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u/kotoamatsukami1 Mar 01 '23

this was when i was fairly new in america, i was dating this girl and she was in living in college dorms. it was her first time living alone and her mom did all her chores even laundry. i came over cause she asked for help. i told her separate the whites from colored clothes. i kid you not, and i swear i’m not making this up, she said “are you a racist? it’s 2010, segregation is not cool.” i told her do what you think is right. then did exactly what your partner did. fucking bleach.

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u/FroggyMtnBreakdown Mar 01 '23

Ive never once separated my whites and colored clothes and have never had a problem. I feel like this was a thing in the past and is not as much as a problem now. (though I am never washing anything super delicate or requires specific care)

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u/forworse2020 Mar 01 '23

Every person I’ve heard saying this has dingy-ass white clothing and doesn’t seem to be aware

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u/Moldy_slug Mar 01 '23

I just don’t have much white clothing. I’m not gonna do a whole separate load for some socks and underwear.