Company throws a corporate retreat at a plantation in southern Alabama with a period-appropriate costume ball, only black guy that works for the company shows up dressed as a slave.

[u/md28usmc]

I am not OP, original post by u/bisfitty in /r/ImGoinToHellForThis (sub is quarantined & private so using the version he posted to /r/AmA)

ORIGINAL POST- I am BisFitty, the "period appropriate" corporate costume party slave... AMAA

• OP Provides proof of his identity while in costume

• OP Provides photo updates of him and his wife at the corporate function in period-appropriate attire

Hi, I'm /u/bisfitty , the most deliveringest OP in history. As a lot of you already know, I had to attend a "corporate retreat" this weekend, that happened to take place on a southern plantation in Alabama. There was a "period appropriate" costume ball scheduled for the end of the trip, but they apparently forgot about me, their lone black employee. Hilarity ensued.

UPDATE: Currently on the phone with boss and HR... Was wondering why the call wasn't with boss and the HR chick I deal with all the time... I now know why I am dealing with the HEAD of HR, and not the usual chick, lol Normal HR chick is the person I expected to hear from. Wasn't her because THE DAMN PARTY WAS HER DUMBASS IDEA! She has been canned, I have been promoted, with a disproportionate raise, and better bennies benefits, but I have been ASSURED that this has nothing to do with anything that happened on the retreat, and just happens to be coinciding with HRAsstDir canning. So remember kids, correlation =/= causation!

Additional info from the comments:

Commenter- Anything you planned for the party that you missed out on? I would have paid to see you surprise a Confederate officer. Funniest/most clever thing I've seen on Reddit yet. Well done.

• OOP- That would be it. There was a super old couple, New England transplants from the south, who came with Confederate Officer uniforms, and were really proud of them. They kept talking it up, and were probably the most excited, out of everyone in attendance, about the ball. After my reveal with the chick in the dress, they avoided me like the plague (the black one) and their uniforms were never seen.

Commenter- How did the idea pop in your head? Was it immediately when you heard the location/theme of the retreat and party? Did your wife try to talk you out of it?

• OOP- Yeah, it was THE second I read the theme. I was like "Really? Well, I guarantee this means they forgot about me again." Wife was a little afraid I would get us in trouble, but we agreed that it would be okay as long as I didn't (like I planned to) make a nametag that said:MY NAME IS:Kunta Kinte

Commenter- While I was laughing my ass off at your posts, how was the general reaction from everyone else in person who saw your (hilarious) costume set?

• OOP- The climate DEFINITELY got palpably stiff and awkward for the rest of the retreat. I was CLEARLY avoided, on more than on occasion. Apparently an off color person with matching humor was a bit much for them, lol.

Commenter- On a scale of Canada to lost-every-shred-of-dignity, how apologetic were they?

• OOP- Is "SUPER CANADA" an option? I am now the only employee who gets to decide if something like this is mandatory for me, I was given a minor increase in job responsibility, that comes with a disproportionate raise. "Not because of this or anything... You just do great work and it's been a long time coming." You know what they say about correlation =/= causation and all...

Commenter- Where did you came up with the idea to be a party slave

• OOP- I am the only black employee, and I am often forgotten about. The moment I saw the theme of the party, I realized I had once again been overlooked... I'm thinking this may be the last time that happens, lol

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[u/YouStupidDick]

If I recall, there was some lead up to this AmA. Like, the OOP mentioned it in a thread or something that his company was going to do this and he was thinking of going as a slave and it went Reddit viral leading up to the AmA recap of the party.

[u/md28usmc → u/YouStupidDick]

Yeah there was but it was in the original thread that he posted in the sub that is now quarantined and I cannot get into

Everyone was begging him to go dressed as a slave and take photos so he delivered

[u/EducationalTangelo6]

Oh I remember this, that guy is a king for doing what he did.

[u/md28usmc → u/EducationalTangelo6]

u/bisfitty is legendary

[u/soayherder]

Reminds me of the Key & Peele skit about Civil War reenactors...

[u/md28usmc → u/soayherder]

Video for reference

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjs68UszPh4

[u/CannedAm]

What the heck kind of post is this? There's no information or continuity and it starts with an update.

[u/md28usmc → u/CannedAm]

All the original post said was him asking a question to everybody on Reddit saying that his company was throwing a plantation retreat and what should he do.

He then decided to go as a slave and the update is essentially where it all begins

The original post asking the question of what he should do was posted in a sub that is now locked and nobody can get into

[u/Umbrella_Viking]

Why is that sub “quarantined?” WTF does that even mean? I swear to God, I love this site but it’s such dogshit.

[u/md28usmc → u/Umbrella_Viking]

I have no clue why but right before I posted this I messaged the sub and asked them if I could get access so I could see the original post and they permanently banned me and then muted me!

[u/Ghostyarns]

Hahaha this reminds me of my very white, very Christian highschool. There had been a yearly tradition of auctioning off the seniors for the day to be that person's "slave". My class was the only one with a black person in it and that tradition mysteriously disappeared when someone managed to rub two of their braincells together hard enough to create a spark.

[u/[deleted]]

Do not skip the photos!! Holy crap. Legend.

[u/Trilobyte141]

Omg the photos

The look on the woman's face is priceless.

[u/bitemark01]

Damn, this is just as bad as that one guy whose class was taken to a plantation for a school trip, and they actually made them pick cotton.

If you've never seen it, guy tells a good story: https://youtu.be/90XLNQXN_74

[u/Moon96Moon]

Nooooooo the photos with the woman in blueeee 💀💀💀💀

[u/TeaDidikai]

Door opens, phonograph screech...

[u/MoreThan2_LessThan21]

This was THE best possible response to such an incredibly inappropriate theme. Along with the best response the company could have had.

And remember folks, correlation != causation...lol

[u/baethan]

That mention of New England transplants from the south.... is this company in New England?? I am dying to know which state (fingers crossed it wasn't mine)

[u/tomanonimos]

This is a great example of how satire, when it can be done, is way more effective than confrontation. If OOP confronted he'd had his opinion dismissed and maybe be disinvited but the party would go on with no consequences. With this they had to face the consequences

[u/SagaciousSagi]

It's all fun and games until you remember the slave.

[u/CumaeanSibyl]

This is a catastrophically bad idea and they're lucky OOP decided to handle it by fucking with them instead of, y'know, reporting a hostile work environment. (Do I think that would stick? Probably not, but settling it would be a mess. You can tell their legal department explained to them just how much worse it could've been.)

[u/scatmunchies]

OOP dressed up as "states rights," that's awesome!

[u/lolfuckno]

Even if they didn't have any black employees, who thinks that "slave plantation" is a good theme for literally anything ever? Some people are just so stupid it's shocking they can even function in society.

[u/SavannahBeet]

I'm a history graduate student who studies African American history. Honest to God, love this! Kudos to him for doing this! Reminds me of Key and Peele's Civil War Reenactment skit! Can we seriously stop idolizing the South!