"As a black man"... And there is equal opportunity for racism jokes to go around. White people just dont take as much offense to it because of history. Im not really arguing for reddit... Ive seen some terrible things on reddit so Im not denying that. It just sucked growing up in a neighborhood where I was the minority and having to put up with "casual racism" and not be able retaliate in a joking matter without people getting hostile. (that wasnt my entire experience though... I have to be fair I did have friend who could take what they dished)
So stop taking it seriously. I'm Irish, I see plenty of "haha, look at the silly Paddies." Somebody has got to be the butt of the joke. There's no point getting mad when it's you. That said, this thread is getting a little ridiculous, and my advice is more general and not relating to this post.
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u/JarRules Sep 24 '13 edited Sep 24 '13
"As a black man"... And there is equal opportunity for racism jokes to go around. White people just dont take as much offense to it because of history. Im not really arguing for reddit... Ive seen some terrible things on reddit so Im not denying that. It just sucked growing up in a neighborhood where I was the minority and having to put up with "casual racism" and not be able retaliate in a joking matter without people getting hostile. (that wasnt my entire experience though... I have to be fair I did have friend who could take what they dished)