chronowulf
in
ndnz
Real life fails?
(This is my first real post to this community, aside from commenting on other entries, so hopefully I don't mess up too much!)
I'm sure we've all run into our fair share of ignorance throughout our lives. Non-Natives just don't seem to get us, you know? Most of my interactions with white people have been pleasant, but sometimes you run into someone really ignorant that just makes you either facepalm or wanna punch somebody (or both!). This is the post dedicated to those such moments. They can be funny, sad, enraging, or a mix of the three.
One of my most memorable fails was the first day of kindergarten, when my teacher greeted my Dad by putting her hand up, palm-forward, and saying "How" like in those old Westerns. Of course, my Dad was just kinda like "... *thinking to self* What the shit?!" Thankfully, I transferred out of that kindergarten a few months later.
Also, there was this gem of an exchange in 8th grade with a stupid popular girl:
Girl: Why is your Dad so dark-skinned?
Me: He's Native American.
Girl: *blank stare* Wait, they still exist?
Me: ...Uh, yeah. Yeah we do, actually.
Girl: Oh... I feel bad for you.
There's more than that, but I think this is good for now. Feel free to post your own fails so we can all laugh at the sheer ignorance. (mods, if this needs to be put under a cut or something, I apologize! I've never done this before ^^")
I'm sure we've all run into our fair share of ignorance throughout our lives. Non-Natives just don't seem to get us, you know? Most of my interactions with white people have been pleasant, but sometimes you run into someone really ignorant that just makes you either facepalm or wanna punch somebody (or both!). This is the post dedicated to those such moments. They can be funny, sad, enraging, or a mix of the three.
One of my most memorable fails was the first day of kindergarten, when my teacher greeted my Dad by putting her hand up, palm-forward, and saying "How" like in those old Westerns. Of course, my Dad was just kinda like "... *thinking to self* What the shit?!" Thankfully, I transferred out of that kindergarten a few months later.
Also, there was this gem of an exchange in 8th grade with a stupid popular girl:
Girl: Why is your Dad so dark-skinned?
Me: He's Native American.
Girl: *blank stare* Wait, they still exist?
Me: ...Uh, yeah. Yeah we do, actually.
Girl: Oh... I feel bad for you.
There's more than that, but I think this is good for now. Feel free to post your own fails so we can all laugh at the sheer ignorance. (mods, if this needs to be put under a cut or something, I apologize! I've never done this before ^^")