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Things I’ve said to ppl who make weird ass anti black comments 
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Updated as I remember
Updated as I remember
Context - had relaxed hair for a few years-
Co worker, day after my relaxer in front others - you should have relaxed your hair a long time ago.
Me- relaxer is a tool created by the white man to oppress black women.
Everyone - silence and one guffaw from a loc wearer.
Co worker, day after my relaxer in front others - you should have relaxed your hair a long time ago.
Me- relaxer is a tool created by the white man to oppress black women.
Everyone - silence and one guffaw from a loc wearer.
Coworker commenting on complexion
- you have white ppl in your family?
Me- probably few plantation rapists up the chain, why do you ask ?https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙃" title="Auf den Kopf gestelltes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Auf den Kopf gestelltes Gesicht">
- you have white ppl in your family?
Me- probably few plantation rapists up the chain, why do you ask ?
At a table with European colleagues who proceeded to discuss how terrible it was that (insert European country here) wouldn’t be as European anymore by year X because of immigration
Me: I mean I’m sure that could be cured by reparations...
Me: I mean I’m sure that could be cured by reparations...
White coworker - I don’t know why black coworker X is always talking about race and so angry all the time
Me: I don’t know yuh know, I think generations of rape of your people does that to a guy...
Me: I don’t know yuh know, I think generations of rape of your people does that to a guy...
context around the time of legalization of same sex marriage in states
Person - our ancestors would be appalled at what is happening today...
me- my ancestors were enslaved, we got other issues to be dealing with
Person - our ancestors would be appalled at what is happening today...
me- my ancestors were enslaved, we got other issues to be dealing with
Mentioned a guy by name.
Person I was speaking to couldn’t recall the person I started the description with the ‘white guy’
scandalized co worker - don’t call them white ( said in whisper whilst looking around)
Me whispering - doesn’t he know he’s white!
Person I was speaking to couldn’t recall the person I started the description with the ‘white guy’
scandalized co worker - don’t call them white ( said in whisper whilst looking around)
Me whispering - doesn’t he know he’s white!
There are countless more times where I’m so shocked by the audacity of anti black commwntart that I don’t know what to say but I love when I get it right in the moment
