The accidental racist
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 16, 2008, 09:04:26 PM: :lol :lol :lol
Title: Re: The accidental racist
Post by: Mr. Gundam on July 16, 2008, 09:05:26 PM: Oh, come on. Everyone's a little bit racist.

[youtube=425,350]x9CSnlb-ymA[/youtube]
Title: Re: The accidental racist
Post by: Joe Molotov on July 16, 2008, 09:09:28 PM: Could a mod please change the title to "The Occidental Racist"?
Title: Re: The accidental racist
Post by: Bildi on July 16, 2008, 09:36:26 PM: Quote from: Eric P on July 16, 2008, 08:30:03 PM
[youtube=425,350]K7KCdfHV44M[/youtube]

hmm

:rofl

:bow Father Ted :bow2
Title: Re: The accidental racist
Post by: Tauntaun on July 16, 2008, 11:18:11 PM: :lol Duckman, niiiiiiiiice.
Title: Re: The accidental racist
Post by: Phoenix Dark on July 16, 2008, 11:22:24 PM: me and cheebs are going to kick you out of ann arbor for this

spoiler (click to show/hide)
:daps
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Title: Re: The accidental racist
Post by: Costanza on July 16, 2008, 11:49:07 PM: I got these 2 black waiters at Applebee's mixed up once. That was one of the most awkward experiences of my life.
Title: Re: The accidental racist
Post by: xnikki118x on July 17, 2008, 12:36:03 AM: Okay that was seriously so funny. I'd try to be like "get it? little kids peeing in the pool?" but it would never work. That must have been so awkward. Makes for a good story, though.
Title: Re: The accidental racist
Post by: Joe Molotov on July 17, 2008, 12:37:12 AM: Quote from: Costanza on July 16, 2008, 11:49:07 PM
I got these 2 black waiters at Applebee's mixed up once. That was one of the most awkward experiences of my life.

You should have been like "Well you people all look the same. You know...waiters."
Title: Re: The accidental racist
Post by: Phoenix Dark on July 17, 2008, 12:54:09 AM: Quote from: Costanza on July 16, 2008, 11:49:07 PM
I got these 2 black waiters at Applebee's mixed up once. That was one of the most awkward experiences of my life.

you should have said "my bad, i always get things confused at barbecues"
Title: Re: The accidental racist
Post by: bagofeyes on July 17, 2008, 04:44:56 AM: I've often made fat jokes in front of fat friends and then felt like a complete tool. Also, I was kidding my friend once that he fucks his dad and then remembered that his dad died the week before...

I'm not a racist like you guys though.
Title: Re: The accidental racist
Post by: lordmaji on July 17, 2008, 09:26:44 AM: :lol :lol :lol

Good job. *high five* :lol
Title: Re: The accidental racist
Post by: Bocsius on July 17, 2008, 09:33:11 AM: Friggin duckkkman.
Title: Re: The accidental racist
Post by: Brehvolution on July 17, 2008, 10:56:30 AM: :lol :lol :lol

It reminds me of the time we were on a conference call with our PR firm. THere is always small talk at the beginning while waiting for everyone to get on the call. Our company owner, a huge Yankee fan, refered to the Red Sox signing of Dicek Matzuzaka as another chink in the yankee's armor.
Title: Re: The accidental racist
Post by: Pharmacy on July 17, 2008, 11:12:07 AM: one time there was a group of people and i was speaking to my friend and asked him where he got his food from and he replied the chinese and me being cool started to go "...the where?" and pretended to wretch as though i was going to be sick and he kinda looked at me and shook his head cos there was a chinese guy next to him

after writing that out i realise thats actually delibrate racism but ehhhhhhh whatever
Title: Re: The accidental racist
Post by: tiesto on July 17, 2008, 11:30:42 AM: I wore a shirt from the game "1942" to a Japanese restaurant once, w/o realizing my snafu too late.
Title: Re: The accidental racist
Post by: muckhole on July 17, 2008, 11:35:30 AM: If it makes you feel any better, I showed this story to my co-workers and my sister. She's laughing so hard she's crying.
Title: Re: The accidental racist
Post by: cool breeze on July 17, 2008, 11:35:49 AM: That must have been hilarious.
Title: Re: The accidental racist
Post by: Tauntaun on July 17, 2008, 12:28:57 PM: Quote from: tiesto on July 17, 2008, 11:30:42 AM
I wore a shirt from the game "1942" to a Japanese restaurant once, w/o realizing my snafu too late.

Tiesto: You should have seen me flame them nips earlier dude, I was channeling the spirit of MacArthur or something. Yes I'd like a samon roll and.....
Title: Re: The accidental racist
Post by: tiesto on July 17, 2008, 01:09:49 PM: Well, I think nearly all of the chefs and waitresses and employees of Japanese restaurants over here are Korean. We don't really have a big Japanese population at all over here.
Title: Re: The accidental racist
Post by: Tauntaun on July 17, 2008, 02:03:01 PM: Quote from: tiesto on July 17, 2008, 01:09:49 PM
Well, I think nearly all of the chefs and waitresses and employees of Japanese restaurants over here are Korean. We don't really have a big Japanese population at all over here.

There's a good amount in Bergen, NJ and Westchester, NY I believe.