r/MurderedByWords • u/iTriggerChuds • Dec 11 '19

Murder Someone call an ambulance

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u/RoughMedicine Dec 11 '19

Is black actually considered racist in the US? I know African American is more common (at least in the limited amount of American media I consume), but black being racist whilst white is acceptable doesn't make any sense.

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u/willfordbrimly Dec 11 '19

Is black actually considered racist in the US?

No.

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u/PerCat Dec 11 '19

I don't know man I've been berated by my boss saying that before.

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u/willfordbrimly Dec 11 '19

What was their excuse for berating you? What was the perceived slight?

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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '19

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u/willfordbrimly Dec 11 '19

I feel like there's a lot of context you're leaving out, but whatever.

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u/willfordbrimly Dec 11 '19

You can't stop me.

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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '19

Because you were defining a person by their race. That may not have been your intent, but that's what calling her "the black one" does.

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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '19

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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '19

In this case, the alternative would have been "thank you."

You work with Sarah Silverman and Sarah Marshall. You asked which Sarah, and were told Marshall. You responded, "oh, the black one." No alternative was needed, you were given her full name. You reduced her to "the black one."

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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '19

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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '19

If you don't see how that's inappropriate after what I've said, there's nothing more to say.

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